Why parties no longer control American politics
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Time to Put Trade Above Politics
Washington needs to realize that a free-trade agreement with Asia is good for us all
The Obama 8: Stories from the Prisoners whose Sentences Obama Commuted
TIME talks to five of the federal crack-cocaine offenders whose sentences were commuted by President Obama
Hate Obama, Love Obamacare
How a skeptical Ohio family found plenty to like in health care reform
Bill de Blasio and the Populist Mirage
Income inequality would be easier to fix if both parties stopped coddling their core voters
Obamacare Is a GOP Jackpot
The President’s mess is an unexpected gift. Now Republicans must seize their moment.
Big Fuss Over a Small Iran Deal
Critics of the agreement with the rogue state worry it may be the start of a beautiful friendship. It isn’t.
Women Are the Only Adults Left in Washington
With the federal government at shutdown’s door, the 20 female Senate members are setting new standards for civility and bipartisanship. Look out, old boys’ club
Klein: Baby Boomers Ruined The Government
The U.S. can lay the blame for its current political mess at the feet of my generation
TIME Interview with Mike Bloomberg
Mike Bloomberg is about to be unemployed for the second time in his professional life. The first was in August of 1981, when Saloman Brothers fired Bloomberg from the only full-time job he had ever known. The second time will be …
Not the Time for Big Sticks
Obama should hold the bravado and respond reasonably to Iran’s conciliatory signals
A Paler Shade of Green
After years of squabbling, can Washington declare a truce on energy policy?
Syria: Inside the D.C. War
Will Congress follow the President into an attack that no one wants?