Katrina vanden Heuvel

Editorial Director and Publisher

@KatrinaNation

Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture. She served as editor of the magazine from 1995 to 2019.

In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever

In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever In This Time of “Polycrisis,” the Midterms Are More Critical Than Ever

The world’s multiplying crises must be addressed. The question is by whom.

Nov 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democrats Have Helped Working-Class Americans. They Need to Say So Loudly.

Democrats Have Helped Working-Class Americans. They Need to Say So Loudly. Democrats Have Helped Working-Class Americans. They Need to Say So Loudly.

The Biden administration’s victories aren’t boosting Democrats’ chances next month.

Oct 25, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms

Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms

Wages aren’t keeping up with prices, and that’s voters’ biggest concern.

Oct 18, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Protesters dressed with cutout faces of Biden and Putin prepare to throw nuclear weapons in the garbage

The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today

That pivotal moment proves that de-escalation and diplomacy can prevail.

Oct 11, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Protest against Dobbs ruling at the Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy

The six-justice, right-wing majority is using a self-selected docket of cases to advance minority rule.

Oct 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come

The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come The Mississippi Water Crisis Is the Tip of the Global Disaster to Come

Extreme weather will put a strain on global water supplies.

Sep 27, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China.

What Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China. What Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China.

Americans’ top security concerns include safety at home and protecting jobs.

Sep 20, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Shell Alaska rig

Alaska’s Special Election Offers a Lesson for Democrats Alaska’s Special Election Offers a Lesson for Democrats

The race can be a road map for campaigns in areas the party has all but written off.

Sep 13, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It’s Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money in Primaries

It’s Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money in Primaries It’s Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money in Primaries

The unregulated funds are used to hurt progressive candidates.

Sep 6, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev

Gorbachev’s Legacy Gorbachev’s Legacy

A great reformer in his country’s tormented history.

Aug 31, 2022 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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