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
Crisis of the Republic Time Crisis of the Republic Time
If you had any doubt that this is a time of constitutional crisis, read the important, frightening (and under-covered) story in Sunday's Boston Globe. It documents an accumulating...
May 1, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Arkansas Gets a Raise, Who’s Next? Sweet Victory: Arkansas Gets a Raise, Who’s Next?
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. The evidence is mounting: there is perhaps no issue that transcends ideology like increasing the minimum wage. 86 percent of America supports boo...
Apr 29, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reconstruction Watch Part V: We Deserve Answers Reconstruction Watch Part V: We Deserve Answers
In the Washington Post last week, Griff Witte reported that American businessman Philip Bloom--whose companies were awarded $8.6 million in Iraq reconstruction contracts--pleaded ...
Apr 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Green Salute A Green Salute
In celebration of Earth Day, The Nation salutes those who took part in the top five environmental victories of the year.
Apr 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Sam Graham-Felsen
White House Shuffle White House Shuffle
After a week spent manhandling the Chinese President and kicking ScottMcClellan to the curb, The Decider finally got around to downsizing his brain. Karl Rove is giving up his pol...
Apr 25, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Of all of the disastrous hallmarks of the Bush presidency, Bush's darkest legacy in the long run may be his unmitigated assault on the environmen...
Apr 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel