Bush Meets Mick (Jagger) Bush Meets Mick (Jagger)
A couple of months ago, with the help of terrific song suggestions from Nation readers, I put together a playlist for Dubya's iPod. Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, Green Day's Amer...
Jul 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The House of Labor and the Future The House of Labor and the Future
So, with the heaving sound of an old tree suddenly splitting apart in a storm, the labor movement is finally breaking up. On Sunday, leaders of four of the country's largest labo...
Jul 26, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Corruption Machine The Corruption Machine
At a time when the scale of corruption in Congress has risen to obscene heights, the fight to achieve a clean government has heated up–and the good Senator from Wisconsin, Russe...
Jul 24, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Torture and Lies: Who is Accountable? Torture and Lies: Who is Accountable?
Congressman Maurice Hinchey had the crowd of more than 900--packed into New York's Ethical Culture Society's sweltering auditorium this beautiful summer Saturday--on its feet. H...
Jul 23, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Governors Embrace Apollo Alliance Sweet Victory: Governors Embrace Apollo Alliance
The Apollo Alliance, one of the best progressive ideas of the millennium, gained some important new supporters last week. Six new Democratic governors--Rod Blagojevich (IL), Jim D...
Jul 20, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Debunking the Spin About Framing Debunking the Spin About Framing
"Whenever the other side has you talking their language, they've got you. That, to me, is what it's about in a nutshell and it's almost that simple." George Carlin in an interview...
Jul 18, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Spreading Democracy at Home Sweet Victory: Spreading Democracy at Home
Caught up in democracy-spreading adventures abroad, Congress continues to ignore residents who are clamoring for democracy in its own backyard. The 560,000 citizens of Washington...
Jul 15, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Gender Gap The Gender Gap
Twenty-five years after the gender gap first appeared as a factor in American politics, it's worth reflecting on whether as some in the GOP said after last November's election the...
Jul 13, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
More Bush Lies More Bush Lies
In his recent Nation web piece, "Profiles in Cowardice," William Greider rightly took aim at Democrats who may be "preparing to take a dive on the issue they have righteously hamm...
Jul 11, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: NYC Makes Way for Hybrids Sweet Victory: NYC Makes Way for Hybrids
Frustrated by exorbitant gas prices, Kwame Corsi, a taxi driver from the Bronx, had been waiting years for the chance to drive a hybrid car. In New York, where 93 percent of the c...
Jul 8, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel