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Joshua Green
Recent articles by Joshua Green: The Amazing Money MachineHow Silicon Valley made Barack Obama this year’s hottest start-up. He’s Not JokingAl Franken’s political future—and maybe Democratic dominance of the Senate—depends on his ability to keep a (mostly) straight face between now and November. [Web only: Video: "He's Not Joking"] McCain's Purple CowJohn McCain's actions on behalf of Vicki Iseman barely differ from the earmarking he has spent a career railing against. Inside the Clinton Shake-UpHow Hillary's campaign managed itself into a ditch—and how it might get itself out. 'Roid RageWhat the professional sports world doesn't get about Washington. What's Next for Wall Street?The presidential campaign has financial executives more concerned about who wins than they have been in years—or it ought to. Waiting for GoreDepartment of Wild Speculation. Google’s Tar PitCan Google “not be evil” and still fend off the government? The Colbert NotionStephen Colbert plans to run for president in South Carolina. Here's a campaign strategy—and a list of who should worry. The Rove PresidencyKarl Rove had the plan, the power, and the historic chance to remake American politics. What went wrong? Karl Rove's Voter Fraud FetishThe Bush administration cracks down on a phantom menace. They Won’t Know What Hit ThemThe software mogul Tim Gill has a mission: Stop the Rick Santorums of tomorrow before they get started. How a network of gay political donors is stealthily fighting sexual discrimination and reshaping American politics. Surprise PartyDismayed by the system they helped to create, some veteran political strategists are out to create a better choice in 2008. Take Two: Hillary's ChoiceHow Hillary Clinton turned herself into the consummate Washington player. Do Polls Still Work?The last two elections have left pollsters somewhat bloodied but unbowed. The New War Over Wal-MartThe mounting attacks on the world’s largest company could change American business—and transform the health-care system. The Numbers WarIn Washington, measuring the changing size of the Iraqi insurgency has become the battle to watch. Jock ItchLynn Swann's run for governor shows why political pros are big fans of star athletes. Schools for ScandalRepublicans might—or might not—want to look backward for lessons on handling life under a cloud. Company, LeftThere's something different about the latest crop of military veterans running for Congress. Roy and His RockRoy Moore, the "Ten Commandments Judge," has embarked on an odyssey that is taking him and his controversial monument far beyond his home state of Alabama. He wants the Republican Party to bow down. The Odd CoupleNancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, old-fashioned Democrats, have the charge—but so far few signs of the ability—to sell their party to America. It Isn't the Message, StupidA new kind of guru is convincing Democrats that they don't need new ideas after all—a snazzy new sales pitch will revive their fortunes. The Air America PlanLiberal talk radio is off the ground. Will the electorate turn blue, or just red in the face? J-School for JerksHow you, too, can learn to behave like Bill O'Reilly. Karl Rove in a CornerKarl Rove is at his most formidable when running close races, and his skills would be notable even if he used no extreme methods. But use them he does. Dumb and DumberWhy are campaign commercials so bad? Playing DirtyThis year's presidential campaign is already shaping up to be even more negative than the last. That's no accident. Our correspondent looks at the cloak-and-dagger world of opposition research—the updated version of "dirty tricks" Funny BusinessWhen you're running for President, humor is no laughing matter. Second ComingRalph Reed, now born again as a political strategist, has moved on from doing God's work to doing George W. Bush's. Madonna Wants MeEvery candidate now needs a "celebrity wrangler"—matchmaker to the stars. The Southern CrossGeorgians want the Confederate emblem back on their state flag, and are frustrated that a referendum this month won't give them that option. What they don't know is that if the emblem's creator were alive, he'd vote to bury it. A Gambling ManBlair Hull thinks he has found the formula for how to buy a Senate seat. In Search of the Elusive Swing VoterIt almost doesn't matter who the Democratic candidate is. In terms of strategy, the road map for the coming presidential campaign was set long before the primaries—and it runs straight through the handful of states with the largest numbers of independent voters. Any candidate needs to hunt them down. Force MultiplierWesley Clark is not Haig and not Eisenhower. And some Democrats are hoping he won't be Cuomo. |
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Joshua Green is a senior editor of The Atlantic who has covered politics since joining the magazine in 2003. He has also written for The New Yorker, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and other publications. Previously, he was an editor at The Washington Monthly. He began his career as an editor at the satirical weekly, The Onion (back at a time when that failed to impress anyone). Recently he was named one of Columbia Journalism Review's ten young writers on the rise and was a finalist for the Livingston Award. His writing has been anthologized in books ranging from The Best American Political Writing 2005 to The Bob Marley Reader.