Republican Dictionary V Republican Dictionary V
Bankruptcy reform was a handout to the credit card companies, the prescription drug bill was a multibillion-dollar donation to the pharmaceutical industry, the repeal of the death...
May 4, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
WashU Comes Correct WashU Comes Correct
Sweet Victory In the wake of the sweet victory at Georgetown--the result of a remarkable two-week hunger strike--students across the country sprung into a "Week of Action" for wo...
Apr 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Open Letter to Howard Dean Open Letter to Howard Dean
"Now that we're there, we're there and we can't get out," Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean told an audience of nearly 1,000 at the Minneapolis Convention Center on ...
Apr 28, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Be Careful What You Pray For Be Careful What You Pray For
I don't claim to be as good at interpreting the apocalyptic signs of Revelations as the Christian right or the entertainment executives at NBC, but there are portents that The Lor...
Apr 27, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Bad Religion, Bad Politics’ ‘Bad Religion, Bad Politics’
I'm writing this on the eve of "Justice Sunday"--a telecast being promoted by evangelical Christian conservatives who charge that Democrats opposing President Bush's judicial nomi...
Apr 25, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Environmental Victories Sweet Environmental Victories
In many ways, this Earth Day is a particularly somber occasion. After all, in the past year, we've seen repeated environmental debacles--most notably, the decision to open the Arc...
Apr 21, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush’s iPod: Take Two Bush’s iPod: Take Two
After reading that New York Times article about the President's iPod, I couldn't resist putting together a Top Ten playlist for Dubya. So, in my Editor's Cut last week, I nominate...
Apr 19, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Maryland Stands Up To Wal-Mart Sweet Victory: Maryland Stands Up To Wal-Mart
With the federal government content to let Wal-Mart run amok,it has been left up to the states to protect workers from the retailbehemoth's excesses. This past Saturday, April 9, ...
Apr 15, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
George Bush’s iPod Playlist George Bush’s iPod Playlist
Did you see the story the other day about George W's iPod? Seems he's had it since July, when his freewheeling twin daughters gave it to him as a birthday present. Dubya has some ...
Apr 13, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Montana Acts Patriotic Sweet Victory: Montana Acts Patriotic
Last week, we highlighted state minimum wage increases in Vermont andNew Jersey. This week, once again, we salute states that refuse tomarch lock-step with the Bush Administration...
Apr 8, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel