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
Stand and Fight Stand and Fight
One thing we can say for certain at this point, after the grieving, the anger, is that the country is still bitterly divided. We saw two turnouts and Two Nations last night. Bot...
Nov 3, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Election Day Top Ten Election Day Top Ten
I couldn't let Election Day come and go without offering a top ten list of progressive groups working for change on November 2nd and beyond. Here, then, is my far-from-comprehensi...
Nov 1, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
All About Osama All About Osama
In the most unexpected and bizarre October surprise of my lifetime, Osama bin Laden interjected himself into the last days of the presidential campaign by editorializing against B...
Nov 1, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trick Or… Trick Or…
It's fitting that the last seven days of a presidential campaign fall during Halloween week. Scare tactics are the order for each day. The difference this year is the Republicans ...
Oct 29, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel