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.

John Kelly and Donald Trump

Meet John Kelly, Donald Trump’s New Enabler in Chief Meet John Kelly, Donald Trump’s New Enabler in Chief

Kelly has a record of coddling Trump—and no good will come of that.

Jul 28, 2017 / John Nichols

A protestor on Capitol Hill

Disability-Rights Activists Are the Real Heroes of the Health-Care Fight Disability-Rights Activists Are the Real Heroes of the Health-Care Fight

They put their bodies on the line to save Medicaid and Obamacare. 

Jul 28, 2017 / John Nichols

Health-care protest

Jimmy Carter Calls for Single Payer Jimmy Carter Calls for Single Payer

He joins a list of prominent Democrats who are moving in the right direction. But will the rest of the party listen?

Jul 27, 2017 / John Nichols

A woman holds a sign saying

‘A Better Deal’ Sounds Nice, but Democrats Must Get Specific ‘A Better Deal’ Sounds Nice, but Democrats Must Get Specific

They should echo FDR’s renunciations of economic royalists and define the enemy.

Jul 26, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump in Virginia

If Trump Abuses His Pardon Powers, Congress Should Impeach Him If Trump Abuses His Pardon Powers, Congress Should Impeach Him

A presidential pardon can’t stop an impeachment process.

Jul 24, 2017 / John Nichols

Sean Spicer Resignation

Sean Spicer Has Embarrassed Himself—Badly Sean Spicer Has Embarrassed Himself—Badly

The time to resign was on January 21, when the president demanded he tell an outrageous lie.

Jul 21, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump and Ryan

Paul Ryan Hands Donald Trump a Blank Check for Endless War Paul Ryan Hands Donald Trump a Blank Check for Endless War

The Speaker and his allies block Barbara Lee’s drive to check presidential war making.

Jul 20, 2017 / John Nichols

ALEC Is Talking About Changing the Way Senators Are Elected and Taking Away Your Vote

ALEC Is Talking About Changing the Way Senators Are Elected and Taking Away Your Vote ALEC Is Talking About Changing the Way Senators Are Elected and Taking Away Your Vote

A proposed resolution advocates for overturning the 17th Amendment so Republican-controlled state legislatures could pick senators.

Jul 18, 2017 / John Nichols

Ellison in DC, June 2015

Keith Ellison Just Beat Back a Right-Wing Assault on Religious Freedom Keith Ellison Just Beat Back a Right-Wing Assault on Religious Freedom

The congressman objected to a proposal that would have unjustly targeted Muslims.

Jul 14, 2017 / John Nichols

Ben Jealous in West Baltimore

Bernie Sanders Bets on Ben Jealous Bernie Sanders Bets on Ben Jealous

With his endorsements of candidates like Jealous, Sanders is framing the next American politics.

Jul 13, 2017 / John Nichols

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