Republicans Act Like Addicts Republicans Act Like Addicts
I'm beginning to grow concerned for the Republicans. They can't stay on message, they can't pass any reforms, they can't support their President, they can't whip count and they ca...
Jun 5, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Minimum Wage Battle Rages On Sweet Victory: Minimum Wage Battle Rages On
Talk about a Raw Deal. If we don't see a boost in the federal minimum wage by next year, it will be the longest the country's ever gone without an increase. But after eight straig...
Jun 4, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Rell Vows to Clean Up Connecticut Sweet Victory: Rell Vows to Clean Up Connecticut
If you thought last week's Sweet Victory--highlighting the electoral reform movement sweeping North America--was encouraging, you'll be thrilled with the news coming out of Connec...
Jun 3, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cinderella Man Vs. Social Security Privatization Cinderella Man Vs. Social Security Privatization
Will Ron Howard's new film Cinderella Man help deliver a KO to Bush's Social Security privatization scam? It's easy to read too much into Hollywood's influence on our politics, bu...
May 31, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bloggers of Iran Bloggers of Iran
Did you know that on the eve of the Iranian presidential election, that country--with 70 percent of its population under 30--has 75,000 bloggers? I find that pretty stunning--and ...
May 30, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Electoral Reform is On the March Sweet Victory: Electoral Reform is On the March
Electoral reform is on the march. Burlington, Vermont, the state's biggest city, recently adopted instant runoff voting for its 2006 mayoral elections. On May 18th, Portland, Or...
May 26, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
M.A.D. About You M.A.D. About You
When the Republicans thought they were going to win the filibuster fight, they tried to change the term of art from "nuclear option" to "constitutional option." The GOP's lexicogr...
May 25, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cowboy Cheers Cowboy Cheers
Flouting the fact that Pat Robertson thinks the "activist" (Republican-sponsored and approved) judiciary is the worst threat America faces, the moralistic majority in the Texas le...
May 23, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wal-Mart Avarice Wal-Mart Avarice
Kudos to veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer for lambasting the New York Times for its "paean" to Wal-Mart heir Alice Walton, and taking aim at Wal-Mart's "systematic ob...
May 23, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: CPC Gets in Gear Sweet Victory: CPC Gets in Gear
If you don't know much about the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), you should. With 50-plus members, it's the single largest caucus in the House, and according to a study by...
May 19, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel