Of Groceries, Abortions, and Nice, Classic Handbags Of Groceries, Abortions, and Nice, Classic Handbags
I was planning to start this blog by writing about The New York Times Sunday Magazine's special issue on income inequality -- Larry Summers (him again!), John Edwards, class co...
Jun 12, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
The Judgment of Paris The Judgment of Paris
Last Friday, as the "The Judgment of Paris" media circus filled our airwaves (those very airwaves which, as FCC Commissioner Michael Copps recently reminded us in an intelligent N...
Jun 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Save the Internet–Again Save the Internet–Again
Concerned citizens nationwide are rallying to stop the latest phone and cable company assault on Internet freedom as the Federal Communications Commission weighs new rules to prot...
Jun 12, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Help a Child Take a Vacation from War Help a Child Take a Vacation from War
Since she's not yet blogging herself, I wanted to draw some web users' attention to Nation columnist Katha Pollitt's call for donations to the Bosnian Initiative Frankfurt. Pollit...
Jun 11, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Education for All Education for All
Paying for a college education has become a burden many Americans can no longer afford. Tuition has outpaced the rate of inflation for the last 16 years, some private schools are ...
Jun 11, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No Confidence in GOP to Challenge Gonzales No Confidence in GOP to Challenge Gonzales
New York Senator Chuck Schumer has for some weeks been calling for a vote of "no confidence" in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. And it looks like he may get one – or, to be m...
Jun 9, 2007 / John Nichols
Frustrated With Bush and the Democrats Frustrated With Bush and the Democrats
Only one in five American voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction, and the overwhelming majority of them have lost confidence in President Bush to right...
Jun 7, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush in “Fantasyland” Bush in “Fantasyland”
Last month's failed missile defense test was categorized as a "No Test" by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The target missile didn't fly into range of the interceptor so it was...
Jun 7, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
GOP to Bush: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out GOP to Bush: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out
Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate was, for the most part, a polite affair. Candidates frequently spoke of how much they agreed with their opponents. They acknowledged...
Jun 6, 2007 / John Nichols
Lou Dobbs and Leprosy Lou Dobbs and Leprosy
Last week, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt wrote of Lou Dobbs' tenuous relationship with the truth – "a somewhat flexible relationship with reality"– and his refusal ...
Jun 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel