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.

Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution

As Congress nears the so-called "fiscal cliff," they should listen to voters: austerity cuts are unacceptable.

Nov 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: Seizing the Moment This Week: Seizing the Moment

A progressive surge, a changing American electorate, and Voting Rights Watch 2012.

Nov 10, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It’s Time to End the Electoral College It’s Time to End the Electoral College

Here’s how.

Nov 7, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

FDR and the Fight to Defend Our Freedom FDR and the Fight to Defend Our Freedom

Protecting freedom does not mean shielding a market from restrictions—it means fighting for economic justice and equality. 

Nov 5, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: Sandy’s Devastation. Plus: Election Week Coverage This Week: Sandy’s Devastation. Plus: Election Week Coverage

Hurricane Sandy, election week coverage, and Voting Rights Watch 2012.

Nov 3, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Romney’s Public Disservice

Romney’s Public Disservice Romney’s Public Disservice

Like the hurricane itself, slash-and-burn government hurts the most vulnerable the most, but it threatens all of us eventually.

Oct 31, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: Countdown to Election. Plus: Remembering George McGovern This Week: Countdown to Election. Plus: Remembering George McGovern

Election coverage highlights, remembering George McGovern, and the 2012 Writing Contest winners.

Oct 27, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Is a ‘Citizens United’ Democracy a Democracy At All? Is a ‘Citizens United’ Democracy a Democracy At All?

Unfettered corporate spending in elections is silencing citizen voices. 

Oct 26, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Paul Wellstone—10 Years Later Paul Wellstone—10 Years Later

It’s been ten years since we lost Paul Wellstone, a true public servant and one of the very few social movement senators we’ve ever had.

Oct 24, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

George McGovern: American Patriot and Truth-Teller

George McGovern: American Patriot and Truth-Teller George McGovern: American Patriot and Truth-Teller

The presidential nominee and Nation contributor never wavered in speaking out against war, poverty and human rights abuses. 

Oct 22, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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