Felix Salmon on the Fed

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The Fed did a terrible job, but we still need it

By Max Fisher

Dec 22, 2009

Matthew Yglesias on Party Switching

The real reason Democrats should worry

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By Max Fisher

Dec 21, 2009

Annalee Newitz on Avatar's White Guilt

Is Avatar just another in a series of American films about white guilt?

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Dec 18, 2009

Ron Brownstein on Dean's Class Divide

Deaniacs can afford to capsize reform because, well, they can afford it

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Dec 17, 2009

'Operation Chokehold' by Fake Steve Jobs

He organized a flash mob to rattle the telecom giant

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By Max Fisher

Dec 16, 2009

Howard Dean on Killing Reform

Dean drags the debate to the left

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By Max Fisher

Dec 15, 2009

Jonathan Cohn on Public Option's Death

Why the lost fight for the public option could be good for Democrats and health care

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By Max Fisher

Dec 14, 2009

Nicholas Stephanopoulos on the Filibuster

Democrats could end it, but only if they really mean it

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By Heather Horn

Dec 11, 2009

Matt Taibbi's Wall Street Marathon

The keyboard-wielding crusader gained ground today

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By Max Fisher

Dec 10, 2009

Adam Serwer on Obama's Nobel Speech

Obama's contradictions reveal his worldview

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By John Hudson

Dec 9, 2009

Tom Friedman on the 1% Doctrine

Climate change is about saving lives

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By Max Fisher

Dec 8, 2009

Noah Shachtman on Afghanistan Hearings

The thirteen things Congress should ask McChrystal and Eikenberry

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By Max Fisher

Dec 7, 2009

David Carr on the Fishbowl White House

What it means when the highest office in the world becomes reality TV

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By Max Fisher

Dec 4, 2009

Ben Smith Bloggers and Influence

A profile of Jane Hamsher sparks bloggers' self-reflection

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By John Hudson

Dec 3, 2009

The Wall Street Journal on Bernanke's Record

Why the country needs a new Fed chairman

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By Max Fisher

Dec 2, 2009

Marc Lynch on Obama's Afghanistan Speech

Don't like the withdrawal timetable? Do something about it

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By John Hudson

Dec 1, 2009

Adam Bink on Volunteerism

What's missing from World AIDS Day isn't awareness, it's active participation

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By Max Fisher

Nov 30, 2009

Fred Kaplan on Obama's Afghanistan Strategy

Uncertainty and ambivalence in a field of pompous know-it-alls

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By Max Fisher

Nov 24, 2009

Ron Brownstein on the Cost of Health Care

President Obama hands it out as mandatory reading

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By Max Fisher

Nov 23, 2009

Matt Taibbi on Sarah Palin's Appeal

It has nothing to do with policy or even populism

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By Max Fisher

Nov 20, 2009

David Brooks on Timothy Geithner

Brooks goes to the mat for the embattled bureaucrat

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By Max Fisher

Nov 19, 2009

Glenn Greenwald on Indefinite Detention

What it means for the New York City terrorist trials

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By Heather Horn

Nov 18, 2009

Matt Frei on China and the U.S.

The clearest picture of the balance of power

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By Max Fisher

Nov 17, 2009

The WSJ on Currency Policy

A staff editorial raises the alarm over our damage to Asia

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By Max Fisher

Nov 16, 2009

Matthew Yglesias on Terrorist Trials

Why we should treat Nidal Hasan and Khaleid Shaikh Mohammed as criminals

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By Heather Horn

Nov 13, 2009

Judith Warner on the Stupak Debate

Warner explores underlying assumptions in the abortion debate

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By Heather Horn

Nov 12, 2009

Spencer Ackerman on the Eikenberry Leaks

He deftly avoids "parlor-game speculation"

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By Max Fisher

Nov 11, 2009

David Wood on Veterans Day

Woods offers a personal tribute

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By Max Fisher

Nov 10, 2009

By Max Fisher

Nov 9, 2009

Ezra Klein on Stupak's Real Effect

Why the pro-life amendment is actually about class

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By Max Fisher

Nov 6, 2009

Reihan Salam on Shooter's Religion

What it means for the millions of Muslim-Americans

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By Max Fisher

Nov 5, 2009

Adam Nagourney on GOP Power Vacuum

What's behind the Republican Party's struggles?

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By Max Fisher

Nov 4, 2009

Steve Benen on the 2009 Elections

There's one very concrete national consequence to the elections

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By Max Fisher

Nov 3, 2009

Joshua Green on Today's Election

Everyone needs to take a deep breath

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By Max Fisher

Nov 2, 2009

Chris Stirewalt on NY-23 Election

What third-party Doug Hoffman has in common with Barack Obama

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By Max Fisher

Oct 30, 2009

Hillary Clinton on Pakistan and Al Qaeda

The Secretary of State says what no one else is willing to

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By Max Fisher

Oct 29, 2009

Matthew Yglesias on The Politics of GDP

Why GDP went up and how to make employment follow

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By Max Fisher

Oct 28, 2009

Spencer Ackerman on the CIA-Karzai Connection

Why we shouldn't be surprised the CIA funds Ahmed Wali Karzai

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By Max Fisher

Oct 27, 2009

Matthew Hoh on Why He Resigned

Is America's mission in Afghanistan doomed?

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By Max Fisher

Oct 26, 2009

David Ignatius on Iraq Car Bombs

Reporting from Baghdad's streets, causes for optimism

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By Max Fisher

Oct 23, 2009

Erick Erickson on New York's Election

The blogger leads a grassroots campaign that could change GOP strategy

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By Max Fisher

Oct 22, 2009

David Rohde on his Taliban Kidnapping

Rohde's heroism bolsters his game-changing account

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By Max Fisher

Oct 21, 2009

Allahpundit on the White House-Fox News War

Why it started and why it was unnecessary

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By Max Fisher

Oct 20, 2009

Fontaine and Nagl on Afghan Elections

Why Karzai's stolen election and runoff vote might not matter as much we think

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Oct 19, 2009

Jacob Weisberg on Fox News

Slate's editor-in-chief goes back to journalistic basics

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By Max Fisher

Oct 16, 2009

Roger Cohen on Israeli Exceptionalism

The U.N.'s Goldstone Report reveals a flaw in the Israel-Palestine debate

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By Max Fisher

Oct 15, 2009

Rick Moran on Limbaugh's Football Bid

When did the NFL became a bastion of political correctness?

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By Max Fisher

Oct 14, 2009

Thomas Friedman on Afghan Corruption

Changing the way we think about winning in Afghanistan

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By Max Fisher

Oct 13, 2009

Noam Scheiber on Snowe's 'Yes' Vote

Could it pull health care reform to the right?

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By Max Fisher

Oct 9, 2009

Michael Crowley on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

There's an irony to what the Nobel could really accomplish

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