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
If You Live in a Glass House… If You Live in a Glass House…
Just eight weeks ago I was in Moscow at a conference called, "From Fulton to Malta: How the Cold War Began and Ended." What a difference two months make. In DC and Moscow, it's ...
May 5, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Constitutional Crisis Constitutional Crisis
Using the insidious pretense of the "unitary executive," George W.
May 4, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Energy Independence Day Energy Independence Day
George Bush won't ask Congress for permission for torture or domestic spying. But when it comes to energy policy – he is very, very concerned about the limits of his presidenti...
May 2, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Pain Game The Pain Game
Apparently when Republicans were urging Americans to get tough on crime they were doing it to protect us from themselves. Just last week, Karl Rove went back to testify to the gra...
May 1, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel