Of Hawks and Hacks Of Hawks and Hacks
In an icy blast from the past, Cold War Hawks (the original neo-conservatives) recently resurrected their decades-old group--the Committee on the Present Danger. Originally fo...
Aug 4, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Shameful Veto A Shameful Veto
Governor George Pataki's recent veto of the minimum wage bill passed by the New York State Senate was misguided and cruel. His decision sends a clear message: "New York State to ...
Aug 2, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Swing Fantasies Swing Fantasies
I sometimes fantasize about being reincarnated as a swing voter in Ohio. After all, the entire convention was designed to seduce about 11 voters in that great state. In Boston, ...
Jul 30, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraq, the US and the World Iraq, the US and the World
Inside the Fleet Center this week, few speakers have engaged the fierce antiwar views of the vast majority of delegates. Instead, activists and delegates flocked to panels and f...
Jul 30, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
And the Platform Says What? And the Platform Says What?
Did you know that, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll, nine out of ten delegates gathered in Boston think the US should not have gone to war in Iraq and say the gains fr...
Jul 28, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Michael Moore Hits Cambridge Michael Moore Hits Cambridge
To strains of "You're Still The One," Senator Edward Kennedy exited stage left, surrounded by family--heading to a tribute at Boston Symphony Hall. "The only thing we have to fear...
Jul 28, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive’ ‘Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive’
Just as I thought they were going to start playing Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen's oldie "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (Mister in-Between)" in the convention hall, former President...
Jul 27, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Little Political History A Little Political History
As convention time approached, I asked one of America's most prominent historians, Eric Foner, for some political history about Boston and Massachusetts. Foner, a valued member o...
Jul 25, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Victory for Workers A Victory for Workers
Watch this space all week for DNC-related posts. ********** This past week, the New York State Senate took the historic and long overdue step of passing a bill to raise our state...
Jul 23, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush’s War on Science Bush’s War on Science
In August 2001, George W. Bush gave a primetime speech promising to limit the number of stem cell lines available for research on Alzheimer's, cancer and other diseases. Bush ...
Jul 20, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel