Rethinking Afghanistan Rethinking Afghanistan
As we mark Obama's first 100 Days, there is much to celebrate--from repeal of the global gag rule to the passage of the stimulus and the Administration's pledge to close Guantanam...
Apr 21, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nearing 100 Nearing 100
Three days after Senator Obama's historic election, I proposed an agendafor President Obama's first 100 days. As we near this iconic marker I'msurprised to see just how much of t...
Apr 17, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Step for Press Freedom in Russia? A Step for Press Freedom in Russia?
As someone who has been close to Russia's leading opposition newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" for many years, it's a very important development that Russian President Dmitrii Medvedev g...
Apr 16, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama’s Economic Sermon on the Mount Obama’s Economic Sermon on the Mount
As President Obama approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency, hedelivered a speechTuesday at Georgetown University in which he laid out what he sees asthe foundation of a new...
Apr 14, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tax Rates for America Tax Rates for America
With Tax Day just around the corner, and the nation attempting to recover from our worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, a new report from the Institute for Policy St...
Apr 13, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fair Elections Now (Or a Donor Strike?) Fair Elections Now (Or a Donor Strike?)
At this perilous moment, as we face key battles on the economic crisis, climate change, healthcare, and a slew of other issues, it's important to recognize that these fights will ...
Apr 9, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Soldier’s Soul Screams ‘Get Out’ A Soldier’s Soul Screams ‘Get Out’
Last week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus held its second of six scheduled forums on Afghanistan. It was the first non-classified public forum on Capitol Hill to address the...
Apr 6, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
North Korea Rocket Stirs Hawks North Korea Rocket Stirs Hawks
North Korea's rocket launch has set the hawks circling, threatening Obama's non-proliferation agenda before it's off the ground. Chuck Hagel is pushing back.
Apr 5, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
I'm just back from a whirlwind trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Idebated the editor of The National Review, Rich Lowry, about PresidentObama's policy agenda. It was a spiri...
Apr 5, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No to War, No to NATO No to War, No to NATO
With President Obama announcing his new strategy for US/NATO escalation in Afghanistan, the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Baden-Baden and Kehl, Germany, and in Strasbourg, France, take...
Mar 31, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel