Sweet Victories Sweet Victories
Since starting Editor's Cut in April 2003, I've often written about how it can be difficult, in these times, to maintain a sense of hope--as corruption, war, lies and injustices l...
Mar 3, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“I Am Free–To Think–To Speak” “I Am Free–To Think–To Speak”
In a series of extraordinary speeches, Senator Robert Byrd, a longtime historian of the Senate, has persistently sounded the alarm about imperial executive power. He has unflinchi...
Mar 2, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
She Has the Power She Has the Power
Gloria Totten is the savvy executive director of Progressive Majority--and she's bullish about Howard Dean's ascendance: he will speak "with a clear voice," pursue a "movement-bui...
Feb 28, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Making It Even Harder to Make Ends Meet Making It Even Harder to Make Ends Meet
Your credit card issuers are hoping that the sixth time will be the charm for a bill they've been pushing since the Clinton years: "The Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act" (now S.256 ...
Feb 25, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Facing South Facing South
Ex-Nation intern Chris Kromm and the Institute for Southern Studies--a "think tank/act tank" founded by civil rights veterans, which publishes the award-winning Southern Exposure ...
Feb 23, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No Stems, No Seeds No Stems, No Seeds
In secretly taped conversations in 1998 and 1999, President Bush admitted to deliberately "stoned-walling" the press about his past drug use during the 2000 election. Quote: "I ...
Feb 22, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Church Folks for a Better America Church Folks for a Better America
George Hunsinger gives the lie to the Right's caricature of progressives as anti-religious zealots. As a minister, the McCord professor of theology at Princeton Theological Semina...
Feb 18, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rushed Rushed
Al Franken's decision not to run for the Senate is a loss for the people of Minnesota and the country, but at least he'll have more time for his very funny radio show and books. I...
Feb 17, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Faux Journalism Faux Journalism
As the Gannongate scandal grows more disturbing by the day, it is worth remembering that this is but the latest round in the Bush White House's assault on the freedom of the press...
Feb 15, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Zephyr Teachout to Howard Dean Zephyr Teachout to Howard Dean
The blogopshere is jam-packed with strategic advice for new DNC Chair Howard Dean. One of the most thoughtful pieces was written by Zack Exley--former director for MoveOn.org and ...
Feb 13, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel