James Talarico Is Preaching a Gospel of Pluralism James Talarico Is Preaching a Gospel of Pluralism
He’s not the only progressive doing it.
Oct 19, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language
Candidates in 2026 are responding to an electorate that’s ready to abolish ICE, tax the billionaire class, and free Palestine.
Oct 13, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation
How Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act Would Rein In the Private-Equity Vampire How Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act Would Rein In the Private-Equity Vampire
Let’s build an economy where patients, renters, and even youth hockey teams are given priority over investor profits.
Oct 8, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders—2 Sharply Different Views of America’s Role in the World Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders—2 Sharply Different Views of America’s Role in the World
One is an imperial gangster; the other seeks to create a world “not based on greed but based on justice, on decency.”
Oct 5, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
On Being Awarded the Women Waging Peace Award On Being Awarded the Women Waging Peace Award
It has never been more urgent to revive the idea of peace, not as a slogan, but as the only serious, respectable, responsible, reasonable, humane position.
Oct 1, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is There Any Good News Left? Is There Any Good News Left?
Despite what our algorithms suggest, there’s still news worth celebrating.
Sep 23, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
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
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
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