War Made Easy War Made Easy
In 2005, Norman Solomon released his book, War Made Easy, which exposes the manner in which US presidents manage to sell war, like clockwork, through the same fallacious arguments...
Jul 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Specialist Town Goes to Washington Specialist Town Goes to Washington
Yesterday in the Cannon House Office Building, Room 334, it was standing room only as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing titled "PTSD and Personality Disorder...
Jul 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Obama Got it Right Why Obama Got it Right
In Monday's debate, and with the benefit of having time to think through her response, HillaryClinton posed as the foreign policy sophisticate to Barack Obama the bold leader who ...
Jul 25, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stand Up for DC’s Right to Vote Stand Up for DC’s Right to Vote
A striking yard sign is springing up on lawns across the nation's capital: a fist grasping a "V" with the words "I Demand The Vote" and "No Taxation Without Representation" writte...
Jul 24, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
YouTube Rocks YouTube Rocks
A few minutes into Monday night's CNN/You Tube debate at the Citadel Military Academy in South Carolina, Senator Barack Obama said, "I believe in the core decency of the Ameri...
Jul 24, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Legislation Watch: Ballot Integrity Act of 2007 Legislation Watch: Ballot Integrity Act of 2007
The Bush administration, its political appointees and their cronies have fomented dramatic fears in order to justify laws, policies and prosecutions that suppress the vote of mino...
Jul 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Censure for Bush & Cheney? Censure for Bush & Cheney?
On Meet the Press Sunday, Senator Russ Feingold announced that he will be introducing two censure resolutions in the next few days, aimed at holding President Bush, Vice-President ...
Jul 22, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Coming up on Meet the Press Coming up on Meet the Press
Friday night, one of my colleagues alerted me to the fact that I had confused McConnells. It's not the Bush "enabler" Senator (Mitch of Kentucky) who's going to be on NB...
Jul 21, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Ideas Sweet Ideas
Behind each sweet victory, there is usually a sweet idea. So it is heartening to see that The Roosevelt Institution, the nation's first student think tank, has been channeling it...
Jul 20, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Community, Conference Calls & Our Postal Rate Campaign Community, Conference Calls & Our Postal Rate Campaign
Yesterday afternoon I had one of the most moving experiences in my time here as editor. It was on a conference call with readers and friends committed to helping The Nation deal w...
Jul 19, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel