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.

‘Save the Post Office’ Movement Defends ‘the Human Side of Government’ ‘Save the Post Office’ Movement Defends ‘the Human Side of Government’

Thousands are rallying across the country to defend post offices, postal services and postal workers against unnecessary cuts.

Sep 27, 2011 / John Nichols

Why Ralph Nader, Cornel West, Jonathan Kozol Seek Primary Challenges to Obama Why Ralph Nader, Cornel West, Jonathan Kozol Seek Primary Challenges to Obama

Progressives sign a call for antiwar, anticorporate Democrats to mount primary campaigns to challenge Obama and the politics of compromise.

Sep 25, 2011 / John Nichols

Note to GOP Candidates: Obama’s No Socialist Note to GOP Candidates: Obama’s No Socialist

Romney said that the president takes his inspiration “from socialist democrats in Europe.” Gingrich decried “Obama's socialist policies.” They are ridiculou...

Sep 23, 2011 / John Nichols

The Execution of Troy Davis Provides Another ‘Haunting Reminder of Once Prevalent Southern Lynchings’ The Execution of Troy Davis Provides Another ‘Haunting Reminder of Once Prevalent Southern Lynchings’

Rejecting international pleas, domestic protests and evidence that Troy Davis was innocent, the state of Georgia put him to death under a process that former Supreme Court Justice ...

Sep 22, 2011 / John Nichols

Rick Perry’s Attack on Democracy

Rick Perry’s Attack on Democracy Rick Perry’s Attack on Democracy

In seeking to end direct election of senators, the governor is mainstreaming a far-right fantasy.

Sep 21, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols

FBI Raid’s Target Was Point Person for Scott Walker’s Anti-Labor Program FBI Raid’s Target Was Point Person for Scott Walker’s Anti-Labor Program

Cynthia Archer, a longtime Walker aide and now target of an FBI investigation, played a central role in advancing his controversial budget-repair bill.

Sep 20, 2011 / John Nichols

The Devilish Detail of Obama’s Speech: Deep Medicare, Medicaid Cuts The Devilish Detail of Obama’s Speech: Deep Medicare, Medicaid Cuts

The president plans to cut “waste, fraud and abuse,” but his proposal would in practice harm the neediest.

Sep 19, 2011 / John Nichols

Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide

A burgeoning “John Doe” probe targets anti-labor governor's political appointees.

Sep 19, 2011 / John Nichols

Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits

Headlining Wisconsin's Fighting Bob Fest, the largest annual gathering of progressives in the country, the Vermont senator drew the loudest cheers for a stern warning to the presid...

Sep 18, 2011 / John Nichols

Trump’s So ‘Impressed’ With Perry That He Forgets the GOP Fave’s Name… and Talks Up an Independent Bid Trump’s So ‘Impressed’ With Perry That He Forgets the GOP Fave’s Name… and Talks Up an Independent Bid

Republicans are all excited about the Texas governor’s presidential bid. But they don't know much about the man—as evidenced by Donald Trump’s celebration of his ...

Sep 16, 2011 / John Nichols

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