Juan Cole, the UN and Iraq Juan Cole, the UN and Iraq
Juan Cole's invaluable blog is of special interest today. Cole calls for the United Nations to set a clear timetable for US withdrawal from Iraq. He says it is an important opportu...
Feb 21, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cheney Stayed At Uncle Tom’s House Cheney Stayed At Uncle Tom’s House
Newsweek reported an interesting tidbit about Cheney's stay at the exclusive 50,000 acre preserve known as the Armstrong Ranch. It seems that the Vice-President's lodgings were in ...
Feb 21, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Report From The Frontlines Of American Poverty A Report From The Frontlines Of American Poverty
In these last couple days, I've been blogging about the shameful fact that America's minimum wage hasn't risen since 1997 and, adjusted for inflation, is at its lowest since 1956. ...
Feb 20, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Happiness Means… Being At That Stones Concert In Rio Happiness Means… Being At That Stones Concert In Rio
There's this Pew report out about happiness. (Don't you think that the very idea of quantifying happiness threatens it?) The report explains how happiness correlates with religiosi...
Feb 20, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
By the Numbers By the Numbers
After I blogged yesterday about the shameful fact that the richest country in the world has a minimum wage that 1) hasn't budged since 1997 and 2) leaves hardworking people and fam...
Feb 18, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Preschool for All Sweet Victory: Preschool for All
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen.
It is universally acknowledged that preschool plays a critical role in the educational and social development of children. proposed in his new state budget a provision that would grant all three and four year-olds access to preschool, regardless of income. While Oklahoma, Georgia and Florida currently offer pre-k to four year-olds, Illinois would become the first state to provide genuinely universal preschool in the country's history.
Feb 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Shame of The Nation The Shame of The Nation
The shame of the nation is revealed in this week's NewsFlash from the Economic Policy Institute. "Without a wage hike," EPI reports, "this year will usher in the gre...
Feb 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Green Rooms Green Rooms
I do a fair amount of TV. And though I never, ever, check my integrity at the door, I have to admit that there are some shows you wish you hadn't agreed to go on. I won't name na...
Feb 16, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Harry Whittington, Prison Reformer Harry Whittington, Prison Reformer
This afternoon, my friend Michael Mushlin--a longtime member of the invaluable Correctional Association of New York and a venerable professor at Pace Law School--sent me a worthy a...
Feb 15, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Shoot First, Blame Others Later Shoot First, Blame Others Later
Time and again, all we've asked of our government is simple honesty. In the war with Iraq, we wanted an honest assessment of the situation. According to the top CIA Middle East ana...
Feb 15, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel