EDITOR'S NOTE
by Peter Ross Range
CLASS WARFARE
by The Editors
Bush's latest tax plan is just another scheme to redistribute income from the middle classes to the comfortably rich.
WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE WHITE HOUSE
by Al From and Bruce Reed
So you want to be president? You're about to start the biggest job interview of your life. Here's how you can get America to hire you and fire the other guy.
Plus:
WHAT WE BELIEVE
by The Editors
It's time to set an agenda for America's forgotten majority. We believe in promoting America's ideals in the world, expanding opportunity and growth for all, and balancing work and family.
HOW DEMOCRATS CAN COME BACK
by William J. Clinton
National security must top the list of Democrat prioties if the party is to be heard on such critical issues as the economy, fiscal responsibility, and health care reform.
THE FOLLY OF TACTICS WITHOUT A MESSAGE
by Bernard L. Schwartz and Daniel Yankelovich
The 2002 election was a painful wake-up call. It's time for Democrats to offer a credible alternative to Bush's far-right agenda.
IDEAS WE LIKE
John Edwards - John McCain - Joe Lieberman - John Kerry
Getting real on homeland security; creating a robust emissions trading system; shaping the right stimulus package; and leaving no one economically behind.
HOW THE HILL WAS LOST
by Jennifer E. Duffy and Amy Walter
Two analysts for the Cook Political Report examine the 2002 election and come to a startling conclusion: America remains equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. What makes this surprising is that so many post-election observers asserted, wrongly, that the nation experienced a seismic political shift on Nov. 5. Here's the real story.
THE TAX DEBATE WE SHOULD BE HAVING
by Daniel Gross
Democrats shouldn't play the tax cut game on Bush's terms. They should put forward their own ambitious tax reform plan that rewards work and responsibility instead of wealth and privilege.
THE ATKINS BUDGET DIET
by Jose Cerda III and Paul Weinstein Jr.
Dr. Atkins Budget Revolution: More meat, less starch.
PLAYING WITH FEAR
by Jeff Lemieux
Bush is using investor jitters to redistribute income, again.
ELECTING A TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT
by Robert D. Atkinson
The Bush administration is not leading on technology. Democrats can.
WHY PEOPLE NEED AFFORDABLE CARS
by Anne Kim
Easy credit means high-rates for low-income buyers.
Rx FOR SUCCESS
by Sarah Bianchi
How Democrats lost the prescription drug debate -- and a new prescription for the future.
A CALL TO SERVICE IN A TIME OF WAR
by Marc Magee and Steven J. Nider
Short-term enlistment would entice even the well-educated and well-off to bear arms.
BILL BRATTON'S NEW CHALLENGE: LOS ANGELES
by Rob Lott
Can the police chief who turned around New York and Boston work his magic in gang-riddled L.A.?
BREAKING RANKS
by Fred Siegel
THE POLITICAL BUFFET OF 2002
by Ed Kilgore
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