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
Can We Get Some Small-d Democracy? Can We Get Some Small-d Democracy?
I have long advocated for a strong pro-democracy agenda to repair and strengthen our broken electoral system. The needs are many--from creating an Election Day holiday, to requiri...
Nov 2, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
It's hard to believe that a year ago this week we were watching President Obama's stunning victory. At The Nation, we were jubilant about a new era of possibility opened up by the ...
Nov 2, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gorbachev on 1989 Gorbachev on 1989
A wide-ranging Nation interview with the former Soviet president.
Oct 28, 2009 / Q&A / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen
Investigating the Mortgage Crisis Investigating the Mortgage Crisis
In a press release last week, Chairman Edolphus Towns of the House Committee for Oversight and Government Reform announced a major investigation "into whether mortgage compani...
Oct 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
When former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's autobiography, Going Rogue: An American Life, comes out on November 17th, it won't go unanswered. Two of The Nation's top editors, Richard...
Oct 25, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
NoEscalation.org NoEscalation.org
President Obama will soon make what could be the defining decision of his presidency. The course he chooses in Afghanistan will tell us a lot about the kind of country we will beco...
Oct 23, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Public Pensions and Saving Souls Public Pensions and Saving Souls
In recent years, I have written many times of the tremendous public investment deficit facing this country. Our infrastructure is old, and it isn't being replaced or maintained--we...
Oct 20, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel