Truth and Consequences in Ukraine Truth and Consequences in Ukraine
A Russian friend once said to me, "You Americans are an odd people. You love our liberals, but you don't like your own liberals." He added, "You should support your local liberal...
Nov 29, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Desperate Republicans Desperate Republicans
In the pregame highlights for the next two years of Republican one-party rule, rightwing radicals dropped their towels and exposed themselves in all their naked ambition last week...
Nov 23, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Modest Appointments Modest Appointments
Bush has appointed Torture Guy to run the American "Justice" Department, his "work wife" to serve as America's top diplomat, and a partisan hatchet man, Porter Goss, to subject th...
Nov 22, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dean Tells It Like It Is Dean Tells It Like It Is
If you want some straight talk in these days of the Democratic Leadership Council's calls to retreat to a monastery or move to the center, check out Howard Dean's feisty comments ...
Nov 17, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Creeping Creationism Creeping Creationism
Some days it feels like 1925--when William Jennings Bryan defended the merits of creationism in the Scopes Monkey trial--all over again. I've written before about how the Right w...
Nov 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Defining Failure Down Defining Failure Down
Last July, the Washington Post devoted much of its front-page to a well-reported story indicting National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice for her role in misleading Congress and...
Nov 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Small But Sweet Victories: Part 2 Small But Sweet Victories: Part 2
Earlier this week, I wrote about some small but sweet election victories which progressives should be celebrating. I ended by asking readers to send me victories they believed we...
Nov 12, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Progressives: Get Ready to Fight Progressives: Get Ready to Fight
Applying the lessons of 2004.
Nov 11, 2004 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
The Republican Dictionary The Republican Dictionary
At least until the draft comes, progressive Americans will not be fleeing en masse to Canada, despite the charming offer of so many compassionate Canadians to sacrifice their si...
Nov 9, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Small–But Sweet Victories Small–But Sweet Victories
I admit that it's hard in these post-election days to maintain a sense of hope in the face of the grief, anger and outrage over the prospect of a second Bush term. But millions ...
Nov 7, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel