Bradford Plumer

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The Democrats' Dangerous "Pro-Israel" Stance
Fri Aug. 4, 2006 10:00 AM PDT

Is Iran to Blame for Israel's Woes?
Fri Aug. 4, 2006 9:41 AM PDT

"Kill all military-age males..."
Thu Aug. 3, 2006 10:25 AM PDT

In Iraq, No Troop Withdrawal in Sight
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 5:44 PM PDT

Why Can't Congress Telecommute?
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 2:46 PM PDT

Israel, a "Strategic Ally"?
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 2:08 PM PDT

Environmental Devastation in Lebanon
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 11:00 AM PDT

Rising "Voluntary" Unemployment Among Men
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 1:25 PM PDT

Neoconservatives Happy About Lebanon
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 12:02 PM PDT

Will the White House Push for a Ceasefire in Lebanon?
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 11:50 AM PDT

What Happens When Castro Dies?
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 10:42 AM PDT

Peacekeepers in Lebanon
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 3:28 PM PDT

Military Purging Its Arabic Linguists
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 1:49 PM PDT

GOP Plays Games with Minimum Wage Bill
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 1:31 PM PDT

Media Dropping the Ball on Lebanon, Afghanistan
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 12:59 PM PDT

Who's Committing War Crimes?
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 11:44 AM PDT

Bush Administration Goes After Suicide Hotline
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 11:13 AM PDT

Public Ready to Withdraw from Iraq
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 4:34 PM PDT

Is Europe Afraid of Lebanon?
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 4:03 PM PDT

What's Wrong With the Child Custody Protection Act
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 3:19 PM PDT

Another Democratic Election Agenda?
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 11:06 AM PDT

Civil War in Iraq? Don't Ask Rumsfeld
Wed Jul. 26, 2006 3:47 PM PDT

Has Bush Acknowledged the Civil War in Iraq?
Wed Jul. 26, 2006 3:25 PM PDT

Is Hamas Ready to Negotiate?
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 2:39 PM PDT

Half of Americans Still Think Iraq Had WMDs
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 12:22 PM PDT

Why Can't Israel Defeat Hezbollah?
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 10:45 AM PDT

No Peacekeepers for Lebanon
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 9:52 AM PDT

Specter's Out of Control
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 1:55 PM PDT

Forgetting About Iraq?
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 1:28 PM PDT

Middle Class Disappearing From Cities
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 12:48 PM PDT

No End in Sight for Iraq
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 11:18 AM PDT

The Death Penalty in Japan
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 4:02 PM PDT

Meanwhile, in Iraq...
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 1:29 PM PDT

Compassionate Conservatism Declared Dead Six Years Too Late
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 11:33 AM PDT

Is Lebanon in for "Prolonged Instability"?
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 2:59 PM PDT

Bombs: Not So Popular
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 11:00 AM PDT

The Case for Nuclear Power Revisited
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 10:32 AM PDT

Bush's Stem Cell Position: Still Incoherent
Wed Jul. 19, 2006 1:21 PM PDT

Waxman Exposes Pregnancy Crisis Centers
Wed Jul. 19, 2006 1:16 PM PDT

Waiting for Diplomacy
Wed Jul. 19, 2006 10:43 AM PDT

"About that pig..."
Tue Jul. 18, 2006 5:12 PM PDT

Smells Like Apocalypse
Tue Jul. 18, 2006 1:36 PM PDT

Bigots or Traditionalists?
Tue Jul. 18, 2006 10:54 AM PDT

At Least We're Not Losing...
Mon Jul. 17, 2006 3:04 PM PDT

Is Bush Finally Getting Serious About Loose Nukes?
Mon Jul. 17, 2006 2:25 PM PDT

Why Collective Punishment is Wrong
Mon Jul. 17, 2006 10:53 AM PDT

No Way Out in Lebanon?
Mon Jul. 17, 2006 10:28 AM PDT

Bush's "Simple" Syria Strategy
Mon Jul. 17, 2006 10:05 AM PDT

Winning By Losing
Fri Jul. 14, 2006 4:17 PM PDT

The End of Emergency Care As We Know It?
Fri Jul. 14, 2006 4:10 PM PDT

Books: Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids

A review of Julie Salamon's book on our fragmented health care

May/June 2008 Issue

Boeing
Mon Sep. 4, 2006 11:00 PM PDT

One Dollar, One Vote

The evidence is clear: Income inequality is undermining democracy in America.

Tue Apr. 11, 2006 11:00 PM PDT

Border Battles

Is there any hope for a fair and humane immigration policy from Congress in the near future?

Fri Mar. 31, 2006 12:00 AM PST

Voices of the New Arab Public: An Interview with Author Marc Lynch

It's not the war in Iraq that's revolutionizing the Middle East -- it's the media.

Thu Jan. 12, 2006 12:00 AM PST

Farewell, Great Society

Bush's big post-Katrina speech may have <i>sounded</i> liberal, but his reconstruction plan could set back liberalism for years to come.

Sun Sep. 18, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Book Review: Night Draws Near by Anthony Shadid

<i>Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War.</i> By Anthony Shadid. <i>Henry Holt. $26.00</i>

Thu Sep. 8, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Production Values

Figuring out what's wrong with the media's coverage of organized labor.

Tue Sep. 6, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Licensed to Ill

Increasingly, drug companies aren't just selling cures. They're also marketing disease.

Sun Jul. 24, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Aid and Discomfort

Liberals shouldn't be so quick to write off assistance to Africa.

Mon Jul. 11, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Offshore

<i>Offshore: The Dark Side of the Global Economy</i>, By William Brittain-Catlin. <i>Farrar, Straus and Giroux. $25.</i>

July/August 2005 Issue

Marching for Life: An Interview With José Tamayo

A Honduran priest has organized a grassroots environmental movement to protest illegal logging and government corruption—with stunning results.

Tue Jun. 28, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Trade Imbalance

Free trade is a perfectly good idea. That's why CAFTA needs to be junked and reworked.

Tue Jun. 14, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Taking Leave

Business groups are trying to restrict the Family and Medical Leave Act. That's precisely the wrong approach.

Mon Jun. 6, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Will the nuclear option blow up in the GOP's face?

Republicans are preparing to abolish the judicial filibuster. Will they end up regretting it?

Sun May. 15, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Return of the "L" Word: An Interview with Douglas Massey

Liberals need a vision for the new century, says Douglas Massey. The key? Embracing markets.

Thu May. 12, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Do Something ... But What?

The new AU deployment won't stop the genocide in Darfur. But what other options are there?

Tue May. 3, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

We'll Always Have Paris

Defenders of the estate tax need to wise up: good yarns and specious moralizing will always trump the facts.

Tue Apr. 19, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

They've Got the Guns, We've Got the Numbers

What's standing between the U.S. and an exit strategy in Iraq? Bad statistics.

Wed Mar. 23, 2005 12:00 AM PST

A surprisingly simple fix for our dysfunctional prison system

A surprisingly simple fix for our dysfunctional prison system.

Mon Mar. 7, 2005 12:00 AM PST

Social Security: Round 2

Privatizers may be flailing, Republicans may be seeking compromise deals -- but the Social Security battle is far from over.

Fri Feb. 25, 2005 12:00 AM PST

More Red Ink

<b>By Bradford Plumer</b><br /> What the CBO's new budget projections mean for the deficit, Social Security, and further tax cuts.

Wed Jan. 26, 2005 12:00 AM PST

The Persian Puzzle: An Interview With Kenneth Pollack

What's next for U.S. foreign policy in Bush's second term? Iran, that's what.

Mon Jan. 24, 2005 12:00 AM PST

What We Owe Iraq: An Interview with Noah Feldman

A former adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority on the ethics of nation-building and the promise and perils of Iraqi elections.

Sun Jan. 16, 2005 12:00 AM PST

Neoconomy

The Bush economic policy amounts to a huge gamble based on a few radical economic assumptions. If these assumptions aren't vindicated, we're in big trouble.

Mon Dec. 27, 2004 12:00 AM PST

Mortgaging the Future

Homebuyers are at the center of Bush's "ownership society". Is that really such a good thing?

Wed Dec. 15, 2004 12:00 AM PST

Arabian Rights

The White House is "scaling back" its Middle East democracy initiatives. Will anyone notice?

Tue Dec. 7, 2004 12:00 AM PST

"UNscam" Revisited

Oil-for-Food is undoubtedly a scandal. But there may be more to the story than FOX lets on.

Thu Nov. 18, 2004 12:00 AM PST

"Success" in Fallujah?

Is the U.S. winning in Fallujah? How can we tell?

Fri Nov. 12, 2004 12:00 AM PST

Going Nuclear (Again)?

The atomic industry is poised for a comeback. But can it solve our energy problems? And at what cost?

Thu Nov. 11, 2004 12:00 AM PST

The Two-Income Trap

Families in financial trouble are working hard and playing by the rules -- but the game is stacked against them.

Mon Nov. 8, 2004 12:00 AM PST

What Mandate?

Even a popular vote victory is no guarantee that President Bush has the "mandate" he thinks he has.

Fri Nov. 5, 2004 12:00 AM PST

What Kerry Can Do In Iraq

Cleaning up Bush's mess won't be easy. But Kerry has some good ideas for Iraq, and they just might work.

Tue Oct. 26, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

Can the Democrats Retake the Senate?

Now that Kentucky's up for grabs, the minority party just might come back to power this November.

Mon Oct. 18, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

The Indefensible Electoral College

Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong.

Thu Oct. 7, 2004 11:00 PM PDT