Bush Defense Budget Bush Defense Budget
As the poor and middle-class continue to bear the brunt of these hard economic times, struggling to pay for housing, food, heating and health care, the Pentagon today announced it...
Feb 5, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Patti and People Power Patti and People Power
Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith, The Nation's unofficial bard and balladeer, is on the job still fighting to ensure that – like her powerful song says – People Have the...
Feb 1, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slavery in the Union Slavery in the Union
"We must ensure that all life is treated with the dignity it deserves," President Bush declared during his final State of the Union address. He then segued into a call to ban hum...
Jan 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fix Our Broken Electoral System Fix Our Broken Electoral System
In a campaign where there has been much talk about change, bringing new people into the process, and high voter turnout (at least on the Democratic side), the recent lawsuit in Ne...
Jan 23, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Hidden Healthcare Crisis The Hidden Healthcare Crisis
Last Spring, following the death of twelve-year old Deamonte Driver of Maryland whose untreated tooth infection spread to his brain, I wrote about the national epidemic of dental d...
Jan 19, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Political Fact Meets Political Fiction Political Fact Meets Political Fiction
Politics is a serious business--and it's no secret that at The Nation, we're pretty darn serious about it. But politics is also a highly entertaining blood sport, rife with scand...
Jan 17, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Clinton Loses on This Gamble Clinton Loses on This Gamble
Since her loss in Iowa, Senator Hillary Clinton has been an outspoken critic of the caucus system, saying that the limited time allotted for voting disenfranchises too many worker...
Jan 14, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Challenges We Face The Challenges We Face
The economic grenades are going off. Just pick up today's newspapers. The subprime lending crisis is metastasizing; foreclosures on homes purchased with subprime mortgages are exp...
Jan 12, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Deadbeat FBI The Deadbeat FBI
At a time when we're entering a recession (it's official says Goldman Sachs), and many Americans are having a hard time paying their bills, is it that surprising that the FBI is a ...
Jan 11, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reading the Signs in New Hampshire Reading the Signs in New Hampshire
What really happened in New Hampshire? First--forget what the polls say if youwant to know what happens next. Forget the establishment media, too. For now, the race is wide open...
Jan 9, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel