Katrina vanden Heuvel

Editor and Publisher

@KatrinaNation

Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor and publisher of The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture. An expert on international affairs and US politics, she is an award-winning columnist and frequent contributor to The Guardian. Vanden Heuvel is the author of several books, including The Change I Believe In: Fighting for Progress in the Age of Obama, and co-author (with Stephen F. Cohen) of Voices of Glasnost: Interviews with Gorbachev’s Reformers.

How The Nation Covered 9/11

How The Nation Covered 9/11 How "The Nation" Covered 9/11

Our phone lines were down. People were weeping. But we got an issue out the door with morality, justice, and nuance.

Sep 11, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America

Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America Dolly Parton Understood That Working 9 to 5 Doesn’t Really Pay the Bills in Today’s America

Social mobility has ground to a halt. Why that’s lousy for American music.

Sep 9, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read

Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read Angie Nixon Is Fighting for the Right to Read

The Florida Senate candidate responded to Republican book-banning schemes by opening a bookstore.

Sep 8, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

A grocery store worker stocks shelves of lettuce and other greens.

The Dangerous Summer of Food Recalls The Dangerous Summer of Food Recalls

Will they lead to a food safety reckoning?

Aug 25, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

“Israel’s Lobby” is a new book by Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick

Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power? Is America in the Grip of a Foreign Power?

A vital discussion on the state of the Israel lobby.

Aug 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer and Katrina vanden Heuvel

People hold up signs on a pedestrian bridge during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in Berkeley, California, on July 18, 2026.

Willie Nelson Gets It—This Time About Data Centers Willie Nelson Gets It—This Time About Data Centers

“The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter).”

Aug 11, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party

And despite all the establishment pushback, voters know it.

Aug 10, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plays goalkeeper in Central Park on June 8, 2026. During the World Cup, the city secured 1,000 affordable tickets for residents and kept soccer pitches open and illuminated overnight.

Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy

And it’s backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city.

Jul 28, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, in Washington.

Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem

Little Marco is a modern-day Joe McCarthy, brandishing a list of supposed Cuban influence agents.

Jul 23, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, attends the presentation of the book “The Light of Awakening. From Palestine to the Entire World, a Manifesto of Resistance“ and freedom at Spirit de Milan in Milan, Italy, on May 27, 2026.

Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down

Talking to the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories about genocide, standing up to the hatred of the establishment, and ending war.

Jul 22, 2026 / Q&A / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols

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