Katrina vanden Heuvel

Editor and Publisher

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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.

This Week At TheNation.com This Week At TheNation.com

The two big stories that defined our week, and speak to our role as a magazine. Plus: A haunting slideshow and a host of new video features. 

Jun 25, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

After McChrystal, Time to Change Course in Afghanistan After McChrystal, Time to Change Course in Afghanistan

More than six months after the implementation of McChrystal's strategy, it's clear that the policies Obama endorsed in Afghanistan are failing on all fronts.

Jun 23, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Moment of Truth A Moment of Truth

If we fail to understand the need to invest in people and our future—now and in the months, perhaps years, ahead—the already weak recovery will unravel.

Jun 22, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week at TheNation.com This Week at TheNation.com

The successful launch of The Nation on GRIT TV. Plus, Glenn Beck and the World Cup, moving to a clean economy and the Republican Party's "Year of the Woman."

Jun 18, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Are Obama and Progressives on the Outs? Are Obama and Progressives on the Outs?

There's a tension between the Obama administration and the progressive movement, but it's not the one mainstream media have been describing or that the White House seems to perce...

Jun 16, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Exceptional Women in Publishing 2010 Exceptional Women in Publishing 2010

My remarks on receiving the EWIP award.

Jun 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week at TheNation.com This Week at TheNation.com

Our new video program. Plus: What progressives can learn from Arkansas, and a first-person perspective on the flotilla raid. 

Jun 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Carly Fiorina: Don’t Believe the Hype Carly Fiorina: Don’t Believe the Hype

Carly Fiorina claims to have created jobs and balanced budgets. That's about as truthful as BP's self-proclaimed environmental stewardship.

Jun 11, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ending Pay-to-Play Politics Ending Pay-to-Play Politics

Dick Durbin and Donna Edwards are behind legislation to create a public campaign financing system and a constitutional amendment granting Congress the authority to regulate corpora...

Jun 10, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas? Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas?

Thomas's remarks were offensive, but considering her journalistic moxie and courage over many decades, isn't there room for someone who made a mistake, apologized for it and wants ...

Jun 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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