Benn Better Benn Better
The New York Times reported yesterday that Hilary Benn – a senior politician in the Labour Party and Tony Blair's international development secretary – has spoken out against ...
Apr 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Beyond Thoughts and Prayers Beyond Thoughts and Prayers
On this afternoon of national sorrow, President Bush offered his prayers to those who are suffering as a result of today's enormous tragedy at Virginia Tech, as well as his suppor...
Apr 16, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
DC Voting Rights (continued) DC Voting Rights (continued)
Monday is Emancipation Day in the District – commemorating April 16, 1862 – when 3,100 people were freed in the city, nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation. This...
Apr 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The People Know Better The People Know Better
Once again the people are way ahead of the pundits and the political parties – this time, on matters of foreign policy and national security. The latest results from the Confid...
Apr 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vs. Colbert Katrina vs. Colbert
Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on The Colbert Report to debate the host on the question of truthiness and much more.
Apr 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Colbert
What’s Right with Maryland What’s Right with Maryland
Justice Louis Brandeis once said, "It is one of the happy accidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory, and t...
Apr 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Media’s Ideological View of Pelosi’s Trip The Media’s Ideological View of Pelosi’s Trip
As Glenn Greenwald rightly points out in a recent post from his Unclaimed Territory blog, media coverage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Syria can fairly be labeled...
Apr 9, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Ron Ridenhour’s Memory In Ron Ridenhour’s Memory
In 1969, Ron Ridenhour – a Vietnam veteran – wrote a letter to Congress and the Pentagon which exposed the My Lai massacre to the American public and the world. He went on to...
Apr 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush Defense Follies (continued) Bush Defense Follies (continued)
Here's another nominee for the Best Bush Folly--the Administration's latest plan to expand its "missile defense shield" by locating a radar base and 10 missile interceptors in the...
Apr 3, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Legislation Watch: Dodd’s Moral Compass Legislation Watch: Dodd’s Moral Compass
Presidential candidate Senator Chris Dodd has made defending our Constitution a focus of his campaign in a way that the "front-runners" have not. In February, he introduced the R...
Apr 2, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel