Who’s Watching the Fox at Treasury? Who’s Watching the Fox at Treasury?
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to name fellow GoldmanSachs alum, Neel Kashkari, to oversee the government's $700 billionSuperfund cleanup of Wall Street's toxic asse...
Oct 6, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Bailout and Small-d Democratic Capitalism The Bailout and Small-d Democratic Capitalism
The Bailout Bill was passed by the Senate last night, 74-25. Though it was an improvement from the original plan that the Bush Administration tried to ram through last week it's ...
Oct 2, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bailing on Poverty and Ordinary Americans Bailing on Poverty and Ordinary Americans
At a moment when the media is focused on the drama surrounding the failed bailout legislation, too little attention is being paid to the real struggles of ordinary people and the ...
Sep 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Thank you, Katie Couric Thank you, Katie Couric
It took a woman to expose Palin. CBS News' Katie Couric's empathetic interviewing style and smart (but not tough) questioning fully and finally exposed that vice-presidential no...
Sep 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
America Needs a New New Deal America Needs a New New Deal
We should apply FDR's principles of relief, reform and reconstruction to our current financial crisis.
Sep 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Eric Schlosser
Obama– Minimalist Debater? Obama– Minimalist Debater?
Barack Obama not only had the good judgment to oppose the war in Iraq, he argued for the need "to end the mindset that took us into" that war. So it was troubling that tonight---i...
Sep 27, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Best Bailout Money Can Buy The Best Bailout Money Can Buy
Could the need for real and aggressive campaign finance reform be any clearer than it is now?The Bush Administration continues to hawk its $700 billion bonanza bailout for Wall St...
Sep 27, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Give Main Street a Fair Shake Give Main Street a Fair Shake
The Administration has put a corporate-led bailout on the table with the threat that Congress pass it as is or face aworldwide economic catastrophe. We've seen this kind of shoc...
Sep 22, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
US Vets Fight for the Vote US Vets Fight for the Vote
Update: September 19, 11:18 a.m.The House passed its companion legislation, H.R.6625. Howard Gantman, Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, said th...
Sep 18, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Unbearable Lightness of Election 2008 The Unbearable Lightness of Election 2008
This should be a big election about big issues. The greatest financial crisis since the Depression. Soaring global debt. Collapsing public infrastructure. A broken health care...
Sep 16, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel