The Children Soldiers The Children Soldiers
I recently received the letter below. It's so moving, powerful and illustrative of the situation of many young US soliders in Iraq that I thought it was worth sharing. I am grate...
Mar 30, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Let the Franken Reign Begin! Let the Franken Reign Begin!
Conservatives used to have all the fun. Many years ago, right-wingers managed to use one-liners and political spoofs to skewer liberals as out of touch with mainstream American v...
Mar 25, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letter From Moscow Letter From Moscow
Uncle Sam hovered over the small crowd of 200 protesters gathered in Moscow today to mark the first anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. The papier mache puppet--with dollar s...
Mar 20, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Let’s End the Duopoly: Readers Respond Let’s End the Duopoly: Readers Respond
My March 2 weblog, "Let's End the Duopoly," laying out proposals for democratic reforms of our electoral system generated a number of valuable reader letters. Click here to read ...
Mar 16, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
CEOs For Universal Healthcare CEOs For Universal Healthcare
As a recent Washington Post business article reported (an article that should have been on the Post's front page!), manufacturers are quietly embracing the concept of universal ...
Mar 16, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The L-Word The L-Word
Why is it that liberals are so afraid to take their own side in an argument? "Look, labels are so silly in American politics," Senator Kerry replied evasively when asked during...
Mar 16, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kennedy’s Other Speech Kennedy’s Other Speech
Senator Edward Kennedy gave two magnificent speeches last week, but only one received the attention it deserved. While his blistering attack on the Bush Administration for mani...
Mar 10, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Big Fat Fraud A Big Fat Fraud
Bush's 9/11 campaign commercials are reckless and offensive. Depicting firefighters carrying bodies, draped in American flags, out of the World Trade Center rubble, they triviali...
Mar 9, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Clear Channel vs. the First Amendment Clear Channel vs. the First Amendment
"We must preserve radio as a medium for democracy." Sen. Russ Feingold, on January 30, 2003, before the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Media Concentration and Ownership i...
Mar 5, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Let’s End the Two-Party Duopoly Let’s End the Two-Party Duopoly
When Ralph Nader chided what he called the "liberal intelligentsia" for appealing to him not to run in 2004 as "a contemptuous statement against democracy, against freedom, agai...
Mar 3, 2004 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel