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.

Blackwater’s Enablers at the State Department Blackwater’s Enablers at the State Department

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair Henry Waxman finally got to the heart of the Blackwater contract-killing scandal when he reviewed emails detailing how the U.S...

Oct 2, 2007 / John Nichols

Obama’s Kennedy Vibe Obama’s Kennedy Vibe

What should be at least as intriguing about Obama's campaign as its largesse is the conscious effort by the candidate and his aides to grasp for another form of political gold: the...

Oct 2, 2007 / John Nichols

Congress Quietly Approves Billions More for Iraq War Congress Quietly Approves Billions More for Iraq War

The Senate agreed on Thursday to increase the federal debt limit by $850 billion -- from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion -- and then proceeded to approve a stop-gap spending bi...

Sep 28, 2007 / John Nichols

Democrats: 18 Year Olds Can Fight But Not Drink Democrats: 18 Year Olds Can Fight But Not Drink

One of the thornier issues in American politics is rarely, if ever, discussed at the level of presidential contention. In many states across the country -- including the "Live Fr...

Sep 27, 2007 / John Nichols

Blackwater, Oil and the Colonial Enterprise Blackwater, Oil and the Colonial Enterprise

Blackwater USA's mercenary mission in Iraq is very much in the news this week, and rightly so. The private military contractor's war-for-profit program, which has been so brillian...

Sep 21, 2007 / John Nichols

Bush Loses It With MoveOn Bush Loses It With MoveOn

President Bush has made it clear that he does not read newspapers. And there is little reason to believe that the chief executive spends much time viewing serious news programs be...

Sep 20, 2007 / John Nichols

The Richardson Surge The Richardson Surge

Bill Richardson's edgy, opinionated and sometimes risky campaign is clicking because of his exit-now strategy from Iraq.

Sep 20, 2007 / John Nichols

Habeas Corpus and a Senate Race in Maine Habeas Corpus and a Senate Race in Maine

The United States Senate celebrated this week's 220th anniversary of the Constitution by failing to endorse the restoration of the habeas corpus protections that legal scholar Alb...

Sep 20, 2007 / John Nichols

Skepticism Required in Review of AG Choice Skepticism Required in Review of AG Choice

President Bush's nominee to succeed the most lamentable Attorney General of the United States since Warren Harding's scandal-plagued accomplice, Harry M. Daugherty, is undoubtedly...

Sep 18, 2007 / John Nichols

Senate Blocks Olson as AG; President Picks Ex-Judge Senate Blocks Olson as AG; President Picks Ex-Judge

When the White House floated the name of former Solicitor General Ted Olson as the president's preferred replacement for scandal-plagued Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, it was a...

Sep 17, 2007 / John Nichols

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