American Prospect
Magazine | Independent
The American Prospect is a monthly magazine "of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics"[1] which focuses on U.S. politics and public policy. Roughly speaking, its politics are to the left of The New Republic and to the right of The Nation. The magazine was founded in 1990 by Robert Kuttner, Robert Reich, and Paul Starr as a response to the intellectual ascendancy of conservatism in the 1980s. Originally it published quarterly, then bimonthly. In 2000, thanks to a grant from the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy, it became ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Magazine
Audience:
Medium audience (100-500K) (English)
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Editorial
Edited By:
Ezra Fox
Last Edit:
Sep 23, 2006 - 9:04 PM PDT
Story Stats
Top Topics:
U.S. (89), Politics (75), World (39), Business (35), Obama Administration (20), Presidential Election 2008 (19), U.S. Economy (18), Health (15), Media (15), Democrats (14), Health Care (13), Living (11), U.S. Congress (9), Republicans (9), War in Iraq (9)...
Top Authors:
Ezra Klein (12), Adam Serwer (9), Dean Baker (8), Paul Waldman (6), Tim Fernholz (5), Matthew Yglesias (4), Robert B Reich (4), Robert Kuttner (3), Harold Meyerson (3), Jamelle Bouie (3), Gershom Gorenberg (3), Spencer Ackerman (2), Terence Samuel (2), Pema Levy (2), Dana Goldstein (2)...
Top Formats:
Opinion (59), News Analysis (22), Special Report (17), Interview (5), News Report (5), Editorial (4), Review (2), Comment (2)
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Downgraded
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