Around The Nation Around The Nation
Last week in The Nation, investigative reporter Teo Ballve exposed a stunning lapse in American foreign policy: USAID's "Plan Colombia" appears to be subsidizing drug traffickers....
Jun 9, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time for a New Round of Stimulus Time for a New Round of Stimulus
"We might be witnessing the mother of all jobless recoveries." That's how economist Bernard Baumohl described today's jobs report to the New York Times. While there were "o...
Jun 5, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Seat at the Table for Single-Payer A Seat at the Table for Single-Payer
This week, Senator Bernie Sanders has been firing on all cylinders as hecontinues his advocacy for real healthcare reform that controls costswhile extending quality care to every...
Jun 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gun (In)Sanity Gun (In)Sanity
Despite a Democratic Congress and President, it's been a bad time for common sense measures to curb gun violence. Earlier this year, a voting rights bill for the citizens of the...
Jun 2, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time Will Justify Our Strength Time Will Justify Our Strength
At a moment when our country stands at a potentially transformative political moment--an opportunity to realize the ideal of a nation governed by the rule of law, the Massachusett...
May 30, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Did AT&T Crown American Idol’s Winner? Did AT&T Crown American Idol’s Winner?
Okay, I know the stealing of "American Idol 2009" isn't on par with the stealing of the 2000 election. But for American Idol fan(atic)s, and I confess I am one, Wednesday's New...
May 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Exacting Change Exacting Change
Obama's signature economic reforms are under siege. Without a grassroots challenge to business as usual, we won't get the change we were promised, much less the change we need.
May 27, 2009 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis
On May 12, in a packed hearing room on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) held a spirited briefing for its Members and their staffs -- "Voices from the Front...
May 26, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Call For Universal Voter Registration A Call For Universal Voter Registration
This is the third in a series of posts concerned with just democracy.The first was an overview of the current state of our electoral system;the second a look at the prospects for...
May 22, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA
Advocates who have fought for decades for criminal justice reform rightly see this moment as one where the stars are aligning for change. The fiscal crisis has governors and state...
May 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel