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.

This Week: Tragedy in Connecticut. Plus: Michigan’s Labor Battle This Week: Tragedy in Connecticut. Plus: Michigan’s Labor Battle

Tragedy in Connecticut, ending the war on drugs, and Michigan's "right-to-work" legislation.

Dec 15, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN

The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN

Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.

Dec 11, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: How to Save the Democratic Party. Plus: Clash in Cairo. This Week: How to Save the Democratic Party. Plus: Clash in Cairo.

Saving the Democratic Party, guns and the NFL, and more.

Dec 8, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy

This holiday season, join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in calling on Publix to stop paying farmworkers sub-poverty wages. 

Dec 6, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The New Filibuster Fight The New Filibuster Fight

With the determination of newly elected senators like Elizabeth Warren, Democrats may finally have the power to change the rule that’s long held American progress hostage.&nb...

Dec 4, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: Labor v. Walmart. Plus: Fracking and Our Food This Week: Labor v. Walmart. Plus: Fracking and Our Food

Labor v. Walmart, fracking and our food, and The Nation's Fall Books issue.

Dec 1, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Governor Cuomo’s Choice Governor Cuomo’s Choice

Obstruction has ruled in Albany for too long. The governor must push for a Democratic majority in the New York State Senate.

Nov 27, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It’s Time to End the War on Drugs It’s Time to End the War on Drugs

The trillion-dollar crusade isn’t making America drug-free—it’s making us the world's most incarcerated population. 

Nov 20, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Budget Deal We Deserve The Budget Deal We Deserve

The Congressional Progressive Caucus is standing up to austerity hawks, promoting a “Deal For All” that protects social spending and invests in real growth. 

Nov 19, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: Feminists for the Win. Plus: The Petraeus Legacy. This Week: Feminists for the Win. Plus: The Petraeus Legacy.

Petraeus’s legacy, Lee Atwater’s Southern strategy, and the so-called “grand bargain.”

Nov 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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