Rep. Ryan’s Plan to Make Your Healthcare Worse Rep. Ryan’s Plan to Make Your Healthcare Worse
Last week, I co-hosted Carlos Watson's morning news program on MSNBC. In an interview with Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Congressman was combativeas he wrongly dismissed Democratic pr...
Aug 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wealth for the Common Good Wealth for the Common Good
At a moment when conservative Democrats are holding real healthcare reform hostage under the guise of "fiscal discipline"--fighting against a robust public option, promoting a ...
Jul 30, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town
This isn't a healthcare crisis, this is a state of emergency. 14,000 Americans are losing their coverage every day, and 17,000 are forced into bankruptcy every week because they ...
Jul 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Last summer, just hours after President Bush continued his dangerousexpansion of executive powers and signed the "FISA Amendments Act of2008," legislation that needlessly expande...
Jul 27, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ain’t Nothing Centrist About Them Ain’t Nothing Centrist About Them
At this moment -- when 72 percent of the nation supports a public planoption and 14,000 people lose their healthcare every day -- the HouseBlue Dogs and conservative Democratic S...
Jul 24, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Better Way for Afghan Women than War A Better Way for Afghan Women than War
Earlier this year, I challenged the notion put forth by some feminists and human rights groups that a US military presence in Afghanistan is both justified and necessary in orde...
Jul 21, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Eric Cantor’s Cant Eric Cantor’s Cant
Eric Cantor may be a GOP rising star, but he sure is a hypocrite.
Jul 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Courage of Natalya Estemirova The Courage of Natalya Estemirova
In October 2007, Russian human rights activist Natalya Estemirova wrote for us about the assassination of the crusading investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. In 2009, Estemi...
Jul 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Last week The Nation, and our friends at Campus Progress, hosted theFourth Annual National Youth Student Journalism conference, a gathering ofstudents and award-winning journalis...
Jul 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Criticism of Afghan War is on Rise in Britain Criticism of Afghan War is on Rise in Britain
In a brilliant essay in a recent issue of the London Review of Books ("The Irresistible Illusion, July 9), Rory Stewart, the Director of the Carr Center on Human Rights Policy at ...
Jul 13, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel