George’s Curious Tricks and Gimmicks George’s Curious Tricks and Gimmicks
Despite his best efforts, George Bush's recent budget places his values in plain view for all of America to see. Mr. Bush plans to cut $65 billion from domestic spending on progra...
Feb 8, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Ken (Mehlman) Who Has Anger Management Problems It’s Ken (Mehlman) Who Has Anger Management Problems
GOP Chairman, Ken Mehlman, made the talk show rounds on Sunday in order to dismiss Hillary Clinton as a woman who "seems to have a lot of anger." And what was Mehlman's ...
Feb 7, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Ken (Mehlman) Who Has Anger Management Problems It’s Ken (Mehlman) Who Has Anger Management Problems
A White House attack dog who's out of sync with the values of most Americans.
Feb 7, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Going Postal Going Postal
Did you see last week's horrifying stories about the shootings at the Southern California mail distribution center? A 44 year old woman shot three employees in a parking lot, and t...
Feb 7, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Stuff Happens” Rumsfeld Comes to NY “Stuff Happens” Rumsfeld Comes to NY
On February 17th, Secretary of Defense Donald "Stuff Happens" Rumsfeld will visit the Council on Foreign Relations, the citadel of America's foreign-policy establishment. The topi...
Feb 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Texas Judge Denounces New Bankruptcy Law Texas Judge Denounces New Bankruptcy Law
I received this email from my colleague Doug Henwood last week: A bankruptcy judge in Texas, by all accounts a sober and respected fellow, wrote the attached opinion, denouncing ...
Feb 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Detroit: Super Bowl City on the Brink Detroit: Super Bowl City on the Brink
Must read article--by The Nation's very own sportswriter Dave Zirin--about the bacchanalia atmosphere of the Super Bowl set against the ravaged backdrop of America's most impoveris...
Feb 5, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Washington State Says No To Discrimination Sweet Victory: Washington State Says No To Discrimination
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Cal Anderson, Washington's first openly gay state congressman, spent each of his eight years in the legislature fighting for a gay rights bill wh...
Feb 4, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“The Long War”? “The Long War”?
So, now, the Bush Administration has given an official name to the war on terrorism. "Long War." Who knows if this term will stick? Last August, Bush reached for his dict...
Feb 3, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Real Alternative State of the Union A Real Alternative State of the Union
The antidote to President Bush's vapid and unrealistic repetition of increasingly dangerous delusions about everything from the continued occupation of Iraq to warrantless wiretapp...
Feb 2, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel