She (Jean Stein) was also the daughter of Jules Stein, one of the wealthiest and most influential corporate music CEOs ever, (MCA) , when the field wasn’t as crowded and ironically monolithic as it has become. They were VERY wealthy, and that is the atmosphere young make-believe socialist Katrina grew up in. Fact is, The Nation magazine has fatuously been considered a staunchly “Leftist” rag, but they , like the brief shining Ms. Magazine of the 70s (Gloria Steinem) are political opportunists and gatekeepers of the Establishment, whether it calls itself Left, Right, or Centrist. The Nation has been around forever, like The Atlantic, and has ALWAYS been tied to the Official Version of every big and controversial story, from the Assassinations on the 1960s, on through 9-11.
Sad to see her come to this whatever her politics. Perhaps she was ill. They are indeed an establishment family.