Congress–Do No Harm! Congress–Do No Harm!
Here's what I Sent to The Hill--the DC weekly newspaper--when they asked me to contribute recently to their Punditspeak feature. Their question of the week: What Should Be the ...
Dec 18, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kucinich Makes Media an Issue Kucinich Makes Media an Issue
When Ted Koppel steered one of the most critical debates of the Democratic presidential contest toward horserace questions about endorsements, poll positions and fund raising, the...
Dec 14, 2003 / John Nichols
Down at the Mall Down at the Mall
Looking for serious sweatshop alternatives? Check out NoSweatShop.com, the new virtual union mall. Claiming to be "the first and only mall in the world where you can't find on...
Dec 10, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
San Francisco Showdown San Francisco Showdown
San Francisco is a dot.com city, so it should come as no surprise that the two candidates in Tuesday's runoff for mayor of America's left-coast city are pretty much summed up by t...
Dec 8, 2003 / John Nichols
Building A Progressive Majority Building A Progressive Majority
It's no secret that progressives need to build a stronger political infrastructure if we're going to achieve an enduring majority for positive change in this country. After all, ...
Dec 7, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Debating Media Ownership–Dec. 15 Debating Media Ownership–Dec. 15
Capitol Hill observers say that media ownership has been the second most discussed issue by constituents in 2003, trailing only the war on Iraq. This is a remarkable turnaround f...
Dec 7, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
McCarthy’s (and Ashcroft’s) Nemesis McCarthy’s (and Ashcroft’s) Nemesis
In the summer of 1951, Senator Joe McCarthy's burgeoning red scare had intimidated not just official Washington but the nation's media. Free speech was taking a hit everywhere, bu...
Dec 5, 2003 / John Nichols
Doonesbury Demolishes Coulter Doonesbury Demolishes Coulter
Check out Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury as he demolishes Ann Coulter in his November 16 strip . "Ann's latest is called 'Treason,' in which she denounces all liberals as trait...
Dec 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush as Financial Underdog? Bush as Financial Underdog?
I blamed it on my bleary eyes. After all, it was Friday 8:00am at the tail end of another long week. Was the New York Times's story actually reporting that, "Mr Bush's campaign s...
Dec 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tony Kushner in America Tony Kushner in America
America is better for Tony Kushner. A self-described "God-believing Jew and a historical materialist socialist humanist agnostic," Kushner--a member of The Nation's editorial boa...
Dec 2, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel