The Pulitzer Prize Winner and Her Husband The Pulitzer Prize Winner and Her Husband
It was less than one year after winning a Pulitzer Prize that columnist Connie Schultz took a leave from her job with the Cleveland Plain Dealer. She wanted to campaign full-time...
Jul 2, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bloomberg the Philanthropist Bloomberg the Philanthropist
Veteran journalist Roger Simon put it well: " Should [Mayor Bloomberg] spend a billion dollars on a quixotic campaign for President or [does he] spend the same billion dollars to ...
Jul 1, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Even Newer Left An Even Newer Left
The US Social Forum in Atlanta drew visionaries and veterans--of war and social movements--to chart a course for progressives.
Jun 30, 2007 / Feature / Dan Berger
Another World Is Possible; Another U.S.A. is Necessary Another World Is Possible; Another U.S.A. is Necessary
ATLANTA -- The political discussion in the United States is, for the most part, disappointing -- not merely because it is too ideologically and intellectually narrow but also beca...
Jun 30, 2007 / John Nichols
Supremely Bad Decisions Supremely Bad Decisions
With gleeful judicial activism, the Roberts Court swings right and sides with the interests of power.
Jun 29, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel
Shimon Dotan's documentary Hot House takes a candid and compelling look at Palestinians serving life terms in Israeli prisons.
Jun 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Weisberg
Should Democrats Nuke Washington? Should Democrats Nuke Washington?
It was not so long ago that Republicans threatened to "nuke" the Senate if Democrats employed the filibuster to block President Bush's judicial nominees, particularly tho...
Jun 29, 2007 / Ari Berman
Contempt of Congress Contempt of Congress
No one was all that surprised when the Bush administration announced Thursday that it would not cooperate with congressional demands for documents and testimony by prominent forme...
Jun 28, 2007 / John Nichols
Acting Locally Acting Locally
It's a frustrating time for those Americans who are fighting to end this war. There is gridlock in Washington. This White House continues to hang on to the argument that the US mu...
Jun 28, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Academic Freedom? What’s That? Academic Freedom? What’s That?
It's irresistible to beat up on rich, elite universities like Harvard, Yale and Stanford when they disregard the rights of low-wage workers. (I myself enjoyed beating up on Stanfor...
Jun 28, 2007 / Liza Featherstone