Boycott Sochi? Think Again Boycott Sochi? Think Again
Protesters are calling for a global response to Russia's odious anti-LGBT laws, but a strategic response is needed.
Aug 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington
A tour through the magazine's archives confirms Gary Younge’s argument in this week’s cover story.
Aug 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Women Candidates We Need The Women Candidates We Need
The media are obsessed with whether Hillary Clinton will become the first female president, perhaps their reporting could better serve the public by covering women and po...
Aug 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Populist Insurgency in New York City A Populist Insurgency in New York City
Bill de Blasio has pitched his mayoral campaign with the most progressive and ambitious agenda in memory.
Aug 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: James Baldwin’s Four Decades of Prophecy, Confession, Emotion and Style This Week in ‘Nation’ History: James Baldwin’s Four Decades of Prophecy, Confession, Emotion and Style
Baldwin published his first piece in The Nation, and for many years thereafter continued to attack a system he thought as close to anarchy as to martial law.
Aug 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Debt-Free College Education A Debt-Free College Education
Many students leave school far worse than they arrived: saddled with loans, but with no degree to help them land a job and pay off the debt.
Aug 6, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Hiroshima and the Roots of American Secrecy This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Hiroshima and the Roots of American Secrecy
The bombing of Hiroshima changed everything; but it may not be too late to change it back.
Aug 3, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’ The GOP Misunderstands the ‘War on Women’
The Republican Party has shown nothing but disdain for the real needs of actual women.
Jul 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse
The current drought in the Southwest bears echoes of the 1930s, when Nation writers and illustrators evoked what it was like to have “nice hot dust in your nose, eyes, and th...
Jul 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Helen Thomas’s Legacy Helen Thomas’s Legacy
In praise of a reporter who understood that she needed to have access to power in order to question that power.
Jul 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel