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From the Archives: The Battle for Health-Care Reform

Cruel? Sure, but How Unusual?

Garrett Epps

Jun 27, 2012

Alito’s overlooked, important dissent on juvenile sentencing
Not Everyone Can Be a Radical

E.J. Graff

Jun 27, 2012

What we talk about when we talk about marriage equality
The Latest Attack on Bain Capital

Jamelle Bouie

Jun 26, 2012

Mitt Romney is now the "outsourcer-in-chief."

Language

On the Word "Faggot"
Gabriel Arana Jun 27, 2012

Making terms taboo has the paradoxical effect of giving them more power.
Election 2012

Big Sky's the Limit
Jaime Fuller May 15, 2012

Like many congressional races around the country, Montana’s Senate contest is being defined by previously unthinkable levels of outside spending.
Film

Books on Film: Remembering Andrew Sarris
Harold Meyerson Jun 13, 2010
Growing up in Movieland
Books

Seeing What No One Else Could See
Harold Meyerson Jun 21, 2012

Fifty years ago, Michael Harrington’s The Other America awoke the nation to the prevalence of poverty in its midst.
the ACA

Losing on Health Reform
Paul Waldman Jun 21, 2012

Perhaps it was impossible to win the battle over public opinion.
Books

The Mother of All Girls' Books
Deborah Weisgall Jun 11, 2012

The secret subversiveness of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women

Romney Camp Still Evasive on Immigration

CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien repeatedly presses Romney Senior Adviser Carlos Guttierez on whether Romney supports the provisions of Arizona's S.B. 1070, but Guttierez won't take a stance on the issue.

Must-Reads

Who’s Sovereign Now?

Harold Meyerson

Jun 26, 2012

Antonin Scalia’s double standard for states’ rights
Court to Super PACs: Full Speed Ahead

Garrett Epps

Jun 25, 2012

As the ship drifts over the campaign-cash falls, the five captains decline a chance to reconsider the course.
The Army's Bizarre Cover-Up

Jack Newsham

Jun 26, 2012

A general’s blunders may end his career, but won't have much of an impact on Obama's electoral chances.
Mismeasuring Poverty

Mark Levinson

Jun 25, 2012

The way we determine who needs help blocks many poor people from receiving the assistance they need.
The State of Poverty in America

Peter Edelman

Jun 22, 2012

The problem is worse than we thought, but we can solve it.
Why Does The Atlantic Hate Women?

E.J. Graff

Jun 21, 2012

Why men (oh, and women, too) still can't have it all.

Talkback from Our Readers

Angela M. Mogin: let whoever wants to give do so but have their names made public; limit corporate giving only to those issues or candidates which the shareholders have approved, otherwise no corporate money at all. (Court to SuperPACs: Full Speed Ahead)

@Kalbelgarion: @jbouie @theprospect Is it time yet to pull out the old Andrew Jackson line about SCOTUS?

Comment Stream

The Latest

The Army's Bizarre Cover-Up

Jack Newsham

Jun 26, 2012

A general’s blunders may end his career, but won't have much of an impact on Obama's electoral chances.

Our National Political Science Experiment

Jamelle Bouie

Jun 26, 2012

Can Mitt Romney win the election without actually saying anything?

Lockheed Martin's Creative Lobbying

Paul Waldman

Jun 26, 2012

They know how to play this game.

The Misery of the Romney Spokesperson

Paul Waldman

Jun 26, 2012

It's not easy being vague.

The Latest Attack on Bain Capital

Jamelle Bouie

Jun 26, 2012

Mitt Romney is now the "outsourcer-in-chief."

Who’s Sovereign Now?

Harold Meyerson

Jun 26, 2012

Antonin Scalia’s double standard for states’ rights

Telecommuters Playing Video Games While Outworking Their Office-Bound Colleagues

Paul Waldman

Jun 25, 2012

Are people who work at home more productive?

Give Them Papers, Please!

Gabriel Arana

Jun 25, 2012

The long-term solution to the federal-state standoff over immigration isn't litigation.

What the SCOTUS Ruling on SB 1070 Means for Other States

Abby Rapoport

Jun 25, 2012

While five other states have passed versions of the law, consider that 31 other states have declined to do so.

What the SCOTUS Ruling on SB 1070 Means for Other States

Abby Rapoport

Jun 25, 2012

While five other states have passed versions of the law, consider that 31 other states have declined to do so.

Romney Faces a Tough Choice on Immigration

Jamelle Bouie

Jun 25, 2012

Either he alienates his Republican base, or the Latino voters he needs to win.

Memo to Jan Brewer: You Had a Bad Day Monday

Garrett Epps

Jun 25, 2012

Five Justices cut out three lobes on S.B. 1070, and leave one on life support.

Why Perry Stands to Lose the Texas Senate Race, No Matter Who Wins

Abby Rapoport

Jun 25, 2012

The governor has gone all in for David Dewhurst against Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz. That means, even if Dewhurst wins, Perry may have further alienated some of his base.

Court to Super PACs: Full Speed Ahead

Garrett Epps

Jun 25, 2012

As the ship drifts over the campaign-cash falls, the five captains decline a chance to reconsider the course.

Floors and Ceilings In Health Care

Paul Waldman

Jun 25, 2012

We could raise one without lowering the other.

Blame the Supreme Court!

Jamelle Bouie

Jun 25, 2012

Liberals will be tempted to point the finger at themselves if the Affordable Care Act is overturned. They shouldn't.

The Magazine

Vol. 23 No. 5

June 2012

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The Romney Foreign-Policy Agenda

James Mann

The next president will face critical challenges, but Mitt Romney has offered no clear vision of America's role in the world. What can we learn from his team of advisers?

Mitt Romney, Servant of the Right

Jamelle Bouie

Those who believe the former Massachusetts governor would become a moderate once in office are wrong.

The Pro-Life Paradox

Judith Lewis Mernit

Why are anti-abortion legislators cutting essential funds for special-needs children?

Keyboard Jihadist?

Michael May

The government  prosecuted Tarek Mehanna because of what he wrote online  in a case that raises fundamental questions about  First Amendment rights in post-9/11 America.