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Katrina vanden Heuvel on a stimulus for the People

2008-12-04T22:56:53Z

Katrina vanden Heuvel on a stimulus for the People

Election Night in the Nation

2008-12-04T22:56:54Z

As election results rolled in Tuesday night, putting Barack Obama over the 270 mark, millions of people around the world celebrated the end of the Bush era and the possibility inherent in an Obama White House. At the Nation offices, writers and editors reacted with excitement and resolve. In this video produced by Nation contributor Brett Story, we a peek inside The Nation's election night party and ask what comes next in the push for a progressive agenda. "Tonight we celebrate, said Nation Editor and Publisher Katrina Vanden Heuvel. "Tomorrow we go to work."

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Vanden Heuvel Responds to Rep. Bachmann's McCarthyite Attacks: 'I Fear for My Country'

2008-11-06T10:21:40Z

Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation responds to Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann's call for a McCarthy-like investigation of members of Congress to determine whether or not they are "anti-American."

Think Progress has Rep. Bachmann's controversial comments in full.

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GRITtv Live at Noon: Have Republican Dirty Tricks Lost Their Sting?

2008-10-31T21:32:17Z

The Presidential candidates meet in Nashville tonight and we'll find out: have Republican dirty tricks lost their sting? And do Democrats get the South yet?

On GRITtv, we'll talk with KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, ALEXIS MCGILL, and SARAH LUDWIG, and then in studio, the director of BOOGIE MAN -- a new film on Lee Atwater - the singing, spinning, mud-slinging party operative who arguably did more than any other single man to dirty up American politics.

*Post your comments and questions at GRITtv.org.

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The Wait Is Over. Our New Documentary.

2008-12-04T22:50:29Z

What inspires you? Who are your heroes?

Van Jones on green jobs? Pete Seeger's 70 years of activism? 17-year old Ava Lowery who has been protesting the Iraq war since the age of 14? Brave New Foundation and The Nation magazine have teamed up to produce This Brave Nation, a documentary series in 5 parts that celebrates these remarkable champions of the progressive movement. And now we want you to nominate your heroes.

Who do you know who is making a change at the local level? Take a minute to think about it. Do you know someone who speaks for those who cannot? Is there someone working to make your community a cleaner space in which to live? Are you actively working to make this world a more just place? The Brave Nation Award will recognize one of these exceptional individuals.

This Brave Nation is what happens when the premiere magazine for progressives in America teams up with the country's most revolutionary media pioneer. You will see Tom Hayden, Dolores Huerta, Carl Pope, Bonnie Raitt, and Pete Seeger in one-on-one conversations with the next generation of progressive stars like Majora Carter, Van Jones, Naomi Klein, Ava Lowery, and Anthony Romero.

Sunday Talk Show Line Up

2008-01-12T20:39:04Z

MTP: Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) on his recent Iraq trip; roundtable of CBN's David Brody, NBC's David Gregory, NPR's Michele Norris, and WaPo's Eugene Robinson discuss issues important to minority voters and the GOP debate .
FTN: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); David Axelrod (Obama08 strategist) and Howard Wolfson (Clinton08 comm dir)
This Week: Mike Huckabee (R-AR); roundtable of Peggy Noonan, Elisabeth Bumiller, Katrina vanden Heuvel and George Will; Steve Van Zandt of the E Street Band on bringing rock and roll to the classroom
FNS: Karl Rove v. DCCC Chair Rep. Chris Van Hollen on 08; FedEx CEO and founder Fred Smith
Late Edition: Pres. George W. Bush; Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX); Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT); Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno (a Cmdr. in Iraq); Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI); Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)

Also of note-

60 Minutes (CBS, Sun): Will Smith; one laptop per child; "The Purge" of Iraq's Christians

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Cost of War

2008-12-04T22:56:58Z

Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel argues that Democratic candidates need to bring back the war as a campaign issue, and hammer away at the staggering economic, as well as human, costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Sunday Talking Heads

2008-01-12T20:26:00Z

MTP: John Edwards (D-NC); "Live From Cape Canaveral" author Jay Barbree; roundtable of WaPo's David Broder, CBN's David Brody, Bloomberg's Margaret Carlson & Discovery's Ted Koppel
FTN: Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY); Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL); Family Research Council's Tony Perkins; Politico's Roger Simon
This Week: HHS Sec. Michael Leavitt; Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ); Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM); roundtable of Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, Time's Jay Carney, ABC's Claire Shipman, and George Will
FNS: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Clinton campaign mgr Patti Solis Doyle
Late Edition: Iraqi Pres. Jalal Talabani, Sudanese FM Lam Akol, Brooking's Susan Rice, Enough Co-chair John Prendergast, ex-Fed Chair Alan Greenspan; roundtable of CNN's Mary Snow, Time's Mark Halperin, and CNN's Suzanne Malveaux.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Just Response

2008-10-27T21:31:05Z

On ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Katrina vanden Heuvel discusses America's response to 9/11, five years later.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Iran and the UN

2008-10-28T03:31:24Z

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel argues for the right of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit the UN.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel Responds to Bush

2008-11-23T04:45:25Z

Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel responds to President Bush's address calling for an escalation to the war in Iraq.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Bush Isn't Listening

2008-10-29T15:29:37Z

Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel responds to President Bush's address calling for an escalation to the war in Iraq.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Deja vu Iran

2008-10-31T03:30:19Z

Nation Editor and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel argues that Congress must act firmly to rein in the Bush Administration's rising hostilities with Iran: Nullify the war powers authority it granted to the Administration and prohibit Bush form widening the war.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Message to Congress

2008-10-30T15:32:44Z

Nation Editor and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel tells Congress to stop the bickering and bring the troops home.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Time to Focus on the Real Issues

2008-10-31T21:32:48Z

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel urges the candidates for president to stop the trivial political mudslinging and focus on the real issues: getting out of Iraq and repairing our decimated economy.

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