Will Marshall

The Great Swap

Does a deal now gaining momentum across the aisle actually have the potential to break the stalemate on climate change?

A New Kind of Public Works

It’s hard to imagine a more urgent national priority than modernizing America’s decrepit transportation and water systems and updating our energy-wasting electrical grid.

The Forgotten Communitarian

Why are Bill Clinton's contributions to restoring the language of civic obligation so regularly and casually overlooked? A response to James T. Kloppenberg.

Rejoin the Battle of Ideas

Come what may in Iraq, the next presidents top priority will be regaining the moral and ideological initiative against Islamist extremism. In the crucial battle of ideas, President George W. Bushs inept handling of present conflicts has given radical Islam...