It’s Not About Dan and Katie It’s Not About Dan and Katie
When asked about his view of CBS Evening News during a radio interview with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Monday, Dan Rather said network execs had tried to boost ratings by "dumbin...
Jun 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is excited. And when Sanders - longtime maverick populist - is in that frame of mind, you know something right and smart is in the works. In thi...
Jun 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Where Is the Love? Where Is the Love?
None of us will soon forget that terrible Tuesday in November 2004 when the exit polling said one thing and Ohio said another, when values was the thing, Karl Rove was a genius, an...
Jun 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Judgment of Paris The Judgment of Paris
Last Friday, as the "The Judgment of Paris" media circus filled our airwaves (those very airwaves which, as FCC Commissioner Michael Copps recently reminded us in an intelligent N...
Jun 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Education for All Education for All
Paying for a college education has become a burden many Americans can no longer afford. Tuition has outpaced the rate of inflation for the last 16 years, some private schools are ...
Jun 11, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush in “Fantasyland” Bush in “Fantasyland”
Last month's failed missile defense test was categorized as a "No Test" by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The target missile didn't fly into range of the interceptor so it was...
Jun 7, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Lou Dobbs and Leprosy Lou Dobbs and Leprosy
Last week, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt wrote of Lou Dobbs' tenuous relationship with the truth – "a somewhat flexible relationship with reality"– and his refusal ...
Jun 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sex and Reality Sex and Reality
A recent study commissioned by Congress concluded that abstinence-only programs are completely ineffective in preventing or delaying teenagers from having sexual intercourse. Nor ...
Jun 4, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Somalia Strike The Somalia Strike
Here's something that didn't come up at Sunday's Democratic debate: Under what authorization did President Bush order a military strike on Somalia this past Friday--essentially wi...
Jun 4, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
When the Prince of Darkness Visits When the Prince of Darkness Visits
"I want to know when the Prince of Darkness comes to visit Mr. Cheney," the wife of a colleague said in response to the Vice President's most recent power grab. The most secretiv...
Jun 1, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel