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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Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment Congressional Democrats Are Already Warning Trump About Impeachment

Progressive Caucus Vice Chair Mark Pocan says the president must resolve “direct conflicts in both domestic and foreign policy” or face constitutional consequences.

Feb 13, 2017 / John Nichols

An Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s So-Called Argument for a Muslim Ban

An Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s So-Called Argument for a Muslim Ban An Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s So-Called Argument for a Muslim Ban

The Ninth Circuit ruling tells us that Sally Yates was right—and Donald Trump was wrong.

Feb 10, 2017 / John Nichols

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The Final Shaming of Mitch McConnell The Final Shaming of Mitch McConnell

When he silenced Elizabeth Warren for criticizing Jeff Sessions, the majority leader disgraced himself and the “Party of Lincoln.”

Feb 8, 2017 / John Nichols

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Andy Puzder Is an Indefensible Nominee Who Can and Must Be Stopped Andy Puzder Is an Indefensible Nominee Who Can and Must Be Stopped

Labor groups are turning up the volume on Trump’s vulnerable pick for secretary of labor.

Feb 6, 2017 / John Nichols

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Senator Tammy Baldwin Just Destroyed Scott Walker on Twitter Senator Tammy Baldwin Just Destroyed Scott Walker on Twitter

The Wisconsin governor apparently didn’t like it, because he threw a 16-tweet-long tantrum in response.

Feb 3, 2017 / John Nichols

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Donald Trump Cannot Manage a Phone Call With a Longstanding Global Ally Donald Trump Cannot Manage a Phone Call With a Longstanding Global Ally

This should scare the wits out of Americans of every partisanship and ideology.

Feb 2, 2017 / John Nichols

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How Alaskan Activists Got a Key Republican Senator to Oppose Betsy DeVos How Alaskan Activists Got a Key Republican Senator to Oppose Betsy DeVos

Unions and education activists urged Lisa Murkowski to oppose Trump’s education pick. On Tuesday, in a testament to the power of grassroots resistance, Murkowski switched.

Feb 1, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump Has Created a Constitutional Crisis

Trump Has Created a Constitutional Crisis Trump Has Created a Constitutional Crisis

It took Richard Nixon almost five years to launch a Saturday Night Massacre. Donald Trump launched a Monday Night Massacre in just ten days.

Jan 31, 2017 / John Nichols

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Donald Trump’s #MuslimBan Is Indisputably Un-American Donald Trump’s #MuslimBan Is Indisputably Un-American

Thomas Paine called this country into being as “an asylum for mankind”—not a discriminatory state imposing religious tests on refugees.

Jan 30, 2017 / John Nichols

Democracy Wins One as a Federal Court Strikes a Big Blow Against Gerrymandering

Democracy Wins One as a Federal Court Strikes a Big Blow Against Gerrymandering Democracy Wins One as a Federal Court Strikes a Big Blow Against Gerrymandering

A game-changing federal-court ruling orders Wisconsin to redraw legislative district lines that unfairly and unconstitutionally favor Republicans.

Jan 27, 2017 / John Nichols

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