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
Markey’s Big Chance Markey’s Big Chance
Two weeks ago, Representative Ed Markey was appointed chair of the new Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The committee has no legislative role but it do...
Mar 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Lamar Smith’s Would-Be Banana Republic Lamar Smith’s Would-Be Banana Republic
Just when 600,000 permanent residents of the District of Columbia were about to receive voting representation (you remember it, Lamar – that thing we fought the King of England ...
Mar 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Energy and Substance Energy and Substance
While too much of the media has focused on first-quarter fundraising battles and the sniping between the Obama and Clinton camps, presidential candidate John Edwards took the oppo...
Mar 22, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Two Blocks from the White House’ ‘Two Blocks from the White House’
Just when it looked as if DC residents would finally gain voting representation in Congress with expected approval of the DC Voting Rights Act in the House this week, the White Ho...
Mar 20, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
End the War (On Terror) End the War (On Terror)
Today marks the fourth anniversary of America's war against Iraq. The Nation vigorously and rigorously opposed the war before it began. In "An Open Letter to Congress," published...
Mar 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Legislation Watch Legislation Watch
Senator Bernie Sanders – founder and current member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus – wants to raise $100 billion to address the needs of ordinary Americans who...
Mar 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel