The Audacity of Our Gotcha Media The Audacity of Our Gotcha Media
As the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's eruptions filled the media, driving out issues of war and recession, skyrocketing gas prices and the global food crisis, I picked up a copy of Bar...
Apr 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Grilling Burger King Grilling Burger King
Last week I wrote about a Senate hearing on working conditions for tomato pickers inFlorida. Much of the discussion there revolved around the"penny-per-pound" deal, and the Flor...
Apr 23, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
NYT Investigation Exposes Pentagon Pimps & Propaganda Operation NYT Investigation Exposes Pentagon Pimps & Propaganda Operation
If you thought the US media had hit a new low with last week's ABC Debate Debacle, read Sunday's New York Times's 10,000 (plus) word cover story, "Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon...
Apr 20, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Decoys, Countermeasures and Deception Decoys, Countermeasures and Deception
In Congress last week, Representative John Tierney, Chair of the House National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, convened the latter in a series of hearings to examine t...
Apr 20, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ending Slavery for Pennies Ending Slavery for Pennies
The exploitation of farmworkers should not be tolerated in Florida. It should not be tolerated anywhere in the United States. There are many social problems that are extremely d...
Apr 16, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fighting for the Franchise Fighting for the Franchise
National syndicated radio host, Tom Joyner, appeared before the House Administration Committee on Wednesday, testifyingon continuing voting problems as documented by his 1-866-MY-...
Apr 11, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Norman Mailer-Requiem for a Champion Norman Mailer-Requiem for a Champion
Don DeLillo described him as a writer who "gave America a literature worthy of her vastness." Joan Didion spoke of his 1000 page nonfiction masterpiece "The Executio...
Apr 10, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rush to Pass This Bill Rush to Pass This Bill
Today, while Congress listens to the latest spin from the Bush Administration on "democracy building" in Iraq, an important pro-democracy effort continues to be waged at home by R...
Apr 8, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Does Small “d” Democracy Bernie Sanders Does Small “d” Democracy
Last Monday, well over 300 Vermonters packed City Hall in downtown Burlington. It was standing room only with every seat on the floor and in the balcony occupied. The occasion w...
Apr 5, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time to Break the Silence Time to Break the Silence
Since 1865, when it was founded by Northern abolitionists, The Nation has always believed in the liberating power of truth, of conviction, of conscience, and of fighting for cause...
Apr 2, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel