Katrina vanden Heuvel facts for kids
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Katrina vanden Heuvel
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vanden Heuvel in Seattle, 2011
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| Born | October 7, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Jean Stein William vanden Heuvel |
| Relatives | Jules C. Stein (maternal grandfather) |
Katrina vanden Heuvel, born on October 7, 1959, is an American editor and publisher. She is well-known for her work with The Nation, a magazine that shares ideas about making society better. She is the publisher and a part-owner of the magazine.
Vanden Heuvel was the main editor of The Nation from 1995 to 2019. After that, D. D. Guttenplan took over as editor. You might have seen Katrina on TV, where she often shares her thoughts on political topics. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a group that studies world issues. She has received several awards for her work, including the Norman Mailer Prize.
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Early Life and Education
Katrina vanden Heuvel was born in New York City. Her mother, Jean Stein, was a successful author and editor. Her father, William vanden Heuvel, was a lawyer, a former US ambassador, and worked for John F. Kennedy. Katrina has one sister and two step-siblings.
Her grandfather, Jules C. Stein, started a company called Music Corporation of America. Katrina's mother came from a Jewish family, and her father had Dutch and Belgian family roots.
School and College Years
Katrina went to the Trinity School in New York City and finished in 1977. She then studied politics at Princeton University, graduating in 1981 with top honors. While at Princeton, she was an editor for the school newspaper, Nassau Weekly. She even became its editor-in-chief.
In 1978, she had an internship at National Lampoon magazine. After college, she worked for two years as a production assistant at ABC, a big television network.
Career in Publishing
Working at The Nation Magazine
Katrina vanden Heuvel started working at The Nation magazine as an intern during her college years. She returned to the magazine in 1984. She became the assistant editor for foreign affairs, which means she helped with articles about other countries.
In 1989, she was promoted to editor-at-large for The Nation. In this role, she was in charge of the magazine's coverage of the Soviet Union. By 1995, Katrina vanden Heuvel became the chief editor of The Nation.
Saving The Nation
In 1995, The Nation magazine was losing a lot of money. The editor at the time, Victor Navasky, worked with Katrina to find investors. These investors formed a group to buy the magazine. This group included Katrina vanden Heuvel, actor Paul Newman, and software creator Peter Norton. Their efforts helped to keep the magazine going.
In 2005, Katrina explained what The Nation magazine is all about. She said it shares ideas, policies, and investigative reports. It also has a cultural section with reviews of books, films, and art. The main goal of The Nation is to bring important ideas and news to people that they might not find elsewhere.
In April 2019, Katrina vanden Heuvel announced she would step down as editor. She officially left the role on June 15, 2019.
Writing for The Washington Post
Katrina vanden Heuvel has written many articles for The Washington Post. These articles are usually opinion pieces, where she shares her views on different topics. She wrote over 140 articles for the newspaper between 2011 and 2022.
Other Important Activities
With her husband, Stephen F. Cohen, Katrina edited a book called Voices of Glasnost: Interviews with Gorbachev's Reformers in 1989. She also edited a collection of writings from The Nation magazine, titled The Nation: 1865–1990.
In 1990, Katrina helped start a quarterly journal called Vy i My (You and We). This journal was for American and Russian women and focused on feminist ideas. She also edited other books, including A Just Response: The Nation on Terrorism, Democracy and September 11, 2001. Another book she co-edited was Taking Back America — And Taking Down the Radical Right. She also edited The Dictionary of Republicanisms.
As of April 2021, she continued to write opinion columns for The Washington Post. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she wrote articles suggesting that expanding NATO could lead to a new Cold War. She also advised that leaders should talk to end the war in Ukraine quickly.
Boards and Memberships
Katrina vanden Heuvel is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. This group helps discuss and shape foreign policy.
She also serves on the boards of several other important organizations. These include the Institute for Policy Studies, the World Policy Institute, and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. She used to be on the board of the Institute for Women's Policy Research.
Awards and Recognition
In June 1987, Katrina vanden Heuvel edited a special edition of The Nation about Mikhail Gorbachev's Soviet Union. This edition won the New York University Olive Branch Award.
..... She also won the NYCLU's Callaway Prize for defending privacy rights. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee gave her the "Voices of Peace" award in 2003.
Other groups that have recognized Katrina vanden Heuvel for her work include the Liberty Hill Foundation and the Correctional Association.
Personal Life
In 1988, Katrina vanden Heuvel married Stephen F. Cohen. He was a professor who studied Russian history at Princeton University and later New York University. They had one daughter named Nicola, who was born in 1991. The family lived in Manhattan, New York. Stephen F. Cohen passed away in September 2020.
During the 2016 United States presidential election, Katrina vanden Heuvel supported Senator Bernie Sanders. She called him "the realist we should elect."
See also
In Spanish: Katrina vanden Heuvel para niños
- Members of the Council on Foreign Relations
