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The Washington Monthly is a bimonthly nonprofit magazine of United States politics and government that is based in Washington, D.C.
The magazine's founder is Charles Peters, who started the magazine in 1969 and continues to write the "Tilting at Windmills" column in each issue. Paul Glastris, former speechwriter for Bill Clinton, has been the Monthly's editor-in-chief since 2001. In 2008, the magazine switched from a monthly to a bimontly publication schedule, citing high publication costs.
Diane Straus Tucker is the magazine's current publisher. Past staff editors of the magazine include Taylor Branch, James Fallows, Suzannah Lessard, David Ignatius, Nicholas Lemann, Gregg Easterbrook, Joe Nocera, Mickey Kaus, Timothy Noah, Jonathan Alter, Steven Waldman, Joshua Green, and Jon Meacham.
The politics of the Monthly are left of center, though somewhat moderately so. Founder Charles Peters refers to himself as a New Deal Democrat and advocates the effective use of government to...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Indiana Smites Unions - — Yesterday, with Gov. Mitch Daniels' signature, Indiana became the 23d state, and the very first (other than Indiana itself during a brief period ending in 1965) in the industrial northeast and midwest, to enact “right-to-work” legislation—or as folk in the labor movement call it … |
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Contraception and "Religious Liberty" - — It's been underway for a good while now. But the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' offensive to label federal requirements that religiously affiliated non-church institutions offer coverage for contraceptive services in employee health plans as an assault on … |
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"Cui Bono" Indeed! - — In a world full of doubt and contention, there are a few things, other than the proverbial items of death and taxes, you can count on to be completely reliable. And one of those is the ideological mendacity of the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal. |
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Newt Loses It - Last night's presidential candidate debate ... - — Last night's presidential candidate debate in Jacksonville, cosponsored by CNN and the Hispanic Leadership Network, was Newt Gingrich's best and perhaps last chance to get his mojo back against a confluence of negative pressures—from sustained attacks to his left and right … |
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Hello, I must be going - I have some news to share ... - — I have some news to share: after three-and-a-half years at the Washington Monthly, I'm moving on. My last post will be tomorrow and I'll start my new career at MSNBC on Monday morning. — Working for the Monthly has been an amazing experience … |
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14 days ago |
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Romney: U.S. economy 'getting better' under Obama - — Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) appeared on “Fox News Sunday” yesterday and argued that President Obama's policies “have actually made our economy worse.” Then he said it again. |
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Romney partially caves on tax returns - — Watching Mitt Romney discuss his willingness to disclose his tax returns, it's been hard not to marvel at the rapid evolution. It was only about a month ago when he was asked whether he'd release his tax returns, and Romney replied, “I doubt it.” |
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Understanding the nature of 'hypocrisy,' redux - — Brian McGrory reports this week on Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) new attack on Elizabeth Warren: she's apparently an “elitist hypocrite.” … The National Republican Senatorial Committee began pushing this same line in November, and I continue to find it remarkable. |
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How Gingrich connects - — The very first question in last night's debate was directed to Newt Gingrich, and it dealt with the gossip that had generated so much chatter throughout the day. CNN's John King noted that Gingrich's second ex-wife claims he asked for an “open marriage,” … |
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Romney's offshore accounts draw scrutiny - — With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his tax returns, we can only speculate as to why he's so afraid of disclosure. The widely held assumption has been that the Republican frontrunner is embarrassed by his “15% problem” … |
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