On the Media On the Media
Michael Copps, a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), stops by The Nation offices every year to talk about what is happening to our media landscape. Invari...
Dec 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Some Sanity When It Comes to the “War” on Drugs Some Sanity When It Comes to the “War” on Drugs
In a bold step forward in the campaign to reduce the damage the war on drugs is causing, the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously today to make a recent amendment reducing ...
Dec 11, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is The New York Times Obsessed with Moscow’s Oligarch-ettes ? Is The New York Times Obsessed with Moscow’s Oligarch-ettes ?
In the last few weeks, the New York Times has devoted at least four articles to extolling the opulence of the"new" Russia --especially the orgy of conspicious consumption...
Dec 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Robert Greenwald Wages War on Greed Robert Greenwald Wages War on Greed
Henry Kravis, founding partner in the private equity company KKR, made$450 million last year--that's $1.3 million per day, or $51,369 perhour. He did it largely by borrowing mone...
Dec 6, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Washington Post Attacks the Man who Got Iran Right Washington Post Attacks the Man who Got Iran Right
The Washington Post's Al Kamen has a snarky little item in today's paper about the International Atomic Energy Agency's Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. Kamen awards ElBaradei ...
Dec 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Washington Post Attacks the Man who Got Iran Right Washington Post Attacks the Man who Got Iran Right
The Washington Post's Al Kamen has a snarky little item in today's paper about the International Atomic Energy Agency's Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. Kamen awards ElBaradei &...
Dec 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Everybody Look What’s Going Down Everybody Look What’s Going Down
Recently, I wrote about the No Nukes crowd fighting to remove $50 billion worth of nuclear industry subsidies from landmark energy legislation. Indeed, an upwelling of grassroots ...
Dec 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hillary, Obama and Healthcare Hillary, Obama and Healthcare
With Iowa one month away, the almost obsessive horserace coverage is in full swing and, as it has for much of campaign, it shortchanges the substance of the serious and urgent iss...
Dec 3, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bringing Democracy Home Bringing Democracy Home
We're headed into an election year with Americans in overwhelming numbers looking for a dramatic change in direction. Progressives have already pushed some major issues onto the ...
Dec 1, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Profile of Immigration A Profile of Immigration
As the lead editorial in The Nation noted last week, the recent maelstrom surrounding Governor Eliot Spitzer's proposal to issue driver licenses to undocumented immigrants reveale...
Nov 29, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel