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Marion Brady | Education Reform: An Ignored Problem, and a Proposal
The “standards and accountability” education reform effort began in the 1980s at the urging of leaders of business and industry. The reform message preached by Democrats, Republicans, and the …
Lawmakers Move to Curb Risky Trading by Commercial Banks
Washington - Rushing to deliver the broad strokes of an overhaul of the financial regulatory system before leaders of the world's major economies meet in Toronto over the weekend, …
Eugene Robinson | Leave the Nation-Building to Afghans
Washington - The good news? Nobody has to pretend anymore that Gen. Stanley McChrystal knew how to fix Afghanistan within a year. The bad news? Now we're supposed to …
David Sirota | After 41 Years, a Belated Victory for Butter
The last time America found itself in a budget debate pitting domestic priorities against war expenditures, Richard Nixon was in the White House and David Obey was the youngest …
Media, Access and McChrystal
There's been a discussion (some of it neatly summarized on the Daily Show) of elite journalists' reaction to the explosive comments made by Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his staffers …
Deb Weinstein | Immigration Reform Hits Milestone
Washington - It was a bilingual event with a common cause: pass immigration reform this year. Leading the call was Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois), who, speaking in both English …
Ruth Marcus | Who Is the Activist Judge Here?
Washington - The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are about to get under way — and with them the inevitable denunciations of activist liberal judges substituting …
Immigration Reform Hits Milestone
Washington - It was a bilingual event with a common cause: pass immigration reform this year. Leading the call was Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois), who, speaking in both English …
1980s Time Warp: The Time Is Right, Again, for DoD Reform
There have been a series of events and reports in this past month that has sent my brain into a 1980s time warp. There is a recent report on …
Supreme Court: Washington Can Release Names of Ballot Signers
Washington - A near unanimous Supreme Court today ruled Washington state can release the names of the roughly 138,000 people who signed ballot petitions to overturn a same-sex domestic …