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.

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The Most Serious Challenge to Gerrymandering in Modern Times Reaches the Supreme Court The Most Serious Challenge to Gerrymandering in Modern Times Reaches the Supreme Court

A Wisconsin case could break the grip of partisans on the process that defines whether elections are competitive.

Oct 2, 2017 / John Nichols

Tom Price

Good Riddance, Tom Price. But What About the Other Grifters? Good Riddance, Tom Price. But What About the Other Grifters?

The secretary of health and human services is out. The Treasury secretary and the EPA administrator should go next.

Sep 29, 2017 / John Nichols

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Congress Must End US Military Support for the Horrific Saudi Bombing of Yemen Congress Must End US Military Support for the Horrific Saudi Bombing of Yemen

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Yemen, and the US military is making things worse. Four members of Congress want to force a vote that could get the US out of an undeclared wa...

Sep 28, 2017 / John Nichols

Roy Moore

Roy Moore Could Help the Democrats Actually Win Back the Senate Next Year Roy Moore Could Help the Democrats Actually Win Back the Senate Next Year

Republicans just nominated the one candidate who could lose.

Sep 27, 2017 / John Nichols

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Is Your Senator Enabling Donald Trump’s Warmongering? Is Your Senator Enabling Donald Trump’s Warmongering?

Rand Paul tried to take away the president’s blank check for endless war, but a number of Democrats joined most Republicans in a Senate vote that let Trump keep it.

Sep 26, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump in Alabama

Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee

He’s stoking racial divisions in order to maintain a grip on a Senate seat that Democrats are surprisingly competitive for.

Sep 25, 2017 / John Nichols

Harvard University Security Patrol

In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values

This year, the university dumps Manning and Michelle Jones. In the 1960s, it honored Vietnam War architect—and admitted war criminal—Robert McNamara.

Sep 22, 2017 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career

Outlining a vision of an America on the side of peace and justice, the senator shredded Trump’s brutish foreign policies.

Sep 21, 2017 / John Nichols

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Trump’s First Speech Before the UN Was an Absurd, Bombastic Disaster Trump’s First Speech Before the UN Was an Absurd, Bombastic Disaster

After the president tells the UN that the US can “totally destroy North Korea,” it is time for Congress to put the brakes on Trump.

Sep 19, 2017 / John Nichols

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Honor the Constitution by Impeaching Jeff Sessions Honor the Constitution by Impeaching Jeff Sessions

The attorney general lied to Congress, and now he uses a department named “Justice” to undermine justice.

Sep 18, 2017 / John Nichols

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