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.

An Offensive Response to the Budget ‘Crisis’ An Offensive Response to the Budget ‘Crisis’

Deficit hawks across the political spectrum and the tea partiers claim America is broke. It isn't. We can deal with our debt by taxing extreme concentrations of wealth.

Apr 12, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week at TheNation.com: Resetting the Budget Debate This Week at TheNation.com: Resetting the Budget Debate

The Nation heads to the National Conference on Media Reform. Plus: Katha Pollitt and Melissa Harris-Perry defend Planned Parenthood, Jeremy Scahill reports on Yemen, and Natio...

Apr 8, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Cuomo Must Lead Charge for Public Financing in New York State Cuomo Must Lead Charge for Public Financing in New York State

If the Governor makes good on his campaign promise, New York would be the biggest state yet to challenge last year's Citizens United decision.

Apr 6, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: Libya and the Left. PLUS: GOP Overreach in Ohio This Week: Libya and the Left. PLUS: GOP Overreach in Ohio

This week, Juan Cole joins us at TheNation.com, on his "Open Letter to the Left on Libya." Progressive allies are turning out on April 4th for a national day of acti...

Apr 1, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Time for Fair Share Politics

Time for Fair Share Politics Time for Fair Share Politics

Join fellow progressives in actions around the country calling for a different kind of budget debate.

Mar 31, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Are There No Standards for Punditry? Are There No Standards for Punditry?

Thanks to cable news, discredited experts and government officials are regularly reborn as trusted authorities.

Mar 29, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week: The Ashes of Triangle Fire. PLUS: GOP’s Despicable Politics This Week: The Ashes of Triangle Fire. PLUS: GOP’s Despicable Politics

This week, we commenorate the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire with an essay by Joshua Freeman, AFL-CIO's Tula Connell and a must see slideshow. I wei...

Mar 25, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Wake Up! End the Silence on Afghanistan Wake Up! End the Silence on Afghanistan

It's time to resolve the disconnect between public opinion and government policy towards Afghanistan.

Mar 23, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Human Cost of Slashonomics

The Human Cost of Slashonomics The Human Cost of Slashonomics

A new initiative from Half in Ten and the Coalition on Human Needs allows those most affected by federal budget cuts to tell their stories.

Mar 21, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week at TheNation.com: Intervention in Libya? Plus: Rethinking Nuclear Power This Week at TheNation.com: Intervention in Libya? Plus: Rethinking Nuclear Power

This week, we bring you coverage of Libya and discuss the dilemma of intervention. Plus, Jonathan Schell and Christian Parenti on the nuclear crisis in Japan. Could Fukushima&rsquo...

Mar 18, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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