John Nichols

National Affairs Correspondent

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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.

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

The senator has a twelve-point plan for getting the debate, and perhaps the movement, started.

Dec 3, 2014 / John Nichols

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

Let’s get serious about addressing erratic, constantly changing schedules that are a Holiday-season nightmare for workers.

Dec 1, 2014 / John Nichols

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

Ferguson teaches us that in elections for local law-enforcement posts the most fundamental choices are made.

Nov 26, 2014 / John Nichols

Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars

Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars

Rand Paul and Barbara Lee are right: “The Constitution requires Congress to vote on the use of military force.”

Nov 24, 2014 / John Nichols

When Networks Snub a Presidential Address, Democracy Is ‘The Biggest Loser’

When Networks Snub a Presidential Address, Democracy Is ‘The Biggest Loser’ When Networks Snub a Presidential Address, Democracy Is ‘The Biggest Loser’

It is absurd that broadcast networks choose entertainment over Obama’s immigration speech.

Nov 20, 2014 / John Nichols

NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans

NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans

Outgoing Colorado Senator Mark Udall promises to fight to the last day “to make sure we keep faith with our founding values.”

Nov 19, 2014 / John Nichols

What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday!

What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday! What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday!

To address dismal election participation, Bernie Sanders proposes giving citizens time off for Democracy Day.

Nov 17, 2014 / John Nichols

Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics

Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics

In red and blue regions, north and south, urban and rural, calls for a constitutional amendent to overturn Citizens United won huge.

Nov 13, 2014 / John Nichols

Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’

Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’ Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’

The president calls for the reclassification of Internet services under telecommunications in the name of an open Internet.

Nov 12, 2014 / John Nichols

Democrats: The Party of Pablum

Democrats: The Party of Pablum Democrats: The Party of Pablum

How else can we explain voters who chose Mitch McConnell senators and Elizabeth Warren policies?

Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols

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