This Week: Fighting for Progress in a Second Obama Term This Week: Fighting for Progress in a Second Obama Term
From climate change to election reform, find out how progressives can work towards change over the next four years.
Jan 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cuomo’s Clean Elections Choice Cuomo’s Clean Elections Choice
Cecilia Tkaczyk’s underdog victory on a campaign finance reform platform should stir up the struggle against money in politics—and push the governor to take a stance.
Jan 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week: Guns, Race & Politics. Plus: ‘Roe’ at 40 This Week: Guns, Race & Politics. Plus: ‘Roe’ at 40
A new cold war, remembering Aaron Swartz, and the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Jan 19, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The NRA and GOP’s Fast and Furious Lies The NRA and GOP’s Fast and Furious Lies
With the right continuing to clamor against gun control, we should remember their greatest recent PR victory—keeping the ATF from stopping Mexican gun-trafficking.
Jan 15, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week: Obama’s Cabinet. Plus: Owning the Future This Week: Obama’s Cabinet. Plus: Owning the Future
Obama’s cabinet; avoiding a climate-change apocalypse; and The Nation welcomes three new bloggers.
Jan 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel: If Congress Won’t Move, Take Executive Action Against Gun Violence Katrina vanden Heuvel: If Congress Won’t Move, Take Executive Action Against Gun Violence
With the public approval of the NRA falling, Biden and Obama must push forward on gun control now.
Jan 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A New Tactic in the Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics A New Tactic in the Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
On behalf of the state retirement fund, the New York comptroller is suing a tech company to provide info about its political donations, setting an important precedent in the Citize...
Jan 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Avoiding a Climate-Change Apocalypse Avoiding a Climate-Change Apocalypse
With Hurricane Sandy still on the public’s mind, Obama should take action on carbon emissions and disaster response.
Jan 8, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week: Fixing the Economy. Plus: VAWA and the GOP. This Week: Fixing the Economy. Plus: VAWA and the GOP.
The Nation’s coverage of Washington's debt deal, Congress and gun legislation, and remembering those we lost in 2012.
Jan 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War? Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War?
For Americans who understand the importance of a cooperative U.S.-Russia relationship, 2012 was a disturbing year.
Jan 3, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel