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The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio
Sherrod Brown is a true-blue, pro-union progressive beloved by many Ohioans. But Republicans are preparing for a “dogfight.”
Sep 18, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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The War Party Is Back The War Party Is Back
Biden’s appointments reflect his policies, and the leaders of his foreign policy team—Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan—are implicated ...
Sep 7, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Where Did Our Public Toilets Go? Where Did Our Public Toilets Go?
Why the state of a country’s civilization can be judged by its public facilities.
Aug 29, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next? Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next?
Private military companies, war, and the dilemma of the elites.
Aug 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace? Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace?
Cooperatives can be part of the solution in building the working and middle class in this country.
Aug 15, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Fear of Flying? Fear of Flying?
The fight for airline passenger rights—and holding the industry to account.
Aug 1, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About
What it means to be a patriot, a scientist, and a heretic.
Jul 19, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO
Katrina vanden Heuvel went on Democracy Now! to discuss Ukraine’s push to join NATO and the US plan to send cluster bombs.
Jul 11, 2023 / Video / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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The Private Equity Takeover of Hospice Care The Private Equity Takeover of Hospice Care
Half of all Americans now die in hospice care.
Jul 7, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic
But on security and Ukraine, he’s making more sense than the crackpot establishment.
Jul 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel