![Jack F. Matlock, US ambassador in Moscow](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-549523483.jpg)
How Former Ambassador Jack Matlock Corrects the Record on American Foreign Policy How Former Ambassador Jack Matlock Corrects the Record on American Foreign Policy
Matlock, now 95 years old, offers a classic example of why our leaders would benefit greatly from more wisdom and less intelligence.
Mar 1, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![People attend a signing ceremony for the Respect for Marriage Act at the White House](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1245589257.jpg)
This Valentine’s Day, It’s Not Just Love That’s on the Ballot This Valentine’s Day, It’s Not Just Love That’s on the Ballot
Basic dignity is threatened as LGBTQ+ freedoms are increasingly endangered.
Feb 13, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 22, 2024, in New York City. The Dow Jones and S&P both hit all-time highs with the Dow Jones closing over 38,000 points for the first time ever as stocks continue to rise.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dow-jones-getty.jpg)
Why We Need a “Doug Jones” More Than a Dow Jones Why We Need a “Doug Jones” More Than a Dow Jones
On the Magnificent Seven and market myths.
Jan 30, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 15: U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi speaks during a dedication ceremony of Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) Way, the block on Grove Street between Franklin Street and Van Ness Avenue as Mayor London Breed, conductor and pianist Michael Tilson Thomas and family, San Francisco Symphony leaders and supporters attend, in San Francisco, California, United States on December 15, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pelosi-mtt-getty.jpg)
Former Speaker Pelosi, the Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza Has Wide and Universal Support Former Speaker Pelosi, the Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza Has Wide and Universal Support
It is not “Mr. Putin’s message.”
Jan 29, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is voting-booth-getty.jpg A voting booth is seen at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in Virginia Beach, Va., during early voting on Friday, September 22, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/voting-booth-getty.jpg)
Is 2024 Democracy’s “Super Bowl”? Is 2024 Democracy’s “Super Bowl”?
Two billion people—half the world’s population—will participate in more than 75 elections this year.
Jan 17, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![US President Joe Biden, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a news conference in the Indian Treaty Room on the White House complex, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/biden-zelensky-presser-getty.jpg)
Ukraine and the End of Magical Thinking Ukraine and the End of Magical Thinking
Time for reassessment and a change of course.
Dec 20, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![The statue of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt stands before the United Nations emblem at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eleanor-roosevelt-UN-statue.jpg)
On the 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights On the 75th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights
How Eleanor Roosevelt's leadership made her the “First Lady of the World.”
Dec 8, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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“Russian Fate: A Memoir I’ll Never Write” “Russian Fate: A Memoir I’ll Never Write”
From the archives and files of Stephen F. Cohen.
Nov 29, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![President Joe Biden delivers an address on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on October 19, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/biden-speech-israel-ukraine-getty.jpg)
An Indigestible Nation An Indigestible Nation
While the world has changed and threats are different, the Biden administration’s worldview is rooted in the assumption that America is the “indispensable nation” that will police...
Nov 16, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
![Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation”](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/af08a220-3e4b-41f7-abfc-95f35067.jpg)
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation”
In his first-ever interview with a US outlet, the Cuban president shares his thoughts on the future of Cuban socialism, the US blockade, and the economic difficulties facing the i...
Oct 28, 2023 / Q&A / D.D. Guttenplan and Katrina vanden Heuvel