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.

Lessons From ‘Selma’: It Takes a Movement

Lessons From ‘Selma’: It Takes a Movement Lessons From ‘Selma’: It Takes a Movement

Pushing this country forward takes more than a sympathetic president.

Jan 8, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Antonin Scalia: Torture’s Not Torture Unless He Says It Is

Antonin Scalia: Torture’s Not Torture Unless He Says It Is Antonin Scalia: Torture’s Not Torture Unless He Says It Is

The Supreme Court justice might need to brush up on his Eighth Amendment.

Jan 5, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Change in Cuba Policy Is a Nod to Reality

The Change in Cuba Policy Is a Nod to Reality The Change in Cuba Policy Is a Nod to Reality

The president's announcement this week was a long overdue step into the twenty-first century.

Dec 23, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Watch The Colbert Report’s Triumphant Final Song

Watch The Colbert Report’s Triumphant Final Song Watch The Colbert Report’s Triumphant Final Song

Katrina vanden Heuvel joins Stephen Colbert and friends for one last song.

Dec 19, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Here’s How to Start Fixing It.

The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Here’s How to Start Fixing It. The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Here’s How to Start Fixing It.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants his office to be able to prosecute cases in which police officers kill unarmed citizens.

Dec 16, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning

‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning ‘We Can’t Breathe’: The Movement Against Police Brutality Is Just Beginning

In order to breathe, people have begun to move.

Dec 9, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Is Why John Oliver Supports Net Neutrality

This Is Why John Oliver Supports Net Neutrality This Is Why John Oliver Supports Net Neutrality

Standing in opposition to net neutrality is tantamount to standing against innovation, against small business, against private-sector job creation and against competition.

Dec 2, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine

Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine

When it comes to Ukraine, it’s time for the hawks to stand down.

Nov 25, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System

The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System

Criminal justice reform is one of those rare instances where moral decency, popular opinion and political incentives all align.

Nov 19, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

A study finds that of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in the US, twenty-nine of them received more compensation than their companies paid in federal income tax.

Nov 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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