The New Disaster Flick The New Disaster Flick
On May 28th, Twentieth Century Fox will release a new disaster film. But The Day After Tomorrow is not your conventional fear flick. It's not about biological, nuclear or milita...
May 10, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Open Letter to George Bush An Open Letter to George Bush
Last week in this space I asked where were the former US diplomats speaking out against George Bush's dangerous foreign-policy as fifty-two of their British counterparts did rec...
May 5, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Torture at Abu Ghraib Torture at Abu Ghraib
The shocking photos of US soldiers torturing Iraqis detainees shown last Wednesday on CBS's Sixty Minutes II provoked immediate international outrage. Now, veteran American inves...
May 3, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democracy is on the Ballot Democracy is on the Ballot
On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush donned a flight suit and landed in a jet on the Abraham Lincoln's flight deck off the coast of San Diego. There, in front of sailors and camera cr...
Apr 30, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Open Letter to Tony Blair An Open Letter to Tony Blair
In an unprecedented open letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair published in both the Guardian and Independent newspapers on Tuesday, April 27, (and reprinted below), fifty...
Apr 29, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Join the Battle for the White House Join the Battle for the White House
You don't have to live in a battleground state to join the battle for the White House in November. With an election that is almost certain to be decided by a whisker in a handful...
Apr 27, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Let’s Take Back America Let’s Take Back America
Looking for a savvy, sassy and strategic agenda to counter the rightwing and take America back from the most extremist Administration of our lifetime? Pick up a copy of Taking ...
Apr 22, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Meet ALICE Meet ALICE
It isn't sexy. In fact, it's not even something that most people even notice. But local government in thousands of counties, cities and towns--with more than 490,000 elected offi...
Apr 21, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Attention Must Be Paid Attention Must Be Paid
The greatest economic injustice in America isn't corporate malfeasance, anemic job growth or the outsourcing of jobs, as the mainstream media suggests. The biggest scandal is the...
Apr 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
President on Probation President on Probation
"The President is on probation with military voters," says Peter Feaver, professor of Political Science at Duke University and an expert on military-civilian relations. It may ...
Apr 14, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel