Doonesbury Demolishes Coulter Doonesbury Demolishes Coulter
Check out Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury as he demolishes Ann Coulter in his November 16 strip . "Ann's latest is called 'Treason,' in which she denounces all liberals as trait...
Dec 4, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Recovery? What Recovery?
Third-quarter GDP grew by 8.2 percent, October unemployment dropped to 6 percent, manufacturing orders are soaring, the stock market is up--as are profits, the value of stock opt...
Dec 4, 2003 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush as Financial Underdog? Bush as Financial Underdog?
I blamed it on my bleary eyes. After all, it was Friday 8:00am at the tail end of another long week. Was the New York Times's story actually reporting that, "Mr Bush's campaign s...
Dec 4, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tony Kushner in America Tony Kushner in America
America is better for Tony Kushner. A self-described "God-believing Jew and a historical materialist socialist humanist agnostic," Kushner--a member of The Nation's editorial boa...
Dec 2, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Economic Recovery? What Economic Recovery?
Isn't it interesting that a few small percentage points here and there--third-quarter GDP showed an annual growth rate of 8.2 percent and monthly unemployment dropped from 6.1 pe...
Nov 26, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
GOP Scare Tactics GOP Scare Tactics
Want to see some thuggish Republican fear-mongering? Check out the GOP's first ad for the 2004 election, which starts running Sunday in Iowa. It accuses Democratic presidential c...
Nov 25, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Alabama on My Mind Alabama on My Mind
The weblog below was originally posted on November 2. We received some powerful responses, which convinced us to re-post the article, a look at why people frequently vote against...
Nov 22, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reader’s Mailbag Reader’s Mailbag
I read with interest Katrina vanden Heuvel's weblog in which she laments the recent decision by Alabama voters to vote down a referendum that would shift taxes from the "folks" t...
Nov 22, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Postwar Post’s Nuclear Truths The Postwar Post’s Nuclear Truths
At the end of October, The Washington Post published a ground-breaking 3,200-word front-page story about Iraq's prewar nuclear weapons program. Post reporter Bart Gellman's repor...
Nov 20, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Americans in London Americans in London
Massive street protests--and the biggest security operation Britain has ever seen for a visiting head of state--will greet George W. Bush when he visits London tomorrow. Antiw...
Nov 17, 2003 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel