![Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer writes on a blackboard at Princeton, 1957](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oppenheimer-teaching-AP.jpg)
May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About
What it means to be a patriot, a scientist, and a heretic.
Jul 19, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Lithuanian first lady of Lithuania Diana Nepaite, and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska stand together on the stage during the “Raising the Flag for Ukraine” NATO event on July 11, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Raising_the_Flag_for_Ukraine-NATO-getty.jpg)
Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO Why Ukraine Should Not Join NATO
Katrina vanden Heuvel went on Democracy Now! to discuss Ukraine’s push to join NATO and the US plan to send cluster bombs.
Jul 11, 2023 / Video / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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The Private Equity Takeover of Hospice Care The Private Equity Takeover of Hospice Care
Half of all Americans now die in hospice care.
Jul 7, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic
But on security and Ukraine, he’s making more sense than the crackpot establishment.
Jul 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1259026854-1-1.jpg)
Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future Putin, Prigozhin, and Russia’s Future
Caution should be our guiding principle.
Jun 26, 2023 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Katrina vanden Heuvel giving her acceptance speech. IPS Senior Adviser John Cavanagh (left) and Representative Jamie Raskin (right) look on in the background.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/KVH2.jpg)
Katrina vanden Heuvel Wins the Marc Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage Katrina vanden Heuvel Wins the Marc Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage
In her acceptance speech, The Nation's editorial director and publisher highlighted the fragility of democracy, Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, and the inevitability of change....
Jun 16, 2023 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Press Room
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Can the Rich and Powerful Live Forever? Can the Rich and Powerful Live Forever?
The madness of new longevity treatments.
Jun 12, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 2, 2023. The Senate passed legislation to suspend the US debt ceiling and impose restraints on government spending through the 2024 election, ending a drama that threatened a global financial crisis. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1258373524-1.jpg)
Once More, the Washington Debt Ceiling Ritual Ends in a Lousy Deal Once More, the Washington Debt Ceiling Ritual Ends in a Lousy Deal
What cuts there are come in all the wrong places.
Jun 5, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Before 2024, Look to the States Before 2024, Look to the States
Local victories don’t often make national headlines, but they make real and tangible change possible.
May 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Is This the Most Dangerous Right-Wing Think Tank You’ve Never Heard Of? Is This the Most Dangerous Right-Wing Think Tank You’ve Never Heard Of?
Meet the Foundation for Government Accountability.
May 10, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel