Trudeau’s Sandbox Trudeau’s Sandbox
Doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau had a terrific idea which he introduced in his Sunday strip. Explaining that the public is "increasingly disconnected from the troops," in part...
Oct 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘The Truth Will Out’ ‘The Truth Will Out’
In an op-ed in Sunday's Washington Post, Rep. John Murtha notes the "astonishing and unprecedented parade of retired US generals calling for a new direction in Iraq." But last we...
Oct 16, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anna Politkovskaya Anna Politkovskaya
The killing of Anna Politkovskaya October 7 has rallied hercolleagues and fellow citizens in a way few recent events have. "Wemust all change the situation after this tragedy and...
Oct 14, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anna Politkovskaya Anna Politkovskaya
The killing of Anna Politkovskaya has rallied her journalistic colleagues and fellow citizens in a way few other recent events have.
Oct 12, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Don’t Let Them Manufacture Another War Don’t Let Them Manufacture Another War
Representative Dennis Kucinich knows the neocon playbook used to lead our nation into war. That's why the courageous Congressman is doing everything he possibly can to ensure tha...
Oct 12, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Pink Is In Pink Is In
"I will not vote for or support any candidate for Congress or President who does not make a speedy end to the war in Iraq, and preventing any future war of aggression, a public po...
Oct 11, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Big Brother Is Watching Big Brother Is Watching
Amid the swirls of gun smoke from the Republican's circular firing squad in the Foleygate scandal, this little chestnut slipped through the media cracks. The Department of Homelan...
Oct 10, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Russia, a Courageous Voice Is Silenced In Russia, a Courageous Voice Is Silenced
Russia and the world have lost a great and courageous journalist. Thekilling of Anna Politkovskaya on October 7 is horrifying and shocking,but not unexpected. As Oleg Panfilov, wh...
Oct 8, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Waterboarding’s Comeback Waterboarding’s Comeback
Did you read Walter Pincus's important article in Thursday's Washington Post? Pincus--whose extraordinary reporting has been a rare beacon of truth and accountability in these las...
Oct 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Costs of War (Continued) The Costs of War (Continued)
Last week, Congress authorized another $70 billion for Afghanistan and Iraq in 2007, with additional increases through 2009. According to the National Priorities Project (NPP), $...
Oct 4, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel