National Political Updates
The Feminist Case for Flawed Reform
The anti-abortion provisions of both the House and the Senate versions of health care are a serious setback for reproductive rights. We need to support it nonetheless.
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The
Michael Lewis' new book recounts (perhaps too well) the exploits of the counter-investors who bet on the sub-prime collapse.
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Bridging the Wealth Chasm
Although lawmakers have been focusing on the economy, current policies don't address the deep financial problems facing many women of color.
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More Than Words
Republicans have won the language battle on health care. But it's beginning to look like all they care about is talk.
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How Biden Could Fix the Senate
If Biden is willing to exercise the power granted him in the Constitution, he could do more than pass health care. He could undo the filibuster rules that threaten to deadlock our system of government.
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Unintended Precedents
A Supreme Court ruling in a terrorism case is making it harder for many other important lawsuits to proceed.
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A New Southern Strategy
Can a politician who began his career as an Obama organizer
make a lasting change in South Carolina politics?
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A Fresh Take on the Jewish Faith
A new community of American Judaism is embracing religious traditionalism and social liberalism.
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An Eye on Aid
TAP talks with the Publish What You Fund, which advocates for increased transparency and accountability on foreign aid.
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The Great School Delusion
An education reformer discovers that tests, standards, and other silver bullets are no substitute for hard teaching.
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Durbin's Bid to End Sentencing Disparity
The sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine is a disgrace. It's time to end it, not mend it.
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Sugar High
New York's latest food campaign would impose a tax on the syrup added to soda and sweetened drinks.
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No Need to Sacrifice
American foreign policy has never been independent of politics, but in recent years, politics has come first.
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The Long Fight for Labor
Why is Barack Obama having such a difficult time undoing Bush-era damage to the Department of Labor?
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A Path to Peace
It's time for Obama to let go of his unimaginative strategy
in the Middle East and take a more proactive approach.
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The Opt-Out Compromise
How to let individuals out of the insurance mandate and improve the odds of health-care reform.
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The Case Against the Case Against Rahm
Conservative Democrats are not his invention.
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A Challenge to American Women
We have a moral obligation to focus on international women's uplift, but we must also act locally.
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Daddy Issues
Is promoting responsible fatherhood really the best way to lift families out of poverty?
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