Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Should the government guarantee everyone a job at a living wage? The idea is gaining momentum among progressives. By 2020, it may join Medicare for All, debt-free college, a $15 minimum wage, antitrust revival and Social Security expansion as part of a bold reform agenda that Democratic presidential ...

It increases the chances for a catastrophic war and could damage progressive hopes both here and in Russia. By Katrina vanden HeuvelTwitter. April 5, 2018. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. Russian Missile System. A Russian computer simulation shows the Avangard hypersonic vehicle maneuvering to bypass missile ...

Despite the tantalizing prospect of a wave election in November, Democrats face major structural obstacles to winning majorities in Congress. Recently, the potential impact of partisan gerrymandering has received needed attention, but one issue that is flying largely under the radar is the sheer amount of ...

The cost of elections today increases the power of the privileged few while diminishing that of working Americans and, as such, harms democracy itself. By Katrina vanden HeuvelTwitter. April 3, 2018. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. Speaker Paul Ryan. Paul Ryan walks to the House chamber, May 2017. (AP Photo ...

Fifteen years ago, President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq, initiating one of the longest military engagements in U.S. history. In an address to the nation, Bush declared, “America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality.” He added, “The people of the ...

John McCain, R-Ariz., expressing concerns about her record, Democrats may be able to defeat Haspel's nomination. But they need to insist on the fundamental principle that a torturer is unfit to serve in government in any capacity. Katrina vanden Heuvel is editor of The Nation. This column first appeared in ...

Fifteen years ago, President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq, initiating one of the longest military engagements in U.S. history. In an address to the nation, Bush declared, "America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality." He added, "The people of the ...

In Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump preened before an approving crowd as he trumpeted his decision to slap tariffs on aluminum and steel imports. ” A lot of steel mills are now opening up because what I did,” Trump crowed, without offering evidence. “Steel is back, and aluminum is back.”.

In this June 21, 2016, photo, Paul Carpenter, an artist participating in the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, paints a donkey sculpture. They were placed throughout the city for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. AP Photo/Matt Rourke. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. The midterm elections ...

Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class. By Katrina vanden HeuvelTwitter. March 6, 2018. fb; tw; mail; Print; msg; wa; sms. Beto O'Rourke Texas. Texas Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke poses for a photo in Falfurrias, Texas, on January ...

Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Steve Erhart answers a question during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Jacquelyn Martin. Facebook · Twitter ...

Robert Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians and three Russian organizations for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election set off a classic Beltway frenzy. Democrats, on the hunt against President Donald Trump, led the way, echoed by neoconservatives, always eager to pump up the next crisis. This was an “act ...

In this Feb. 24, 2017, photo, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File). Alex Brandon. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. With the appointment of John Bolton as national security ...

And the Powerhouse Roundtable debates the week in politics, with Republican strategist and Bush White House Political Affairs Director Sara Fagen, TV One Host Roland Martin, American Conservative Union Chair Matt Schlapp, and Editor and Publisher of The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel. Like “This ...