Annals of Outrage III Annals of Outrage III
Last May, I wrote an Annals of Outrage II chronicling the waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government in the first half of 2004. Plenty of time has passed since my last p...
Dec 8, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dictionary of Republicanisms Sequel Dictionary of Republicanisms Sequel
I want to thank again all the loyal readers whose outpouring of interest and words of kindness have made The Dictionary of Republicanisms such a rewarding experience. All of us mu...
Dec 6, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
John Murtha’s Johnstown John Murtha’s Johnstown
If you want to better understand how public opinion on the war in Iraq has reached a turning point, visit Johnstown in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional district. It's a socially ...
Dec 5, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nation’s Strongest Campaign Finance Bill Passes in CT. Nation’s Strongest Campaign Finance Bill Passes in CT.
"At the national level, we are seeing the most outrageous string of pay-to-play scandals in a generation," wrote Nick Nyhart, co-founder and Executive Director of Public Campaign...
Dec 2, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Doing Time Doing Time
Republicans may want to reconsider their current efforts to curtail habeas corpus, since it looks like they are intent on taking over yet another branch of government, the federal...
Nov 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dictionary of Republicanisms Dictionary of Republicanisms
Compassionate conservativism n. An expensively cultivated phrase created by a decades-old and well-funded Radical Right program of Orwellian doublespeak.
Nov 22, 2005 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Plight of Public Universities The Plight of Public Universities
There's a crisis in this country in higher education--and the House GOP's reckless fiscal policies are making it worse. To pay for the rebuilding costs associated with Hurricane K...
Nov 21, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cities to End the War Cities to End the War
As the Iraq war debate rages in the capital, and polls show growing public frustration with the war, keep an eye on the growing groundswell of opposition in cities across the coun...
Nov 21, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Ice Age Has Ended The Ice Age Has Ended
"The ice age has ended in Washington," writes Tom Hayden. In the last twenty four hours, the momentum in Congress has shifted. "It's a flawed policy wrapped in an illusion" is how...
Nov 18, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cruising With Scheer Cruising With Scheer
On Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported that, "In a major shakeup ofits editorial pages," it "...was discontinuing one of its most liberal columnists." Three days later that...
Nov 14, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel