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.

The New York ‘Daily News’ Takes On the NRA

The New York ‘Daily News’ Takes On the NRA The New York ‘Daily News’ Takes On the NRA

Its “God Isn’t Fixing This” headline was part of a classic front-page challenge to powerful interests and political cowards.

Dec 6, 2015 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump

CNN refuses to bend to Trump. Now, if only his fellow Republicans would do so.

Dec 4, 2015 / John Nichols

Rahm Emanuel

An Accountability Moment for Chicago An Accountability Moment for Chicago

Evidence of police misconduct demands federal oversight. And citizens need tools for holding Mayor Rahm Emanuel and others to account.

Dec 2, 2015 / John Nichols

Ralph Nader on 2016, Wall Street, and Our Broken Political System

Ralph Nader on 2016, Wall Street, and Our Broken Political System Ralph Nader on 2016, Wall Street, and Our Broken Political System

The consumer advocate, civil libertarian, and former presidential candidate talks to The Nation.

Dec 1, 2015 / Feature / John Nichols

Dem Forum

Which Democrat Will Pass the Working Families Test? Which Democrat Will Pass the Working Families Test?

The Working Families Party is asking its members to help decide whom to back for president.

Nov 30, 2015 / John Nichols

The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting

The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting The Deafening Silence of the Republican Field in the Wake of the Planned Parenthood Shooting

Republican contenders who have had so very much to say against Planned Parenthood were largely mum after Friday’s deadly violence.

Nov 28, 2015 / John Nichols

Ellis Island Thanksgiving hosted by National Ethnic Coalition of

Giving Thanks for a Nation of Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants Giving Thanks for a Nation of Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants

Rejecting the ugly politics of now, President Obama recalls an American Thanksgiving tradition of paying “tribute to people of every background and belief.”

Nov 26, 2015 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders, Bill Gardner

On ‘the Preponderance of the Evidence,’ Bernie Sanders Is a Democrat On ‘the Preponderance of the Evidence,’ Bernie Sanders Is a Democrat

With a boost from Democratic Party officials, the senator is formally approved for the first primary ballot.

Nov 25, 2015 / John Nichols

John Bel Edwards

How a Democrat Can Win in the South How a Democrat Can Win in the South

John Bel Edwards’s surprise victory in Louisiana offers a lesson to Democrats: Campaign fiercely, mobilize urgently.

Nov 23, 2015 / John Nichols

Muslims Have Been Living in America Since Before the Revolutionary War

Muslims Have Been Living in America Since Before the Revolutionary War Muslims Have Been Living in America Since Before the Revolutionary War

Donald Trump’s proposals to shutter mosques and surveil Muslims are not about public safety—they’re about heinous stereotyping rooted in ignorance and cruelty.

Nov 20, 2015 / John Nichols

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