The Hidden Healthcare Crisis The Hidden Healthcare Crisis
Last Spring, following the death of twelve-year old Deamonte Driver of Maryland whose untreated tooth infection spread to his brain, I wrote about the national epidemic of dental d...
Jan 19, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Political Fact Meets Political Fiction Political Fact Meets Political Fiction
Politics is a serious business--and it's no secret that at The Nation, we're pretty darn serious about it. But politics is also a highly entertaining blood sport, rife with scand...
Jan 17, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Clinton Loses on This Gamble Clinton Loses on This Gamble
Since her loss in Iowa, Senator Hillary Clinton has been an outspoken critic of the caucus system, saying that the limited time allotted for voting disenfranchises too many worker...
Jan 14, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Challenges We Face The Challenges We Face
The economic grenades are going off. Just pick up today's newspapers. The subprime lending crisis is metastasizing; foreclosures on homes purchased with subprime mortgages are exp...
Jan 12, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Deadbeat FBI The Deadbeat FBI
At a time when we're entering a recession (it's official says Goldman Sachs), and many Americans are having a hard time paying their bills, is it that surprising that the FBI is a ...
Jan 11, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reading the Signs in New Hampshire Reading the Signs in New Hampshire
What really happened in New Hampshire? First--forget what the polls say if youwant to know what happens next. Forget the establishment media, too. For now, the race is wide open...
Jan 9, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
DC Voting Rights Tour: First Stop, New Hampshire DC Voting Rights Tour: First Stop, New Hampshire
In September, a House-approved bill granting 600,000 citizens in the District of Columbia a voting representative in Congress for the first time, fell just 3 votes shy of overcomi...
Jan 8, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Tyranny of Super-Delegates The Tyranny of Super-Delegates
Barack Obama's stirring victory in Iowa was also a good night for our democracy. The turnout broke records and young people – who were mobilized and organized – participated i...
Jan 4, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time for (Donna) Edwards to Win Time for (Donna) Edwards to Win
In this next month, it's understandable that attention will be paid 36/7 to what happens in Iowa, New Hampshire, and other early presidential primaries. But progressive democrats ...
Jan 2, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Looking Forward, Looking Back Looking Forward, Looking Back
At the end of each year, I write to our 30,000 Nation Associates--readers who make contributions to the magazine that provide nearly 20 percent of all the magazine's revenue--repo...
Dec 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel