Katrina vanden Heuvel

Editor and Publisher

@KatrinaNation

Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor and publisher of The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture. An expert on international affairs and US politics, she is an award-winning columnist and frequent contributor to The Guardian. Vanden Heuvel is the author of several books, including The Change I Believe In: Fighting for Progress in The Age of Obama, and co-author (with Stephen F. Cohen) of Voices of Glasnost: Interviews with Gorbachev’s Reformers.

No Matter Who Wins, It’s Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College

No Matter Who Wins, It’s Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College No Matter Who Wins, It’s Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College

We should be moving toward a national popular vote to choose our presidents.

Nov 3, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers Any True Recovery Must Include US Workers

The pandemic has exacerbated the cruel inequities of the US economy.

Oct 27, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Joe Biden speaking in front of a lectern

Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later

The chaos of recent years demands a paradigm shift.

Oct 20, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

iPhone displaying icons of the four big tech companies

A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival A Strong Step Toward an Antitrust Revival

Taking on technology’s Big Four isn’t for the faint of heart.

Oct 13, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It.

Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It. Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It.

No matter what happens, we should demand a full and fair election.

Oct 6, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse

Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse Trump Paid Less in Taxes Than a Schoolteacher or a Nurse

What’s most shocking about the president’s taxes are the things that are legal.

Sep 29, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Firefighters stare into a fire.

Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center Putting the Existential Threat of Climate Change Front and Center

Until recently, the US mainstream media featured more climate silence than climate science.

Sep 22, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020

Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020 Stephen F. Cohen, 1938–2020

Мой Cтив (My Steve): A personal recollection of Stephen F. Cohen, who died on September 18 at the age of 81.

Sep 21, 2020 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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It’s Going to Be a Long November It’s Going to Be a Long November

A game plan for every election outcome this year. 

Sep 15, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness

How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness

Too many Americans still give Trump unwarranted credit for the economy.

Sep 9, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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