An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt
The new public education financing model is not only a progressive victory for the state, but also a common-sense national model on an issue where Congress has been derelict. ...
Jul 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Do We Have the Will to Fight for the Jobless? Do We Have the Will to Fight for the Jobless?
Despite another lackluster jobs report, Washington has lost the urgency to address unemployment.
Jul 9, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fourth of July and the Meaning of Patriotism This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fourth of July and the Meaning of Patriotism
In our first issue, just after the Civil War, we wrote that in 89 years of celebrating the Fourth of July, never before did Americans have more to rejoice about on Independence Day...
Jul 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The US Should End the Cuban Embargo The US Should End the Cuban Embargo
With Cuba already beginning a new, post-Castro era, it is long past time for the US policy to evolve.
Jul 2, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children
Fighting back against the GOP's all-out assault on reproductive rights.
Jun 25, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ending the NSA’s State of Secrecy Ending the NSA’s State of Secrecy
Our checks and balances have broken down. It’s time to rein in the national security complex.
Jun 19, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The United States of Surveillance, Through the Years This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The United States of Surveillance, Through the Years
The Nation has kept an eye on the intelligence community every step of the way.
Jun 15, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Inequality Enters the Mayor’s Race Inequality Enters the Mayor’s Race
One candidate’s push to move New York past the new “gilded age.”
Jun 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Third Koch ‘Brother’ Hits North Carolina The Third Koch ‘Brother’ Hits North Carolina
Art Pope and his cash are responsible for the state’s recent rise in repressive politics.
Jun 11, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball
“College basketball is, as it was ten years ago, a maggoty mess of moral hypocrisy, out-and-out dishonesty, side-of-the-mouth connivery.”
Jun 8, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel