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.

A Race Worth Watching for France’s Presidency A Race Worth Watching for France’s Presidency

French voters have set up a race worth watching for one of the highest-profile presidencies on the planet. A pair of relatively young and dynamic candidates, conservative Nicolas ...

Apr 22, 2007 / John Nichols

Impeachment Fever Rises Impeachment Fever Rises

An "impeachment from below" movement is gathering steam, and Congress needs to pay attention to it.

Apr 20, 2007 / John Nichols

GOP to Gonzales: Care For Some Hemlock? GOP to Gonzales: Care For Some Hemlock?

The reviews are in: The Bush White House pronounces the president "pleased" with his solicitor's response to the rabble. It is a discreet pleasure. While the president may be sa...

Apr 20, 2007 / John Nichols

Gonzales Recognizes The Issue: Political Prosecutions Gonzales Recognizes The Issue: Political Prosecutions

Give Attorney General Alberto Gonzales credit. To a far greater extent than many in Washington have even now come to recognize, he acknowledged in an opening statement prepared fo...

Apr 19, 2007 / John Nichols

Ten Questions for Alberto Gonzales Ten Questions for Alberto Gonzales

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales goes in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today as the most embattled high-ranking member of a presidential administration to appear before...

Apr 19, 2007 / John Nichols

Impeach Cheney First? Impeach Cheney First?

It is no secret that Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has been toying with the idea of moving articles of impeachment against a member of the Bush administration. And he appears t...

Apr 18, 2007 / John Nichols

Give a Pulitzer to James McMurtry Give a Pulitzer to James McMurtry

The Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded for 2OO6, and they have gone to the usual deserving souls. Of special note is the national reporting award to the Boston Globe's Charlie Sava...

Apr 17, 2007 / John Nichols

Hold Gonzales Accountable, Then Bush Hold Gonzales Accountable, Then Bush

As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, the official question is: Will the former White House counsel be able to ta...

Apr 16, 2007 / John Nichols

Conyers, Sanchez Seek Rove’s RNC Emails Conyers, Sanchez Seek Rove’s RNC Emails

The burgeoning congressional focus on the supposedly "missing" emails of White House political czar Karl Rove and almost two dozen other presidential aides who were doing politica...

Apr 13, 2007 / John Nichols

White House “Lost” Political E-mails About US Attorneys White House “Lost” Political E-mails About US Attorneys

The US Attorneys scandal seems to be turning an important new page every day. And today it turned what can best be referred to as the "Rose Mary Woods" page. Rose Mary Woods was ...

Apr 12, 2007 / John Nichols

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