Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel (/ˈvændənhuːvəl/; born October 7, 1959) is an American editor and publisher. She is the editor, publisher, and part-owner of the liberal / progressive magazine The Nation. She has been the magazine's editor since 1995. She is a frequent commentator on numerous political television programs. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. 2Early life and education Vanden Heuvel was born in New York City, the daughter of Jean Stein, an heiress, best-selling author, and editor of the literary journal Grand Street, and William vanden Heuvel, an attorney, former US ambassador, member of John F. Kennedy's administration, businessman, and author. She has one sister and two step-siblings. Her maternal grandparents were Music Corporation of America founder Jules C. Stein and Doris Babbette Jones (originally Jonas). Through her maternal grandmother, vanden Heuvel is a distant cousin of actor and comedian George Jessel. Her mother is of Jewish descent and her father is of Dutch and Belgian ancestr