National Political Updates
Obama's Surveillance Power Grab
The Obama administration wants to "clarify" FBI power to get online records without warrants -- and vastly expand it.
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Understanding Islamic Finance
TAP talks with Frank Vogel about Sharia-compliant finance, the financial crisis, and why banking is a chance to engage with the Islamic world.
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Burying "Post-Racial"
We're so far from achieving a post-racial society that even using the term is harmful.
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Digital Copywrongs
New DMCA exemptions are an improvement, but the basic paradox of telling consumers how they may use electronics remains unaddressed.
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Scare Tactics
What we're seeing now isn't racism; it's race-baiting.
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What Will a Republican Majority Do Next?
We know Speaker Boehner's opening moves. But what will the GOP do after those fail?
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The Middle Man
Lessons from life in Washington's ideological gray zone.
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The Myth of the Fairer Sex
Women, especially self-proclaimed feminists, must own the truth about our gender's capacity for violence if we are ever going to be effective in ending it.
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The House at the End of the Road
In the culture of Israeli settlements, stealing land has become invisible, unnoticed.
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Let's Call It All Off
Charles Kupchan aims to give U.S. policy-makers a roadmap to a more restrained and sustainable foreign policy.
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No Win in Arizona
Even if the courts rule that SB 1070 should not go into effect next week, the Obama administration has failed.
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Neocons Versus Nonproliferation
The tenuous fate of the new START treaty shows the continuing power of neocons within the Republican Party.
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Fed Dread
Today, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke delivers his semiannual report to Congress. Here's what to look for.
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Do We Need a Commission on Civil Rights?
The fact-finding body at the heart of the New Black Panther case is deeply politicized and largely ineffective.
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Falling Out of Love With Obama
The left is finding out that Obama is not the progressive they fell in love with, but they should remember that progressive politicians have all the cards stacked against them.
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Running Without Labor
In his race for governor in New York, Andrew Cuomo has turned his back on labor. And that could hand the state to the GOP.
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A Piece of the Dream
Obama's poll numbers with Latino voters are plummeting. Passing the DREAM Act is the surest way to stop the slump.
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Reading for Life
Learning to read by third grade is a goal that can organize everything we do for kids.
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About Those Unpaid Internships
TAP talks with Dalton Conley about a Department of Labor crackdown on the intern racket.
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