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.

A Contested Convention Is Exactly What the Democratic Party Needs

A Contested Convention Is Exactly What the Democratic Party Needs A Contested Convention Is Exactly What the Democratic Party Needs

Bernie Sanders will go to Philadelphia with more pledged delegates than any insurgent in modern history. Here’s what he could do with them.

May 3, 2016 / Feature / John Nichols

Daniel Berrigan Obituary

Father Daniel Berrigan Sought to ‘Build a World Uncursed by War, Starvation, and Exploitation’ Father Daniel Berrigan Sought to ‘Build a World Uncursed by War, Starvation, and Exploitation’

The great champion of peace and justice, from Catonsville to Occupy, has died at age 94.

May 2, 2016 / John Nichols

Sanders Oregon Rally

Sanders Fights On for ‘the Strongest Progressive Agenda That Any Political Party Has Ever Seen’ Sanders Fights On for ‘the Strongest Progressive Agenda That Any Political Party Has Ever Seen’

Platform fights have always mattered.

Apr 29, 2016 / John Nichols

Jamie Raskin

Democrats Nominate a Bold Champion of Popular Democracy Democrats Nominate a Bold Champion of Popular Democracy

Maryland congressional candidate Jamie Raskin just won a key primary. Now, he is preparing to win big fights for voting rights, campaign finance reform and economic and social just...

Apr 27, 2016 / John Nichols

The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad!

The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad! The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad!

Donald Trump wins five more states, and the people who are trying to stop him appear to be clueless.

Apr 26, 2016 / John Nichols

Prince in Abu Dhabi

Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’ Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’

Prince was always about more than politics, but he called for disarmament, rallied for peace, and announced that “black lives... still matter.”

Apr 21, 2016 / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren

The Most Focused and Effective Democratic Messenger We Have Is Elizabeth Warren The Most Focused and Effective Democratic Messenger We Have Is Elizabeth Warren

The senator from Massachusetts is delivering a well-developed and stinging critique of Republican extremism—and Ted Cruz’s whining.

Apr 21, 2016 / John Nichols

New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead

New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead

The Texan tried to make the state’s Republican primary a referendum on Mayor Bill de Blasio. It didn’t work.

Apr 20, 2016 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders leaves the Vatican

Bernie Sanders Went to Rome to Discuss the Immorality of Unfettered Capitalism Bernie Sanders Went to Rome to Discuss the Immorality of Unfettered Capitalism

Here’s the full text of the speech he delivered at the Vatican.

Apr 17, 2016 / John Nichols

Sanders with CWA workers in Brooklyn

Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs

Campaigning in New York, the senator from Vermont rallies with transport workers, pickets with striking phone workers, and tangles with corporate bosses.

Apr 14, 2016 / John Nichols

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