Confronting the CEO Pay Gap Confronting the CEO Pay Gap
The staggering gap between CEOs and workers is, at long last, getting some attention in Campaign '08. But there's still more to be done to tackle the gap. If candidates really wan...
Aug 28, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Economy Debates The Economy Debates
Want to know the real differences between the candidates? Listen to what they say about the economy.
Aug 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Challenging the Limits? Challenging the Limits?
The Economist's cover last week asked, "Is America Turning Left?" The magazine's answer--a grudging yes. "...The American people seem to be reacting to conservative overreach by t...
Aug 21, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Enormous Cost of War The Enormous Cost of War
The National Priorities Project (NPP), a research organization that analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand how their tax dollars are spent, continues to...
Aug 17, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Americans Against Escalation in Iraq Americans Against Escalation in Iraq
This summer, Americans Against Escalation in Iraq – a broad coalition of advocacy organizations and political action committees from across the political spectrum – has launch...
Aug 14, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A New New Deal A New New Deal
When the levees broke in New Orleans, I wrote about the desperate need for a New Deal for the 21st Century – one which would rebuild a crumbling infrastructure, help address gl...
Aug 8, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Divider The Divider
When asked by George Stephanopoulos in the Sunday Republican debate to list his mistakes, Rudy Giuliani replied, "George, your father is a priest. I can explain it to your father,...
Aug 7, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mea Culpa Time Mea Culpa Time
It's a bad Sunday when I don't agree with Frank Rich. His brilliant, elegant New York Times column has consistently and mercilessly exposed the cruelty, folly and hypocrisy of gove...
Aug 6, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
When a Government Won’t Own Up When a Government Won’t Own Up
Rescue and cleanup workers, who put their lives on the line in our nation's darkest hour, weren't given information about environmental risks and are now paying the price with fin...
Aug 2, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Josh Marshall on Impeachment Josh Marshall on Impeachment
What was once considered marginal is now mainstream. A majority of the country supports beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice-President Dick Cheney; and when it comes to h...
Jul 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel