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<title><![CDATA[Katrina vanden Heuvel - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14472.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Katrina vanden Heuvel]]></description><category domain="14472">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[There's Still News Worth Celebrating]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/progressive-left-wins-morales-mamdani/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Despite what our algorithms suggest, there's still news worth celebrating.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[El-Sayed Diagnoses American Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abdul-el-sayed-interview-michigan-senate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A conversation with Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee about public health, outside money, and a new kind of politics.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To hear the DC insiders tell it, insurgent socialists and progressive firebrands are wrecking the Democratic Party. Don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t believe it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/zohran-mamdani-and-the-politics-of-joy/ar-AA28R1x9</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[And it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Road Map for Democratic Victory]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/from-aftyn-to-zohran-a-road-map-for-democratic-victory/ar-AA1SsSeA</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This year, progressive young Democrats sketched a path to meaningful wins in 2026. Is the party paying attention?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/from-mission-impossible-to-mister-mayor/ar-AA1PPnsf</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Nation Interviews Mamdani]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-nation-interviews-zohran-mamdani/ar-AA1Kn3o3</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New York's Democratic mayoral nominee shares his views on the city's affordability crisis, the new media landscape'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and how Democrats need to stand up for what they believe.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Win in Omaha Offers Lesson for Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/omaha-election-win-democrats-lessons-john-ewing-jr</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Nebraska city swung by 43 points to elect John Ewing Jr. Democrats should study the model he embraced]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Birth Rates Are Really Declining]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/11/mothers-day-us-birth-rates</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's one thing to incentivize giving birth. Americans deserve leaders who will fight for those kids after they're born]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Consumer Debt Has Reached an All-Time High]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/did-you-know-consumer-debt-has-reached-an-all-time-high/ar-AA1DLgMi</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the US Capitol, an unstoppable force is about to meet an immovable object'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'respectively, Republicans'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' insatiable desire for tax cuts'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' trillion-dollar budget deficit. But as conservative legislators contort themselves to square profligate kickbacks...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As an Ex-President, Jimmy Carter Fought for Peace]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-an-ex-president-jimmy-carter-fought-for-peace/ar-AA1wFEjk</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. After leaving office in 1981, he enjoyed by far the longest retirement of any president in history'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'just over 42 years.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Targets Agencies That Help Working People]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/16/trump-administration-consumer-financial-protection-bureau</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For all its supposed 'populism', the new administration will probably target offices that protect consumers]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republican Endorsements Won't Help Harris Win]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/09/election-harris-republican-endorsements</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Only a quarter of battleground voters think the country is going the right way. Why is Harris touting the approval of the elite?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Can Win By Championing the Working Class]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/28/democrats-working-class-votes-election</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden declared himself 'the most pro-union president ever'. Kamala Harris should go even further]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Deserves Sympathy--But Not Support]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-deserves-sympathy-but-not-support-for-his-candidacy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Getting shot does not ennoble the target or transform victims into moral leaders.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Keep Talking About Biden's Age]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/keep-talking-about-president-bidens-age/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why he should exploit, for political purposes, his wisdom and experience.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/unions-labor-strikes-working-class/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How it inspires the struggle for workers' rights.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-senate-elections-progressives/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sherrod Brown is a true-blue, pro-union progressive beloved by many Ohioans. But Republicans are preparing for a dogfight.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/robert-kennedy-presidential-campaign-war-military-spending/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[But on security and Ukraine, he's making more sense than the crackpot establishment.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Before 2024, Progressives Should Look to States]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/progressivism-elections-reform-states/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Local victories don't often make national headlines, but they make real and tangible change possible.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Foreign Policy at 2--Is America Back?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bidens-foreign-policy-at-2/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Halfway through his first term in office, President Biden generally gets high marks for his foreign policy from the national security commentariat. Of course, he enjoys a cheap grace for not being Donald Trump and for surrounding himself with certified members of the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Blob.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Time To Defend--Not Defund--the IRS]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/irs-taxes-inflation-deficit-inequality/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's time to defend'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'not defund'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'the IRS.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Congressional Progressive Caucus Expands]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/congressional-progressive-caucus-house/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats may have lost their majority, but many promising new members have secured roles in the House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Don't Need To Pander on Crime]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-midterms-showed-democrats-dont-need-to-pander-on-crime/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s another positive outcome of the surprising midterm elections: They should put an end to the crime scare.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Amid 'Polycrisis,' Midterms More Critical Than Ever]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/in-this-time-of-polycrisis-the-midterms-are-more-critical-than-ever/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The world's multiplying crises must be addressed. The question is by whom.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Economy Is Main Issue for Dems in Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/why-the-economy-is-the-dominant-issue-for-democrats-in-the-midterms/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wages aren't keeping up with prices, and that's voters' biggest concern.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Alaska's Special Election Offers a Lesson for Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mary-peltola-alaska-democrats-election/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The race can be a road map for campaigns in areas the party has all but written off.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Working-Class Deficit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-working-class-deficit/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why is the party of working people in danger of becoming the party of upscale voters? Don't blame the left.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Biden's VP Matters. So Does His Cabinet.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-veepstakes-cabinet/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His choices provide a chance to reimagine the leadership we need.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democratic Establishment Is Right to Panic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-democratic-establishment-is-right-to-panic/ar-AAJw9j6</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Katrina vanden Heuvel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic donor class is panicking. With former vice president Joe Biden burning through cash yet unable to put away his rivals, the chances of a progressive left nominee leading the ticket in 2020 are on the rise. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are...]]></description>
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