Katrina vanden Heuvel

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Katrina vanden Heuvel

The blush is off the rose, or, rather, the orange. The erstwhile “First Buddy” and born-again fiscal hawk Elon Musk recently said he was “disappointed” by Donald Trump’s spendthrift budget currently under debate in the US Senate. Squeaking through the House of Representatives thanks to the capitulation of several Republican deficit hardliners, this “big, beautiful bill” certainly increases the federal debt bigly – by nearly $4tn over the next decade.

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Katrina vanden Heuvel

For the last several months, the Trump administration’s reckless use of executive power, trade policy, gutting federal agencies and defying court orders has gone largely unchecked. National Democrats have limited means of opposition – so the best hope for accountability will be electoral accountability. This may help explain why last Tuesday’s election results in America’s 41st biggest city generated such outsized excitement from progressives.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Katrina vanden Heuvel

For the last several months, the Trump administration’s reckless use of executive power, trade policy, gutting federal agencies, and defying court orders has gone largely unchecked. National Democrats have limited means of opposition – so the best hope for accountability will be electoral accountability. This may help explain why last Tuesday’s election results in America’s 41st biggest city generated such outsized excitement from progressives.

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mother’s Day is here, and while Donald Trump may seem an unlikely celebrant of the occasion, his administration has recently floated several proposals to incentivize motherhood – or, more accurately, giving birth. There’s the $5,000 “baby bonus” for every American mother, free classes educating women on their menstrual cycles and a National Medal of Motherhood for moms who have at least six children.

4 weeks ago | thenation.com | Katrina vanden Heuvel

May 11, 2025 Mothers Don’t Need Medals, They Need a Better World For Their ChildrenRepublicans’ pro-motherhood policies are a sham. Democrats have a chance to do better. Edit Ad Policy Children participate in activities at the Head Start classroom in the Carl and Norma Millers Childrens Center on March 13, 2023 in Frederick, Maryland. (Maansi Srivastava / The Washington Post via Getty Images) This article was originally published at The Guardian and is republished here with permission.