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.

Wisconsin Recalls Finally Check and Balance Scott Walker Wisconsin Recalls Finally Check and Balance Scott Walker

With the formal shift of control of the Wisconsin state Senate to Democratic control, America’s leading anti-labor governor can no longer govern at whim.

Jul 18, 2012 / John Nichols

Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?

Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US? Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?

The head of the Bank of England now says bankers’ lies about interest rates “meet my definition of fraud.” Will US officials finally crack down?

Jul 17, 2012 / John Nichols

Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism

Forget the silly debate about when Mitt handed over control of Bain. By his own arrangement, he never really left.

Jul 16, 2012 / John Nichols

Rockers Renew Radicalism of Woody’s ‘This Land is Your Land’ Rockers Renew Radicalism of Woody’s ‘This Land is Your Land’

Tom Morello marks Guthrie’s 100th by restoring the left-wing verses of his most famous song.

Jul 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Offshoring the Olympics: Why It Matters Where Uniforms Are Made Offshoring the Olympics: Why It Matters Where Uniforms Are Made

Bernie Sanders is right: The US Olympic Committee's decision to have uniforms manufactured outside the United States is “symbolic of a disastrous trade policy.”

Jul 12, 2012 / John Nichols

House’s Anti–Healthcare Reform Vote Frames ‘Social Contract’ Debate House’s Anti–Healthcare Reform Vote Frames ‘Social Contract’ Debate

The Republicans are obsessed with repealing “Obamacare.” Democrats must be obsessed with explaining the Affordable Care Act.

Jul 11, 2012 / John Nichols

Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression? Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression?

The question that Romney must answer Wednesday is simple: Which side is he on?

Jul 10, 2012 / John Nichols

Snow Mitt and the Huntsman: A Tale from the Dark Forest of Republicanism Snow Mitt and the Huntsman: A Tale from the Dark Forest of Republicanism

Jon Huntsman’s decision to skip the GOP convention says a lot about how narrow the party of Lincoln, and even Reagan, has become.

Jul 9, 2012 / John Nichols

Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do

Michigan's Republican governor blocked a voter suppression measure, harkening back to a GOP of yore. 

Jul 6, 2012 / John Nichols

Obama Enjoys the ‘John Roberts Bump’ Obama Enjoys the ‘John Roberts Bump’

The chief justice has handed a credibility boost—and some generous poll numbers—to the president.

Jul 3, 2012 / John Nichols

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