The American Prospect

Gun owners can’t hurt Democrats

President Obama needs to follow through on his promise from last night's speech and stop kowtowing to extremists

Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect Monday, Dec 17, 2012 4:04 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect, Guns

No justice for congressman’s girlfriend-abusing son

Patrick Moran's legal slap on the wrist illustrates everything wrong with the way we handle domestic violence

Amanda Marcotte, The American Prospect Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 6:07 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect

Michigan unions won’t lie down

The right-to-work bill may now be law, but organizers are already planning their next move

Anna Clark, The American Prospect Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 4:17 PM UTC
Business The American Prospect, Michigan

“Zero Dark Thirty” doesn’t celebrate torture!

The movie hasn't yet hit theaters, and already it's the latest victim of a media morality brigade

Tom Carson, The American Prospect Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 9:09 PM UTC 13
Politics The American Prospect

Split decision on gay marriage?

Expect the Supreme Court to offer two very different rulings on Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act

Kent Greenfield, The American Prospect Monday, Dec 10, 2012 4:58 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect, DoMA

In defense of 2016 speculation

Yes, it's annoying only a month removed from the last election, but now's when possible candidates start to emerge

Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect Saturday, Dec 8, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 10
Elections The American Prospect

Will filibuster reform turn the Senate into the House?

A look at some of the changes proposed by a bevy of Democratic Senators -- and whether they'll actually work

Jonathan Bernstein, The American Prospect Friday, Dec 7, 2012 3:44 PM UTC 11
Politics The American Prospect

I was a teenage conservative

Right-wing politics offered its own form of rebellion in the 1960s. Later, I realized I was only betraying myself

Steve Erickson, The American Prospect Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 4:38 PM UTC 14
Politics The American Prospect

Benjamin Netanyahu: More radical than ever

Barring a world-gaffe or scandal, Bibi will be re-elected. Just don't expect him to tack back to the center

Gershom Gorenberg, The American Prospect Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 3:55 PM UTC 13
Politics The American Prospect, Israel

More babies won’t save the economy

Instead of pressuring women to have more children, we should really be investing in the ones we already have

Amanda Marcotte, The American Prospect Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 3:54 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect

Kill the debt ceiling once and for all!

The "fiscal cliff" showdown offers a unique opportunity to end the prospect of future economic hostage crises

Paul Waldman, The American Prospect Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 4:17 PM UTC
Business The American Prospect

New York Times trolls women

Columnist Ross Douthat ascribes the United States' declining birthrate to the "decadence" of American women

Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect Monday, Dec 3, 2012 3:40 PM UTC 15
Politics The American Prospect

Public education’s new quick fix

Starry-eyed reformers have found yet another panacea for saving our school system: parent-trigger laws

Abby Rapoport, The American Prospect Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 2:00 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect

Does anyone want Medicare cuts?

A new poll reveals that 68 percent of conservatives oppose slicing the health care program for seniors

Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect Friday, Nov 30, 2012 4:05 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect, Medicare

Obama needs to make fixing Plan B his plan A

Women got the president reelected. He should repay them by making the contraception drug available over the counter

Amanda Marcotte, The American Prospect Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 7:33 PM UTC
Politics Abortion, Barack Obama

Is cheerleading a sport?

Gone are the days of pompoms and splits. Cheerleading routines aren't just complex, they're downright athletic

Charles Curtis, The American Prospect Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 8:48 PM UTC 20
Politics Basketball, Sports, NCAA

Did Sandy save Occupy?

The protest movement's disaster-relief efforts have helped it connect with the “99 percent” in new, meaningful ways

Sharon Lerner, The American Prospect Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 4:31 PM UTC
Politics Occupy Wall Street

Are Republicans losing the South?

As the region changes demographically, the GOP's stranglehold is starting to loosen

Jamelle Bouie, The American Prospect Monday, Nov 26, 2012 4:41 PM UTC 20
Elections The South, Alabama

Wal-Mart walkouts are just the start

A single strike on Black Friday won't dent the retailer's profits, but it could be the first of many

Cole Stangler, The American Prospect Friday, Nov 23, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 11
Politics Wal-Mart, Thanksgiving

Israel’s new Gaza mess

Rather than provide any lasting relief, its deadly offensive has shown that deterrence can't replace diplomacy

Gershom Gorenberg, The American Prospect Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 4:15 PM UTC 21
Politics Israel, Palestine, Gaza

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