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.

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eight Decades of Hannah Arendt and Her Critics

Arendt's life and work have been debated in our pages possibly more than those of any other twentieth-century philosopher.

Nov 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The ‘Democratic Wing’ of the Democratic Party Wakes Up

The ‘Democratic Wing’ of the Democratic Party Wakes Up The ‘Democratic Wing’ of the Democratic Party Wakes Up

Progressives are waging fights within the Democratic Party, and they’re gaining ground.

Nov 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Debating the JFK Legacy, in Real Time

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Debating the JFK Legacy, in Real Time This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Debating the JFK Legacy, in Real Time

Was there more to JFK than a coiffure arranged by facing south in a strong east wind?

Nov 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons

In Syria, there have been no “Mission Accomplished” banners unfurled, no victory laps of any kind, underscoring the fragile and incomplete nature of OPCW's chemical...

Nov 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Life and Times of Eric Hobsbawm

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Life and Times of Eric Hobsbawm This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Life and Times of Eric Hobsbawm

Ramachandra Guha’s essay in next week’s issue is only the latest in a long line of critical appreciations of the late historian’s work to be published in The Nati...

Nov 2, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

Let’s put an end to the “war on drugs” that has ruined so many lives.

Oct 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The JPMorgan Settlement Is Justice, Not a Shakedown

The JPMorgan Settlement Is Justice, Not a Shakedown The JPMorgan Settlement Is Justice, Not a Shakedown

JPMorgan deserves to be paying their 13 billion dollar fine—they’ve got a rap sheet longer than a London whale, head to tail.

Oct 29, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

De Blasio for Mayor—on the WFP Line!

De Blasio for Mayor—on the WFP Line! De Blasio for Mayor—on the WFP Line!

The Nation strongly urges its readers in New York City to vote de Blasio on the Working Families Party line. It’s a way to send a message that you applaud the progressiv...

Oct 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue

Our endorsement of marijuana legalization comes after decades of questioning the fundamental assumptions of the War on Drugs.

Oct 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril

One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril

Wendell Berry’s writing and poetry provides a way forward one year after Superstorm Sandy.

Oct 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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