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The Washington Monthly back issues
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Green zone on the green line: the Department of Homeland Security goes house hunting in one of Washington's most troubled neighborhoods.(TEN MILES SQUARE)
March 1, 2009... When the U.S. Office of Personnel Management surveyed the job satisfaction of the federal workforce in 2008, the Department of Homeland Security ranked at or near the bottom in nearly every category. It was another dubious distinction for the department, which had launched with much fanfare...
Washington's turnaround artists: think government can't fix the auto industry? Then how did it manage to fix the railroad industry--twice?
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
The massive corporate bailouts that Washington is undertaking as a result of the economic crisis have left most of us feeling deeply nervous. It s not just the price tag, measured in incomprehensible trillions. It's also the fear that the problems of the financial...
No return to normal: why the economic crisis, and its solution, are bigger than you think.(Cover story)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Barack Obama's presidency began in hope and goodwill, but its test will be its success or failure on the economics. Did the president and his team correctly diagnose the problem? Did they act with sufficient imagination and force? And did they prevail against the...
Soldiers of misfortune: how American private security contractors in Iraq became victimizers and victims.
March 1, 2009... Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq
by Steve Fainaru
Da Capo Press, 288 pp.
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They were on every flight from Amman to Baghdad: hard-faced men dressed in civilian khakis and boots, their bodies solid and tough, their hair usually shorn...
Straight away: don't ask, don't tell is on its way out, and not a moment too soon.
March 1, 2009... Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America
by Nathaniel Frank
Thomas Dunne Books, 368 pp.
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One of the ugliest moments of the 2008 presidential campaign involved a room full of people booing a gay general. During the...