John Nichols

National Affairs Correspondent

@NicholsUprising

John Nichols is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation. He has written, cowritten, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of American socialism and the Democratic Party to analyses of US and global media systems. His latest, cowritten with Senator Bernie Sanders, is the New York Times bestseller It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.

Meet the GOP Senate Candidates Who Are Still Attacking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and #MeToo

Meet the GOP Senate Candidates Who Are Still Attacking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and #MeToo Meet the GOP Senate Candidates Who Are Still Attacking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and #MeToo

If you thought McConnell and Graham were odious, get a load of the challengers to Tammy Baldwin, Claire McCaskill, and Heidi Heitkamp.

Oct 12, 2018 / John Nichols

The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot

The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot The Most Important Office in the Trump Era Isn’t at the Top of the Ballot

State attorneys general are the key to holding the White House to account—and Democrats are making a strong showing in several races.

Oct 11, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Medicare for All crowd

Medicare for All Is Officially Winning Medicare for All Is Officially Winning

Trump and Republican Senate candidates are now lying about single payer. Why? Because they’re losing the health-care debate.

Oct 10, 2018 / John Nichols

Kavanaugh swearing in

The Supreme Court Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. The Supreme Court Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.

Progressives need to take back the Senate, and then consider constitutional reforms.

Oct 10, 2018 / John Nichols

Nikki Haley departure meeting with Trump

Nikki Haley Was Never the Adult in the Room Nikki Haley Was Never the Adult in the Room

This political opportunist made herself an ally, an apologist, and an acolyte of a man she once recognized as “irresponsible.”

Oct 9, 2018 / John Nichols

Brett Kavanaugh Laughing

Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied His Way Onto the Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh Has Lied His Way Onto the Supreme Court

The House has a duty to do what the Senate has failed to do: investigate this shameful jurist and hold him to account.

Oct 6, 2018 / John Nichols

Kavanaugh Pointing

Senators Have a Duty to Reject Kavanaugh’s Threat to Equal Justice Under the Law Senators Have a Duty to Reject Kavanaugh’s Threat to Equal Justice Under the Law

Justice John Paul Stevens spoke an essential truth when he said that the furiously partisan nominee has proven himself to be unfit.

Oct 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Mitch McConnell press conference

Mitch McConnell Is Killing the Senate Mitch McConnell Is Killing the Senate

Six things he’s done to turn it into a weak arm of Trump’s White House.

Oct 4, 2018 / John Nichols

Beto O’Rourke Fights the Clampdown in Texas

Beto O’Rourke Fights the Clampdown in Texas Beto O’Rourke Fights the Clampdown in Texas

His campaign represents a real-time experiment for a party that is still struggling to define itself in the Trump era.

Oct 3, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders Grabbed the Bully Pulpit and Refused to Let Go Until Amazon Hiked Wages

Bernie Sanders Grabbed the Bully Pulpit and Refused to Let Go Until Amazon Hiked Wages Bernie Sanders Grabbed the Bully Pulpit and Refused to Let Go Until Amazon Hiked Wages

The senator’s crusade to improve conditions at the online retailer demanded accountability from Jeff Bezos and the billionaire class.

Oct 2, 2018 / John Nichols

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