Going Slow Going Slow
Enough with talking about "going slow"--this weekend I'm walking the walk...If that means a taking three teenage girls--it's my daughter's 16th birthday--on a long weekend break! ...
May 25, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ron Perelman–Duff, Barkin and Time to Find New Timelines Ron Perelman–Duff, Barkin and Time to Find New Timelines
Ron Perelman. A fixture in New York society. Gorgeous wives. Patricia Duff. Ellen Barkin. Didn't like any of them having a timeline to do their stuff--whether active political work...
May 25, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Deathbed Czars Deathbed Czars
As a group of self-posturing macho men not afraid of a little torture, the Republicans do seem to have a habit of trying to take advantage of people when they are literally on thei...
May 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
George Packer Replies George Packer Replies
Earlier this month, I argued that pro-war journalists and pundits had escaped real accountability for their support of the disastrous war and occupation in Iraq. I opened by expre...
May 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
From Justice to Agriculture Department From Justice to Agriculture Department
Did you see the letter in the New York Times on Monday by a man who suggests that this White House's politicization crept down to the state level of the Agriculture Department? It ...
May 22, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Russian Journalists Fight for Independent Media Russian Journalists Fight for Independent Media
Nadya Azghikkina and I worked together for many years editing a Russian-language feminist newsletter called Vyi i Myi. (You and We was founded by Colette Shulman, who has worked t...
May 21, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Defining “Progress” in Iraq Defining “Progress” in Iraq
Three months into the job, General David Petraeus says it is difficult to predict, before the full number of troops arrive, if the surge in Baghdad will succeed. And he now says ...
May 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New Energy for America New Energy for America
Under Bush, the right has failed to address energy independence. Can Democrats rise to the challenge?
May 17, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
The Iraq Memoir Industry The Iraq Memoir Industry
The Iraq-official memoir publishing industry is beginning to resemble a circular firing squad. In last Sunday's Washington Post, Paul Bremer duked it out with those who've accuse...
May 16, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
California Demands Health Care For All (Again) California Demands Health Care For All (Again)
After a brief hiatus, I'm re-starting "Sweet Victories" as a weekly feature. Launched in the bleak aftermath of the 2004 elections, "SV" chronicles progressive wins--from legislat...
May 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel