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.

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

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

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