Wisconsin Democrats Vote to Impeach Bush Wisconsin Democrats Vote to Impeach Bush
The other day, I received a letter from Robert Burrows of Whitewater, Wisconsin. I was moved to read his description of why the Democratic Party of Walworth County, Wisconsin voted...
Feb 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Costs of War The Costs of War
As we approach the third anniversary of Bush's invasion of Iraq, with domestic spending being gutted, tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans being extended, and the Bush administra...
Feb 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ted’s Excellent New Adventure Ted’s Excellent New Adventure
In the New York Times on Friday, Ted Koppel – now a columnist free from the strictures of ABC-Disney – lays it on the line in examining the undeniable role of oil in ou...
Feb 26, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Electoral Reform Movement Marches On Sweet Victory: Electoral Reform Movement Marches On
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. If there's one core cause for progressives to unite around, it just may be the clean elections movement. Until elections are publicly financed, b...
Feb 24, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Truth About Dubya and Dubai The Truth About Dubya and Dubai
While there are plenty of important questions to discuss regarding port security in the United States, all of these issues were present before the Dubai World Ports (DP World) cont...
Feb 23, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Larry Summers’s Ghosts Larry Summers’s Ghosts
Maybe it's not surprising that media coverage of Larry Summers's resignation as Harvard University's President has focused on his personal style. After all, Summers--by most accou...
Feb 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Looking for Votes in All the Wrong Places Looking for Votes in All the Wrong Places
In 2004, the Bush-Cheney campaign asked conservative activists to send them their church membership directories for political organizing purposes. Although most religious leaders...
Feb 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Juan Cole, the UN and Iraq Juan Cole, the UN and Iraq
Juan Cole's invaluable blog is of special interest today. Cole calls for the United Nations to set a clear timetable for US withdrawal from Iraq. He says it is an important opportu...
Feb 21, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cheney Stayed At Uncle Tom’s House Cheney Stayed At Uncle Tom’s House
Newsweek reported an interesting tidbit about Cheney's stay at the exclusive 50,000 acre preserve known as the Armstrong Ranch. It seems that the Vice-President's lodgings were in ...
Feb 21, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Report From The Frontlines Of American Poverty A Report From The Frontlines Of American Poverty
In these last couple days, I've been blogging about the shameful fact that America's minimum wage hasn't risen since 1997 and, adjusted for inflation, is at its lowest since 1956. ...
Feb 20, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel