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Issue #10, Fall 2008
Democracy and Discontent
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 Thomas Carothers, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, has written extensively on democracy promotion, including the book U.S. Democracy Promotion During and After Bush.
Isabel Sawhill and Greg Anrig: Should progressives embrace entitlement reform? Or look elsewhere to narrow the gap? An exchange between two leading fiscal experts. Martin Kettle: Christopher Hitchens has had an orchestra seat from which to view history and has captured a lot—but what has he missed? Roger Berkowitz: It’s not all relative: Without judgment, a society loses its sense of justice. From Democracy's Pages to Law of the Land News: A letter from Editor Michael Tomasky on the signing of the financial regulatory reform bill -- and the new consumer financial watchdog it establishes that was first written about in Democracy. Politico Discusses Michael Tomasky's Cover Essay News: Writing in Politico, reporter Abby Phillip spoke with Michael Tomasky about his recent essay "Against Despair," which appeared in the Summer 2010 issue of Democracy. Experts Respond to "The Baby Business" News: Some of the world's leading adoption organizations and experts have responded to E.J. Graff's piece from our last issue. America 2021: The Military and the World The Defense Roundtable: Our largest threat: Pakistan. Our alliances: reshuffled by demographics. Terrorism: on the wane (maybe). New frontier for conflict: the Arctic cirlce. Four experts discuss Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson: To defang Iran, and help Lebanon and Israel, we must demilitarize Hezbollah. Which means we'll have to talk to them. Thomas B. Edsall: He concedes nothing. He accepts no responsibility. He blames liberals. Why Karl Rove is still an icon for today's Republicans. Nader Hashemi: Some fascinating Iranian intellectuals are laying the groundwork for democracy. What chance of success do they have? Ethan Porter: The culture wars are over, and we've won. We should learn to celebrate that--and move on to the next battle that demands our attention. Michael Tomasky: How our misreading of history harms progressivism today. Joe Klein: Good governance--starting with transparency and citizen access--is the predicate for everything else. Katha Pollitt: Instead of moving to the center, liberalism should try embracing people who are actually liberals—starting with women. Michael Sandel: Obama can still redefine liberalism, but he must bring economic power to heel. |
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