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
Make Costas King Make Costas King
Maybe we need sportscasters to ask informed, incisive questions of our pundits and politicians? It certainly was refreshing to watch Bob Costas sub for Larry King the night of Bus...
Jul 6, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Costas for King–Transcript Costas for King–Transcript
CNN LARRY KING LIVE Reactions to President Bush's SpeechAired June 28, 2005 - 21:00 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITSFINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
Jul 6, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Toward a More Perfect Union Toward a More Perfect Union
On this July 4th, when it comes to challenges facing America, the Bush Administration demonstrates that the conservative agenda is, to borrow a phrase, part of the problem, not th...
Jul 3, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: People Over Profits in Brazil Sweet Victory: People Over Profits in Brazil
Each day, while pharmaceutical companies prosper, 8,500 people in the global South die of AIDS. Thanks to strict intellectual property laws that keep drug prices sky-high, only 7 ...
Jul 1, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rove on the Couch Rove on the Couch
As you all have heard, Karl Rove said liberals wanted to offer the terrorists therapy after 9/11. I know a lot of liberals. None of them were talking about counseling Osama bin La...
Jun 28, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Vilsack Restores Voting Rights Sweet Victory: Vilsack Restores Voting Rights
This August marks the fortieth anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Upon sending the bill to Congress, Lyndon Johnson stated, "But even if we pass this bill, the ...
Jun 24, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel