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.

Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run

Massachusetts might well elect Warren to the Senate, where she could lead the fight for reform.

Jul 19, 2011 / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren for US Senate

Elizabeth Warren for US Senate Elizabeth Warren for US Senate

Now that Obama has bowed to Wall Street and chosen not to appoint Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, she should go to the Senate and lead from there.

Jul 17, 2011 / John Nichols

Rupert Murdoch Has Gamed American Politics Every Bit as Thoroughly as Britain’s

Rupert Murdoch Has Gamed American Politics Every Bit as Thoroughly as Britain’s Rupert Murdoch Has Gamed American Politics Every Bit as Thoroughly as Britain’s

Members of Congress and federal regulators have bowed every bit as deeply before Murdoch as British officials. Don’t just investigate Murdoch's misdeeds, examine those of h...

Jul 16, 2011 / John Nichols

With ALEC Exposed, Common Cause Demands an IRS Audit of Corporate-Funded Group’s Gaming of State Lawmaking With ALEC Exposed, Common Cause Demands an IRS Audit of Corporate-Funded Group’s Gaming of State Lawmaking

Revelations about American Legislative Exchange Council project to link corporate interests with state legislators to impose an agenda that protects polluters, privatizes public ed...

Jul 15, 2011 / John Nichols

Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’ Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’

In Wisconsin, union activists are joining Arlo Guthrie to sing the full version of "This Land Is Your Land" -- including the class-conscious, economic-justice lines.

Jul 14, 2011 / John Nichols

Real Democrats Beat GOP Fakes in All Six Wisconsin Recall Primaries Real Democrats Beat GOP Fakes in All Six Wisconsin Recall Primaries

Republicans even recruited fake Democrats to run in Tuesday's primaries. But voters chose the real Democrats by overwhelming margins.

Jul 13, 2011 / John Nichols

ALEC Exposed

ALEC Exposed ALEC Exposed

A trove of documents reveals the vast procorporate strategy of this powerful right-wing group.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols

ALEC Exposed: Rigging Elections

ALEC Exposed: Rigging Elections ALEC Exposed: Rigging Elections

Looking toward 2012, ALEC is peddling “Voter ID” laws to disenfranchise voters least likely to support their right-wing candidates.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols

Democracy in Wisconsin: With GOP Campaigning for Fake Democrats, Here Are 4 Scenarios for Today’s Recall Election Primaries Democracy in Wisconsin: With GOP Campaigning for Fake Democrats, Here Are 4 Scenarios for Today’s Recall Election Primaries

The primary voting to choose challengers to six targeted Republican senators is just the start of the process of holding anti-labor Republican Governor Scott Wa...

Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols

Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior

The president has reportedly proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. That's bad fiscal policy, bad economics and bad politics.

Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols

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