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.

Trump at Hangar Rally

Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism Needed: A Clear Foreign Policy of Progressive Realism

Democrats have the opportunity to define this positive policy, not simply react to Trump’s provocations.

Jan 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice

As the new House majority rolls out its agenda, outlets should reevaluate how they cover politics and policy.

Jan 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Will Progressive Democrats Fend Off Attacks on the Working Families Party and Fusion? Will Progressive Democrats Fend Off Attacks on the Working Families Party and Fusion?

WFP has achieved its goal of flipping the New York State Senate—but now faces a threat to its very existence.

Jan 14, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Why the Ideas Primary Matters Why the Ideas Primary Matters

What’s important now is to hold the media accountable for reporting on the substance of the ideas fairly, not simply on the glitz and gossip of the campaigns.

Jan 8, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal

It’s smart politics and smart policy—and it’s enormously popular with the public.

Dec 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sanders-Warren Rally in Boston

Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment

It is time to think anew. The United States needs dramatic changes in its policies and the institutions that enforce them.

Dec 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Betsy DeVos Hearing

The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption

Here’s how the incoming Democratic Congress can expose it and make the case for bold reform.

Dec 6, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sanders War Powers Hearing

Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control

A Senate resolution to end US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen shows that the politics of war are finally evolving.

Dec 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote

Democrats would do well to remember a fundamental truth that this year’s elections only amplified: Real power is built from the bottom up.

Nov 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Will the Blue Wave Overcome the Red Undertow? Will the Blue Wave Overcome the Red Undertow?

Regardless of who prevails in the midterms, a political sea change has begun that will radically reshape our politics.

Nov 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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