Rethinking Afghanistan Rethinking Afghanistan
If elected, Senator Barack Obama has the possibility of reengaging with a world that seeks an America which isn't defined by Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo – but by the democratic ide...
Jul 22, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Going Green Going Green
In his Washington Post column last Friday, EJ Dionne writes that Al Gore is playing "his usual role of unpaid party visionary by arguing that we can ease the climate crisis, the e...
Jul 20, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The New Yorker cartoon controversy The New Yorker cartoon controversy
The Nation has a long history of publishing images even some of our staunchest fans find offensive. Just ask our cartoonists.
Jul 15, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
NOLA Watch: Gulf Stream Fails the Smell Test NOLA Watch: Gulf Stream Fails the Smell Test
Last Wednesday, on Capitol Hill, at a hearing packed with reporters, photographers, constituents, and industry reps, Representative Peter Welch (D-VT) zeroed in on a key moment in...
Jul 14, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Our Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit Our Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit
This afternoon, President Bush signed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, a piece of legislation that will needlessly expand the government's ability to spy on Americans and ensure t...
Jul 10, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraq Reconstruction Corruption, Part 7 Iraq Reconstruction Corruption, Part 7
In January, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, a Green Beret, was electrocuted when he stepped into a shower at his barracks in Baghdad. He wasn't the first. In all, 13 Americans have died...
Jul 7, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
To Israel, via J Street To Israel, via J Street
For too long now, when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other issues of war and peace in the Middle East, the mainstream media and too many politicians in the US h...
Jul 1, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Voting Rights: Online Resources Voting Rights: Online Resources
An online guide to organizations working to build a more perfect union.
Jul 1, 2008 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
America Needs Electoral Reform America Needs Electoral Reform
Progressives need to drive a bold new agenda to invigorate democracy and capture greater power for the people
Jul 1, 2008 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iran, Fearmongering & Election ’08 Iran, Fearmongering & Election ’08
The essential and not surprising reality of 2008: The Republicans are desperate for a national security threat to rally their base. How else to explain McCain's uber-adviser/ lob...
Jun 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel