Washington Monthly
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The Washington Monthly is a monthly magazine of United States politics and government that is based in Washington, D.C.. The magazine's founder is Charles Peters, who started the magazine in 1969 and continues to write columns occasionally. Paul Glastris, former speechwriter for Bill Clinton, has been the Monthly's editor-in-chief since 2001. Author and journalist Markos Kounalakis is the magazine's current president and publisher. The politics of the Monthly are firmly left of center, though somewhat moderately so. The Monthly is one of a growing number of magazines to feature a ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Code Red
Almost all experts agree that in order to begin to deal with these problems, the health care industry must step into the twenty-first century and become computerized. ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
A Shot in the Arm
Universal health insurance, far from suppressing entrepreneurship, could be a boon to it. The main reason for this is a phenomenon known as "job lock," a term coined during ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Tipping Back the Scales
Since Barack Obama won the election, many have wondered what he will do to repair the damage that Schlozman and his allies inflicted on the DOJ’s integrity. But there is ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
What Obama Should Read
A president who is a serious reader is of course likely to be shaped by what he reads, and we know a bit about what has been on Obama’s list so far. From interviews, we know ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Back on Tracks
By all rights, America’s dilapidated rail lines ought to be a prime candidate for some of that spending. All over the country there are opportunities like the I-81/Crescent ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Last Secrets of the Bush Administration
when Bush hands over the keys to the White House in January, he will leave behind more unanswered questions of sweeping national importance than any modern president. ... the ...Posted by Beth Wellington -
Has Newsweek Gone Mad? New Article Gives Voice to Antichrist Whack Jobs
When bizarre, fringe publications speculate openly about who may or may not be the Antichrist, it's easy to dismiss. When Newsweek publishes a 600-word piece on those who ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Confessions of a Sweatshop Inspector
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have criticized trade deals such as NAFTA as unfair to American workers, and the new thinking is that trade agreements should include strict ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
No Torture. No Exceptions. - Stephen N. Xenakis
Doctors are different; they hold a special place in the hearts of people throughout the world because of the powers their training gives them to relieve suffering. The idea ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
No Torture. No Exceptions. - Kenneth M. Duberstein & Richard Armitage
Let there be no mistake: waterboarding is torture--and it should never be used by the United States. No less a hero than John McCain will attest to this. Every American ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Whatever it is, they're against it
(Blog Post) In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping container for at least 24 ... -
College for $99 a Month
Colleges are caught in the same kind of debt-fueled price spiral that just blew up the real estate market. They’re also in the information business in a time when technology ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
BAUCUS COMES UP EMPTY ON GOP VOTES
(Blog Post) So, does this mean Dems will have no choice but to go it alone, probably through reconciliation? That's probably premature -- Snowe isn't going for Baucus' plan, but Baucus' ... -
The Fabric Is Strong, but It's Not Indestructible
(Blog Post) Or maybe it's not just Arkansas and there's something very wrong with our political system, put under a serious strain by the "conservative lunatic brigade," stuck in a ... -
PULLING THE 'TRIGGER'?
Several months ago, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), arguably the most important lawmaker in the known universe right now, recommended the idea of a "trigger" in health care ...via Markos Moulitsas -
LOST CONTROL OF THE MESSAGE
it pays to lie, blatantly and repeatedly, when launching a campaign against a policy initiative. If proponents ignore your bogus claims, they go uncontested, making it easier ... -
With so much on the line
(Blog Post) In 1993, Bill Kristol privately advised congressional Republicans to do whatever it took to "kill" the Clinton health care reform initiative. It wasn't that the policy ...via Fair Spin -
This Week in God: Obama White House Meets with (Gasp!) Atheists
Last week, the Secular Coalition for America, an atheist advocacy group, held its first-ever individual face-to-face with the White House. Ron Millar, the coalition's acting ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama is getting the hang of this gig
Perhaps the most memorable moment of last night's White House press conference was the president's last answer.Posted by Derek Hawkins -
George W. Bush Thinks the Bush-Era Torture Should Be Investigated
"It's important for people to understand that in a democracy, there will be a full investigation. In other words, we want to know the truth. In our country, when there's an ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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