Katrina vanden Heuvel

Editorial Director and Publisher

@KatrinaNation

Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture. She served as editor of the magazine from 1995 to 2019.

Mike Bloomberg Democratic Presidential candidate speaks during the 2020 launch Women for Mike at Sheraton New York

Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction

In our broken campaign finance system, the barrier to running for office keeps getting higher.

Mar 3, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sanders speaks at LA Rally

Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche

Bernie Sander’s political rivals will target him. The question is whether cable-news contributors and other pundits pile on or act as a reality check.

Feb 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Progressive Texans will need to leverage coalitions and grassroots enthusiasm in November.

Feb 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump and Pelosi

Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive. Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive.

Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans have blocked almost everything House Democrats have passed.

Feb 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Army Humvees

It’s Time to Leave Iraq Once and For All It’s Time to Leave Iraq Once and For All

The United States needs to accede to the will of the Iraqi people and finally put our wars to rest.

Feb 4, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight

The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight

We’re facing two existential dangers simultaneously: nuclear war and climate change.

Jan 28, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

There Are Bigger Issues for Progressives to Tackle Than Each Other

There Are Bigger Issues for Progressives to Tackle Than Each Other There Are Bigger Issues for Progressives to Tackle Than Each Other

“Progressives unite” should be the 2020 motto.

Jan 21, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Cabinet meeting

Trump Has Betrayed His Voters Trump Has Betrayed His Voters

By the president’s accounting, his accomplishments are legion. But the truth tells a different story.

Jan 14, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

US Warships near Korean Peninsula

The 2010s Were a Decade of Imperial Overreach. Trump Is Making It Worse. The 2010s Were a Decade of Imperial Overreach. Trump Is Making It Worse.

Historically, such an approach does not end well, and there is ample evidence that Trump’s foreign policy is failing nearly everywhere.

Jan 7, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

William Greider

Remembering Bill Greider Remembering Bill Greider

Bill was an American heretic: inquisitive, unwilling to accept conventional dogmas, and always a voice for the people.

Dec 27, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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