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Postcard — May 3, 2013, 1:20 pm

Washington On Parade

Watching the red carpet at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

By Michael Ames

Watching the red carpet at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

White House Correspondents' Dinner Red Carpet. ©© Flickr user angela n.

Publisher's Note — March 21, 2013, 1:37 pm

Obama’s Real Political Program

Vague talk about the middle class, and plenty for big business

By John R. MacArthur

Vague talk about the middle class, and plenty for big business

Writing a Book

The Anti-Economist — February 13, 2013, 5:11 pm

The Economic Understatement of the Union

If the president wants the public???s support, he should be making a forceful case for spending

By Jeff Madrick

If the president wants the public’s support, he should be making a forceful case for spending

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Easy chair — From the February 2013 issue

Team America

By Thomas Frank

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Readings — From the February 2013 issue

Martyr Complex

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The Anti-Economist — January 15, 2013, 5:23 pm

Does America Need Jack Lew?

The incoming treasury secretary’s positions on regulation and the deficit offer cause for concern

By Jeff Madrick,

The incoming treasury secretary’s positions on regulation and the deficit offer cause for concern

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Publisher's Note — November 15, 2012, 12:49 pm

Book Tour Continental

Talking Obama in Paris

By John R. MacArthur

Talking Obama in Paris

Writing a Book

Six Questions — November 14, 2012, 9:30 am

Unruly Voices: Essays On Democracy, Civility and the Human Imagination

Mark Kingwell on fugitive democracy, the cultural role of philosophers, and hockey-borne Canadian anti-intellectualism

By Gabriel Santos-Neves

Mark Kingwell on fugitive democracy, the cultural role of philosophers, and hockey-borne Canadian anti-intellectualism

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The Anti-Economist — November 9, 2012, 6:24 pm

The Coming Fiscal Bluffs

Will President Obama stand tough in budget negotiations?

By Jeff Madrick,

Will President Obama stand tough in budget negotiations?

Political Asylum — November 9, 2012, 3:59 pm

Obama’s Bland Bargain

A dispassionate president disavows the liberal idea.

By Kevin Baker

A dispassionate president disavows the liberal idea.

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Political Asylum — November 8, 2012, 6:03 pm

Angry White Men

Can the G.O.P. genuinely change its attitude toward minorities and women?

By Kevin Baker

Can the G.O.P. genuinely change its attitude toward minorities and women?

Political Asylum — November 6, 2012, 2:01 pm

The Electoral Battle Between Corporationism and Empiricism

Obama???s data-driven approach may decide today???s race???and determine the future of the G.O.P.

By Jack Hitt

Obama’s data-driven approach may decide today’s race—and determine the future of the G.O.P.

Political Asylum — November 5, 2012, 9:42 pm

The Withdrawal of the American Establishment

An election-eve elegy for the country???s former guardians of sanity

By Kevin Baker

An election-eve elegy for the country’s former guardians of sanity

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Portfolio — From the November 2012 issue

The Invisible Stimulus

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In search of what Obama built

By Ian Volner

Weekly Review — October 30, 2012, 12:03 pm

Weekly Review

By Jeremy Keehn

“San Diego is gorgeous this time of year!” tweeted Cindy McCain. “I’m in heaven!”

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Political Asylum — October 25, 2012, 1:33 pm

Is the Media Walking Us Into Another War? (Part II)

By Kevin Baker

A New York Times op-ed writer nods his head along with Mitt Romney.

Political Asylum — October 24, 2012, 5:40 pm

Welcome to Easter Island

By Kevin Baker

On a narrowly defined, narrowly argued foreign policy presidential debate.

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Why Vote?

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When your vote counts for nothing

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The Anti-Economist — From the October 2012 issue

The Austerity Myth

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