Sweet Victory: Campus Victory Roundup Sweet Victory: Campus Victory Roundup
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. In the past few months, there's been a flurry of progressive activism on America'scollege campuses. The following victories reflect a mix of broa...
Jan 26, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Emperor Bush–As God, Mysterious and Omniscient Emperor Bush–As God, Mysterious and Omniscient
After a week in which Osama bin Laden offered truce terms and Bush decided that Iran is not such an evil axis that the UN can't peacefully curb its nuclear ambitions, I thought I'...
Jan 25, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Saving Our Democracy Saving Our Democracy
On a glorious Saturday in New York, a spirited crowd of close to eight hundred people gathered inside the cavernous, subterranean Great Hall at New York's Cooper Union to hear Rep...
Jan 23, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Talking to the Brooklyn Rail Talking to the Brooklyn Rail
I recently sat for an interview with Ted Hamm, the founder and editor of the Brooklyn Rail, a non-profit journal featuring "critical perspectives on arts, politics and culture." C...
Jan 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Progressive Caucuses Sweep the States Sweet Victory: Progressive Caucuses Sweep the States
As you'll see in our special "Alternative State of the Union" issue, courageous and principled members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are fighting to reclaim the soul of ...
Jan 21, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Toward a Sensible Immigration Policy Toward a Sensible Immigration Policy
For those concerned about human rights, it's easy to see why undocumented immigrants in the United States need legal protection. But it's still a challenge to make the case for im...
Jan 18, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sammy, We Hardly Knew Ya Sammy, We Hardly Knew Ya
For a man reported to have such a sharp legal mind, Judge Samuel Alito was certainly comfortable with his own ignorance, saying, "I don't know" 29 times during the hearings. Desp...
Jan 16, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Living Wage Coalition Honors MLK Legacy Sweet Victory: Living Wage Coalition Honors MLK Legacy
"There is nothing but a lack of social vision to prevent us from paying an adequate wage to every American citizen whether he be a hospital worker, laundry worker, maid, or day la...
Jan 13, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Elizabeth Holtzman: Nixon to Bush & the Case for Impeachment Elizabeth Holtzman: Nixon to Bush & the Case for Impeachment
A few days before the New Year, soon after the New York Times reported that Bush had authorized the warrantless wiretapping of thousands of Americans, I called Elizabeth Holtzman....
Jan 12, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Frank Wilkinson’s Legacy Frank Wilkinson’s Legacy
When Frank Wilkinson died on January 2nd, obituaries focused on his role as a leading defender of the First Amendment and as a fierce opponent of McCarthyism. But Wilkinson was by...
Jan 10, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel