Bold Ballot Initiatives Bold Ballot Initiatives
Progressive organizations are learning to use ballot propositions to promote bold, innovative policy on the minimum wage, renewable energy, stem cell research and voting reform.
Jun 8, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Sam Graham-Felsen
All About Paris All About Paris
Senator Bill Frist has promised a vote to repeal the estate tax soon after Memorial Day and the spin on this issue is as egregious as it is outrageous. So let's get one thing stra...
May 30, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: A Wake-Up Call from Alaska Sweet Victory: A Wake-Up Call from Alaska
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Al Gore's new film, An Inconvenient Truth, which finally hits theatersthis week, makes the case with devastating clarity: globalwarming is not a ...
May 24, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Won’t Rudy Do? What Won’t Rudy Do?
Much ado was made of McCain's Light on the Road to Damascus moment regarding Jerry Falwell, formerly known as an agent of intolerance, last week. But the story of unlikely bedfell...
May 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraq Uncensored Iraq Uncensored
The Bush administration has censored photographs of the wounded, body bags, and flag-draped coffins. Imagine its fears over large numbers of Americans viewing Jon Alpert and Matt...
May 21, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
End of The Hummer? End of The Hummer?
The good news out of Detroit is that the largest version of the Hummer – the 10,000 pound, less than 10 mpg, $150,000 Hummer H1 – is being scrapped by General Motors due to la...
May 16, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reconstruction Watch Part 6 Reconstruction Watch Part 6
A non-profit company in El Paso -- The National Center for Employment of the Disabled (NCED) -- was raided last week by 70 federal agents investigating whether it violated the ter...
May 14, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Defending the Constitution Defending the Constitution
Earlier this week I wrote about the constitutional crisis we currently face as a result of George Bush's abuse, overreach and lawlessness. (A recent article in the Boston Globe d...
May 9, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sex, Limos and Government Contracts Sex, Limos and Government Contracts
"The Culture of Corruption" is a clever alliteration, a catchy political phrase, but without a vivid image to bring it to life, it amounts to a series of statistics: the increase ...
May 8, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: States Make DREAM a Reality Sweet Victory: States Make DREAM a Reality
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Last week, hundreds of thousands of high school students across the country made the choice that will help shape their futures for years to come-...
May 7, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel