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.

Putting ‘Medicare for All’ on the Agenda

Putting ‘Medicare for All’ on the Agenda Putting ‘Medicare for All’ on the Agenda

Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Don Berwick is making an issue of single-payer healthcare reform.

Sep 5, 2014 / John Nichols

Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!

Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now! Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!

Instead of waiting for the perfect Congress, Americans should demand that this imperfect Congress act before the election.

Sep 2, 2014 / John Nichols

Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights

Keith Ellison and John Lewis are right: the US should recognize union organizing as a civil right.

Sep 1, 2014 / John Nichols

A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A secret tape of a senator at a Koch brothers event becomes an issue in a key Senate race.

Aug 28, 2014 / John Nichols

Secret $700,000 Donation Has Scott Walker Scrambling to Address ‘Appearance of Corruption’

Secret $700,000 Donation Has Scott Walker Scrambling to Address ‘Appearance of Corruption’ Secret $700,000 Donation Has Scott Walker Scrambling to Address ‘Appearance of Corruption’

Documents reveal how a mining firm quietly supported Wisconsin’s governor.

Aug 25, 2014 / John Nichols

When Dick Cheney Swatted an ‘Annoying Mosquito’ Named Paul Ryan

When Dick Cheney Swatted an ‘Annoying Mosquito’ Named Paul Ryan When Dick Cheney Swatted an ‘Annoying Mosquito’ Named Paul Ryan

Ryan still doesn’t get that attacking Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is political nonstarter.

Aug 21, 2014 / John Nichols

Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington

Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington Defend Journalism That Speaks Truth to Power: From Ferguson to Washington

The First Amendment is under assault. Americans must preserve “the freedom that allows us to verify the existence of all other freedoms.”

Aug 18, 2014 / John Nichols

From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America

From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America From the Left, From the Right: Calls to Demilitarize Ferguson, and America

Lessons from Missouri should steer us toward new national policies and an embrace of policing that respects civil liberties.

Aug 15, 2014 / John Nichols

The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri

The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri

Why has the response to Michael Brown’s murder been to crack down on dissent and arrest journalists?

Aug 14, 2014 / John Nichols

Why This Fall’s Elections for Secretaries of State Are So Important

Why This Fall’s Elections for Secretaries of State Are So Important Why This Fall’s Elections for Secretaries of State Are So Important

Conservatives are pouring big money into these contests to get a leg up on the 2016 presidential race.

Aug 13, 2014 / John Nichols

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