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.

Back to the Big Lie Back to the Big Lie

Tossed a softball question during Tuesday morning's press conference about whether he should be censured for ordering warrantless wiretapping of phone conversations "during a time...

Mar 21, 2006 / John Nichols

Three Years of War With No Checks, No Balances Three Years of War With No Checks, No Balances

With the third anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq approaching, Congress rejected reality once more and provided another infusion of funding to continue the open-ended occupa...

Mar 17, 2006 / John Nichols

Who Knew? GOP says Feingold’s Setting Dem Agenda Who Knew? GOP says Feingold’s Setting Dem Agenda

The Republican National Committee has made a remarkable discovery. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long been thought to be an outsider in the Senate Democr...

Mar 16, 2006 / John Nichols

These Folks Know About Ethics These Folks Know About Ethics

Bill Clinton certainly had his flaws as a President. He was a militant free trader, who used all of his political skills to win support for the North American Free Trade Agreement...

Mar 15, 2006 / John Nichols

Ned Lamont v. Joe Lieberman Ned Lamont v. Joe Lieberman

Ned Lamont, the Connecticut cable television entrepreneur whose anger over Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman's support of Bush administration policies spurred him to explore w...

Mar 14, 2006 / John Nichols

Feingold Moves to Censure Bush Feingold Moves to Censure Bush

U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on Monday asked the Senate to officially censure President Bush for breaking the law by authorizing an illegal wiretapping program, and for misleading C...

Mar 12, 2006 / John Nichols

Port Deal Question: What’s the White House Still Hiding? Port Deal Question: What’s the White House Still Hiding?

President Bush, after watching his already low approval rating take a dive because of his mishandling of the issue, wants memories of the controversy about whether Dubai Ports Wor...

Mar 11, 2006 / John Nichols

Patriot Act Politics Patriot Act Politics

Rarely has the disconnect between the faith of the American people in the bedrock principle that it is possible to be safe and free and the failure of faith on the part of their e...

Mar 10, 2006 / John Nichols

Bringing the War Home Bringing the War Home

The antiwar messages most likely to be heard and acted upon by Congressional Democrats and wavering Republicans will come from their hometowns, where a growing number of activists ...

Mar 9, 2006 / John Nichols

Vermont Towns Vote to Impeach — UPDATED Vermont Towns Vote to Impeach — UPDATED

A single Vermont community's call for the impeachment of President Bush turned into a chorus Tuesday night, with town meetings across southern Vermont echoing the demand that Cong...

Mar 8, 2006 / John Nichols

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