King of Distraction King of Distraction
Michael Jackson has been acquitted on the ten charges of child molestation and related wrongs that were brought against the self-proclaimed "King of Pop." So what! That's righ...
Jun 14, 2005 / John Nichols
It’s Class, Stupid! It’s Class, Stupid!
In recent weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have run a series of articles about issues of class and inequality in America. These two media pillars have compr...
Jun 8, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dumping on Dean Dumping on Dean
Congressional Democrats never supported Dean for DNC chair. They wanted someone lower-profile and less hyperbolic. Apparently they wanted someone like RNC Chair Ken Mehlman. Still...
Jun 7, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dopey Court Ruling Dopey Court Ruling
It is not often that this column finds itself in agreement with Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Sandra Day O'Connor, three...
Jun 7, 2005 / John Nichols
Republicans Act Like Addicts Republicans Act Like Addicts
I'm beginning to grow concerned for the Republicans. They can't stay on message, they can't pass any reforms, they can't support their President, they can't whip count and they ca...
Jun 5, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Minimum Wage Battle Rages On Sweet Victory: Minimum Wage Battle Rages On
Talk about a Raw Deal. If we don't see a boost in the federal minimum wage by next year, it will be the longest the country's ever gone without an increase. But after eight straig...
Jun 4, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Rell Vows to Clean Up Connecticut Sweet Victory: Rell Vows to Clean Up Connecticut
If you thought last week's Sweet Victory--highlighting the electoral reform movement sweeping North America--was encouraging, you'll be thrilled with the news coming out of Connec...
Jun 3, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraq Is the Issue Iraq Is the Issue
They came to hear Howard Dean. But they got the message that matters from Arianna Huffington. That's because, while the chairman of the Democratic National Committee delivered a...
Jun 2, 2005 / John Nichols
The Mysteries of Watergate The Mysteries of Watergate
The remarkable thing about the revelation of the identity of the Watergate-era tipster known as "Deep Throat" is that nothing about the news seems particularly remarkable. In hin...
Jun 1, 2005 / John Nichols
Cinderella Man Vs. Social Security Privatization Cinderella Man Vs. Social Security Privatization
Will Ron Howard's new film Cinderella Man help deliver a KO to Bush's Social Security privatization scam? It's easy to read too much into Hollywood's influence on our politics, bu...
May 31, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel