Postwar? Or Guerrilla War? Postwar? Or Guerrilla War?
On August 18th, one day before the horrifying bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, President Bush revised his earlier characterization of the fighting in Iraq. ...
Aug 21, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
For Halliburton, Iraq Is a Cash Cow For Halliburton, Iraq Is a Cash Cow
War is a tragedy for some and a boon for others. As American soldiers continue to die in Iraq, and the length of the war and its costs escalate, Halliburton, the company headed b...
Aug 20, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
August Wakeup Calls August Wakeup Calls
How skewed are this Administration's priorities? Consider the insanity of throwing away billions of dollars on hightech military boondoggles like Star Wars that don't work. Or d...
Aug 19, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slim Shady vs. Dubya Slim Shady vs. Dubya
It sounds like a Texas wrestling match: Slim vs Dubya. But in a recent poll that asked about truthfulness, rapper Eminem scored higher than President Bush. According to a global ...
Aug 18, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Form of Looting A Form of Looting
George Akerlof is becoming a household name. Well, sort of. The 2001 Nobel Prize Laureate for Economics, who teaches at Berkeley, was recently cited by Al Gore in his rousing spe...
Aug 17, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Shrill and Unstable Fox Shrill and Unstable Fox
Even in this summer of political circuses (think California recall), Fox News Network's lawsuit against comedian and author Al Franken may win the silly season award. Lawy...
Aug 13, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
I know how to work hard but not how to play. Take last summer. On my first night of vacation, I went to bed with David Brock's Blinded By the Right.
Aug 12, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Taking Back the Tax Debate Taking Back the Tax Debate
Maybe it's the summer heat, but I thought I was hallucinating when I picked up Monday's Washington Post and read the headline, "Democrats Not Shying Away from Tax Talk." It s...
Aug 1, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Parenting in 2003 Parenting in 2003
On the eve of the Clinton Impeachment hearings in 1998, The Sexuality Information and Education Council (SIECUS) sent out "Ten Tips for Talking about the Starr Report with Your C...
Jul 31, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Diplomat Who Resigned in Protest The Diplomat Who Resigned in Protest
Remember diplomat John Brady Kiesling's powerful resignation statement last February? Kiesling, who was serving as political counselor at the US Embassy in Athens, played a n...
Jul 31, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel