Responsive Chords Responsive Chords
The pioneering genius of political advertising, Tony Schwartz, used to preach that the most effective ads don't seek to convey information but to reach into the target audiences'...
Jun 2, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Image of America An Image of America
A close friend writes: "Here is something I ran across in the new Collected Poems of Robert Lowell (sorry, I know poetry isn't your thing). It's in a note to The Quaker Graveyard...
Jun 2, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Not a War on Terror It’s Not a War on Terror
It's time to stop calling the post 9/11 struggle against terrorism a "war." Iraq is a (disastrous) war; Afghanistan was a brief one. But the struggle against stateless terrorists...
Jun 2, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Our Camera in NY’s Prisons Our Camera in NY’s Prisons
You need look no further than the prisoner abuse in Iraq to understand the importance of the work of the Correctional Association of New York. For almost 160 years, since a law ...
May 30, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nader Does the CFR Nader Does the CFR
If only Candidate Nader were Citizen Nader. That's what I kept thinking as I listened Monday evening to his speech delivered in the citadel of America's establishment--the Counci...
May 27, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Help Stephanie Herseth Help Stephanie Herseth
When I wrote about South Dakota populist Stephanie Herseth in this space in April, the polls showed her well ahead of her rightwing rival in the race to finish out Bill Janklow'...
May 26, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Middle Class Scorecard A Middle Class Scorecard
The non-partisan Drum Major Institute has just released its first-ever scorecard of votes on legislation that significantly impact America's middle class. In "Middle Class 2003: ...
May 22, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kerry’s Exit Strategy Kerry’s Exit Strategy
The facts on the ground are inescapable--the US occupation of Iraq must be ended. Over the last several weeks, many of the nation's pundits, policy-makers and military brass have...
May 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Dumbest Policy The Dumbest Policy
As if the military, political, and moral fallout from George Bush's regime change in Iraq isn't enough, the White House has now announced its intentions "to bring an end" to the ...
May 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Back to the Two Americas Back to the Two Americas
One day after the most recent monthly jobs report showed that 280,000 new jobs were created in April--welcome news, but, the Bush Administration's job record is still dismal and ...
May 13, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel