Greenspan, Iraq & Oil Greenspan, Iraq & Oil
For the last few years, the Beltway punditocracy and think-tank-ocracy have blasted antiwar protesters for their "No Blood for Oil" banners, buttons and signs. Simplistic...
Sep 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Sherrod Brown Pledge The Sherrod Brown Pledge
With nine million children uninsured in the US, and George Bush preparing to veto a bipartisan effort to cover four to five million of them, it's clear how far we are from a unive...
Sep 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Peace Primary The Peace Primary
At a time when there's a troubling gap between how the politicians in Washington vote and how the folks back home want the US to (re)engage with the rest of the world, the Ploughs...
Sep 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Farm Aid at Twenty-Two Farm Aid at Twenty-Two
John Mellencamp celebrates twenty two years of Farm Aid on Sunday in New York City. Friday night, at the end of a two-day Nation campus tour to Indiana University, I visited Me...
Sep 9, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Democratic Litmus Test A Democratic Litmus Test
A disturbing story in The Washington Post yesterday suggested that Congress is losing its cojones when it comes to closing some of the most obscene tax loopholes benefiting the ric...
Sep 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Facing Down Poverty Facing Down Poverty
Last week, President Bush cited the recent Census Report as proof "that more of our citizens are doing better in this economy, with continued rising incomes and more Americans pul...
Sep 4, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cindy Sheehan’s Political Ambitions Cindy Sheehan’s Political Ambitions
A dialogue between the peace activist and The Nation's editor over Sheehan's plan to run for Congress against Representative Nancy Pelosi.
Aug 29, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Cindy Sheehan
Confronting the CEO Pay Gap Confronting the CEO Pay Gap
The staggering gap between CEOs and workers is, at long last, getting some attention in Campaign '08. But there's still more to be done to tackle the gap. If candidates really wan...
Aug 28, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Economy Debates The Economy Debates
Want to know the real differences between the candidates? Listen to what they say about the economy.
Aug 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Challenging the Limits? Challenging the Limits?
The Economist's cover last week asked, "Is America Turning Left?" The magazine's answer--a grudging yes. "...The American people seem to be reacting to conservative overreach by t...
Aug 21, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel