Sestak vs. Specter Sestak vs. Specter
The debate over issues like President Obama's stimulus, healthcarereform and climate change have revealed fault lines in the country, butalso within the Democratic party. In the ...
Aug 13, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Organizing For A Public Option? Organizing For A Public Option?
For those who were counting on President Obama's grassroots army--Organizing for America (OFA)--to lead the fight this August for a public health insuranceoption, there are some...
Aug 12, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
HCAN Turns Up the Heat HCAN Turns Up the Heat
In 2007, USAction Executive Director Jeff Blum and Richard Kirsch,then-director of Citizen Action of New York, were tossing around theidea of how best to advance the fight for qu...
Aug 7, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rep. Ryan’s Plan to Make Your Healthcare Worse Rep. Ryan’s Plan to Make Your Healthcare Worse
Last week, I co-hosted Carlos Watson's morning news program on MSNBC. In an interview with Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Congressman was combativeas he wrongly dismissed Democratic pr...
Aug 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wealth for the Common Good Wealth for the Common Good
At a moment when conservative Democrats are holding real healthcare reform hostage under the guise of "fiscal discipline"--fighting against a robust public option, promoting a ...
Jul 30, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town
This isn't a healthcare crisis, this is a state of emergency. 14,000 Americans are losing their coverage every day, and 17,000 are forced into bankruptcy every week because they ...
Jul 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Last summer, just hours after President Bush continued his dangerousexpansion of executive powers and signed the "FISA Amendments Act of2008," legislation that needlessly expande...
Jul 27, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ain’t Nothing Centrist About Them Ain’t Nothing Centrist About Them
At this moment -- when 72 percent of the nation supports a public planoption and 14,000 people lose their healthcare every day -- the HouseBlue Dogs and conservative Democratic S...
Jul 24, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Better Way for Afghan Women than War A Better Way for Afghan Women than War
Earlier this year, I challenged the notion put forth by some feminists and human rights groups that a US military presence in Afghanistan is both justified and necessary in orde...
Jul 21, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Eric Cantor’s Cant Eric Cantor’s Cant
Eric Cantor may be a GOP rising star, but he sure is a hypocrite.
Jul 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel