Stories by Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor of The Nation.
Posted on Jan 15, 2012, Source: Comment Is Free
Americans need to stand up, to fight; we cannot dispassionately let the right impose its will upon us because we believe we're closer to spiritual enlightenment than they are.
Posted on Dec 11, 2011, Source: The Nation
$209 million isn't enough. Revoke Massey's corporate charter.
Posted on Sep 28, 2011, Source: The Nation
What the Terrible Ten and their kind would have you believe is that we can no longer afford safety net programs due to the budget deficit. They're wrong.
Posted on May 19, 2011, Source: The Nation
Democrats should use this moment to seize the overwhelming bipartisan sentiment across this country that we need to curb the influence of money in our elections.
Posted on Nov 1, 2010, Source: The Nation
How you can get involved in New York State's liveliest progressive political force.
Posted on Sep 22, 2010, Source: The Nation
The big boys are back, and for America's wealthiest, the money machine is humming again.
Posted on Apr 29, 2010, Source: TheNation.com
A vote on legislation demanding a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan could could come up in the next two weeks. Let Congress know you support the bill.
Posted on Mar 30, 2010, Source: The Nation
The Modern-day Slavery Museum will not poach visitors from Disneyworld, that's for sure. But it will serve as a forceful reminder that slavery is far from extinct.
Posted on Jan 20, 2010, Source: The Nation
Obama's biggest mistake was to let his base stagnate after being elected.
Posted on Jan 5, 2010, Source: TheNation.com
"This story is bigger than ACORN. And that's what we're going to try to get folks to continue to focus on."
Posted on Dec 28, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
There is increasing evidence that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are fueling a radicalization of young Muslims in the United States.
Posted on Dec 22, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
We're in the midst of a defining moment in the health care debate. Now's not the time to let up pressure.
Posted on Nov 4, 2009, Source: The Nation
The former Soviet leader on his push for a peaceful dissolution of the Russian empire, and his idea that the US should follow suit.
Posted on Oct 26, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
NoEscalation.org tracks who has taken a stand, listing phone numbers so you can call and ask legislators to do the right thing.
Posted on Oct 16, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
The flaw in Arianna's reasoning is to equate Biden's advocacy of counterterrorism with principled stances on law and diplomacy.
Posted on Oct 6, 2009, Source: The Nation
According to a new Pew study, little attention has been paid to the way America's financial crisis has affected its citizens.
Posted on Jul 28, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
This isn't a healthcare crisis, this is a state of emergency.
Posted on May 7, 2009, Source: The Nation
Myths will need to be debunked, front groups exposed, and money trails followed.
Posted on Apr 23, 2009, Source: The Nation
As we mark the first 100 days of his presidency, it is staggering to consider the enormous challenges President Obama inherited from his predecessor.
Posted on Apr 20, 2009, Source: Brave New Foundation
Why more substantive debate and non-military solutions are needed in this war.
Posted on Feb 16, 2009, Source: The Nation
An unlikely senator takes on the cause of reforming America's overloaded and barbaric jails.
Posted on Feb 9, 2009, Source: TheNation.com
President Obama supports a nuclear free world, but he faces a high noon showdown in the form of his own Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates.
Posted on Dec 1, 2008, Source: The Nation
The appointment of Robert Gates -- a vocal critic of Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan who will undoubtedly shape policy-- is alarming.
Posted on Nov 19, 2008, Source: The Nation
Our current military budget is almost equal to all of the rest of the world's defense budgets combined. This is unsustainable.
Posted on Nov 9, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
Obama needs to be bold with the challenges he faces: a cratering economy, broken healthcare system, two wars, poverty and inequality and much more.
Posted on Nov 5, 2008, Source: The Nation
The fate of Obama's presidency will be determined by how bold he chooses to be.
Posted on Oct 11, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
A sad tale emerges of willfully arrogant behavior designed to undermine a wise woman's good judgment.
Posted on Aug 28, 2008, Source: The Nation
Biden, Obama, and the Dems are rallying to escalate the war in Afghanistan. But trading one war for another would be catastrophic.
Posted on Aug 18, 2008, Source: The Nation
Obama will be the president we want him to be if we mobilize support on the progressive issues and ward off the influence of entrenched interests.
Posted on Jul 24, 2008, Source: The Nation
Obama is showing sound thinking on Iraq, so why does he continue to talk abou tescalating the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan?
Posted on Jul 7, 2008, Source: The Nation
America is experiencing a surge of hope -- the time is right to invigorate our damaged democracy and capture greater power for the people.
Posted on Jun 3, 2008, Source: The Nation
The anger of Clinton supporters should be channeled at the media, not Senator Obama.
Posted on May 29, 2008, Source: The Nation
Now that a deal with Burger King has been signed, it's time to go after WalMart, Whole Foods and the other big supermarket chains.
Posted on May 15, 2008, Source: The Nation
The fast-food company tries to hide its anti-labor practices.
Posted on Apr 21, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
The slave-like conditions in the agriculture industry would shock most Americans.
Posted on Mar 29, 2008, Source: The Nation
Jill Deal believes what Hillary Clinton is doing "also demeans women like me who have built their experience ..on what they have done on their own."
Posted on Feb 15, 2008, Source: The Nation
Economic populism is the ticket.
Posted on Feb 6, 2008, Source: The Nation
One built on the backs of ordinary Americans.
Posted on Jan 25, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
The current state of dental care in the United States is horrifying.
Posted on Jan 10, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
For now, the race is wide open, and that's a good thing.
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