Bipartisan Blather Bipartisan Blather
Bipartisanship is back as the next new thing in Washington.
Feb 23, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Snipping at Immigrants’ Safety Net Snipping at Immigrants’ Safety Net
In search of a trifling 1.5 percent bite to take out of California's $20 billion budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a cruel and short-sighted cut in public assista...
Feb 22, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
A big announcement: our new columnist! Plus: Did the stimulus work? And more on the double-agents of cable news.
Feb 19, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fair Elections Now Fair Elections Now
The recent Supreme Court Citizens United campaign finance decision is a dramatic assault on American democracy, giving corporations the ultimate authority over elections and govern...
Feb 18, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
After Bayh, Less Bipartisanship Needed After Bayh, Less Bipartisanship Needed
So Evan Bayh, the Senate's poster boy for bipartisanship, is, in the immortal words of the Jackson 5, "goin' back to Indiana." The senator explains, "There is too mu...
Feb 16, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
The Nation is excited to announce that our March 8th issue (which goes live at TheNation.com next Thursday) marks the debut of Melissa Harris-Lacewell's new column, Sister Citizen....
Feb 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover
The "I will mess you up" Senator is what Keith Olbermann is now calling Al Franken. He also added that "orientation" for Minnesota's Senator is now over.
Feb 10, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New Web Column at The Washington Post New Web Column at The Washington Post
I've started writing a weekly web column for washingtonpost.com. I'll be posting every Tuesday at noon. Here's the first one. I welcome your comments.
Feb 9, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Welcome to Palinland Welcome to Palinland
With a nod to Rick Perlstein, Welcome to Palinland. Atop Palinland's Mount Rushmore are Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater. Palinland's Bill of Rights has been edited and redacted...
Feb 8, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Hopefully you've read Professor Lawrence Lessig's provocative new essay, "How to Get Our Democracy Back." Lessig's piece is essential reading for people across the politi...
Feb 6, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel