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
Real Health, Real Reform Real Health, Real Reform
With both the House and Senate looking to pass health care bills priorto the summer recess which begins August 8, now is the moment of truth forDemocrats: will they offer a real...
Jul 8, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama’s Eloquent Moscow Speech Obama’s Eloquent Moscow Speech
On the second day of a highly anticipated US-Russian summit meeting, after reaching a preliminary agreement to cut each country's stockpiles of strategic nuclear weapons by one th...
Jul 6, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rediscovering Secular America Rediscovering Secular America
This Fourth of July, those who identify themselves as non-believers, or humanists, or atheists -- or a whole host of other names which signify a nontheistic worldview -- have much...
Jul 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama in Moscow Obama in Moscow
On Monday, President Obama heads to Moscow for two days of talks with President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. He also plans to meet with Russian opposition le...
Jul 2, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time to End False Bipartisanship Time to End False Bipartisanship
God I hope David Broder is wrong. "The President has told visitors," the Washington Post columnist wrote last week, "that he would rather have 70 votes in the Senate for a bill th...
Jun 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama: Refocus and Reset Obama: Refocus and Reset
At a moment when the President is more popular than most of hissignature policies, when weak-kneed Democrats threaten to bolt onhealthcare reform and hypocritical legislators have...
Jun 23, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Around The Nation Around The Nation
As I write today, turmoil and violence continue to roil Iran. Our Contributing Editor Robert Dreyfuss was on the ground in Tehran in the days before and after the election. He lef...
Jun 23, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel