The ‘Principled Left’ Obama Needs The ‘Principled Left’ Obama Needs
The Left has learned the hard way that it needs to be independent of Obama to realize the change it's seeking.
Aug 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week At TheNation.com: How Progressives Won the Health Care Battle. Plus: Two New Videos This Week At TheNation.com: How Progressives Won the Health Care Battle. Plus: Two New Videos
Richard Kirsch on how progressives won the health care battle—and how we can advance those lessons into other campaigns for social justice. Plus, Greg Mitchell on NPR's...
Aug 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Happy 75th Birthday, Social Security Happy 75th Birthday, Social Security
On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, those who would axe benefits are spreading myths designed to make you think there's a looming crisis. It's simply just not true.
Aug 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Anti-Obamacare Lawsuits Are Really About What Anti-Obamacare Lawsuits Are Really About
The attorneys general in Florida and Virginia who are attacking America's uninsured ought to think about who really benefits from the politicization of well-being.
Aug 12, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rising to the Task of Slowing Down Rising to the Task of Slowing Down
If we are to produce not only our best work, but also our best lives, we need to think hard about developing a different attitude toward time.
Aug 11, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Idle Iron, Vital Workers Idle Iron, Vital Workers
Congressman Raúl Grijalva's plan to clean up abandoned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico would hold Big Oil accountable, protect the environment and employ gulf coast residents...
Aug 9, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week At TheNation.com: A Nation Article Sparks Debate This Week At TheNation.com: A Nation Article Sparks Debate
Our new TV ad and The Nation's Nuclear Legacy. Plus: Three videos, a podcast and more.
Aug 6, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Food Stamps or Teachers? Food Stamps or Teachers?
The fight over Congress's jobs bill has made the GOP's midterm election strategy clear: stubbornly oppose anything and everything that might improve the economy and hope voters b...
Aug 4, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Insecure America Insecure America
Economic insecurity in America is on the rise—and was even before the Great Recession.
Aug 3, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week At TheNation.com: The WikiLeaks Documents. Plus: Five Videos and More This Week At TheNation.com: The WikiLeaks Documents. Plus: Five Videos and More
Christian Parenti on a big green buy. Plus: three appearances on The Rachel Maddow Show.
Jul 30, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel