Filibuster Follies Filibuster Follies
With 35 million people uninsured, and Big Insurance on the verge of receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies through healthcare reform, the idea that a Blanche Lincol...
Nov 25, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around the Nation Around the Nation
In his contribution to Going Rouge: An American Nightmare, The Nation's Washington, D.C. Editor, Chris Hayes, quotes a joke from a friend in publishing: In the future the Internet ...
Nov 22, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan
President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving. Before doing so, he would be wise to consider an alternative which has, until...
Nov 20, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Real Simple Economics Real Simple Economics
Chuck Collins, co-founder of United for a Fair Economy and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, describes the difference between this financial crisis and those of...
Nov 18, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Affectionate Jousting with Michael Tomasky Affectionate Jousting with Michael Tomasky
My good friend Michael Tomasky has a blog over at The Guardian... I consider it what he called it in his subject line--an "affectionate joust." (Mike is an ace former Na...
Nov 17, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around the Nation Around the Nation
The opportunity to sit down and talk with the remarkable American writers (and Nation Editorial Board members) Toni Morrison, Tony Kushner, and Walter Mosley is rare enough one on ...
Nov 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
When it comes to understanding the real economy and the struggles of ordinary Americans, Senator Bernie Sanders always seems to be ahead of the curve and fighting like hell for Con...
Nov 12, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Good Riddance to the MSM? Good Riddance to the MSM?
On October 27 I was part of the "Intelligence Squared" debate series, squaring off with NPR's John Hockenberry, Politico's Jim VandeHei, and Vanity Fair columnist Michael...
Nov 9, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
One year on since President Obama was elected and as our John Nichols notes, the fate of his presidency could come down to one word: Jobs. But for progressives, figuring out h...
Nov 7, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama, One Year On Obama, One Year On
Building a new political order will take more than one election.
Nov 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel