The Real State of the Union: 2003

February 1, 2003 |
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The Real State of the Union: 2003

This special issue was a collaboration between The Atlantic Monthly and the New America Foundation, and featured 14 different articles by New America fellows and staff. Each of those pieces is available online via the links below.

The Forgotten Home Front
James Fallows, Chairman, Board of Directors, New America Foundation

Suspicious Minds
Jedediah Purdy, Fellow

The New Continental Divide
Michael Lind, Whitehead Senior Fellow

The Overtreated American
Shannon Brownlee, Senior Fellow

The $6,000 Solution
Ray Boshara, Director, Asset Building Program

Mongrel America
Gregory Rodriguez, Senior Fellow

Catch and Release
Margaret Talbot, Senior Fellow

Spendthrift Nation
Michael Calabrese, Director, Pension Policy Program
Maya MacGuineas, Senior Fellow

The Black Gender Gap
Katherine Boo, Senior Fellow

One-Dimensional Growth
David Friedman, Senior Fellow

The Parent Trap
Karen Kornbluh, Fellow

A Grand Compromise
James P. Pinkerton, Fellow

The Fuel Subsidy We Need
Ricardo Bayon, Fellow

The American Paradox
Ted Halstead, President and CEO