John Nichols

National Affairs Correspondent

@NicholsUprising

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.

Cheney, Libby and the Mess They Made Cheney, Libby and the Mess They Made

Much of official Washington remains focused on the issues -- legal and political -- that have arisen from the indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to ...

Nov 1, 2005 / John Nichols

Patrick Fitzgerald: It’s Not Over Patrick Fitzgerald: It’s Not Over

The most intriguing news with regard to special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the apparent effort by the Bush-Cheney administration to punish former Ambassador ...

Oct 28, 2005 / John Nichols

With Miers Out, The Games Begin With Miers Out, The Games Begin

Faced with a choice of Biblical proportions, America's born-again president decided to sacrifice Harriet Miers for Karl Rove's sins. On the day when much of official Washington w...

Oct 27, 2005 / John Nichols

What Rosa Parks Gave America What Rosa Parks Gave America

In 1776, the Continental Congress awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal of Honor to General George Washington, a bold and determined man who had the courage to lead his count...

Oct 25, 2005 / John Nichols

A (True) Conservative Case for Exiting Iraq A (True) Conservative Case for Exiting Iraq

George Bush, who once criticized Ronald Reagan's approach to terrorism, is now making a desperate grab for the former president's coattails. In August, Bush said that, because of...

Oct 22, 2005 / John Nichols

Sweeping Up Ohio Sweeping Up Ohio

There's a way to cure Ohio's dysfunctional electoral system: an election-reform referendum that allows creation of "swing districts."

Oct 20, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols

Kaine Country Kaine Country

It's a tight race, but if Tim Kaine becomes the next governor of Virginia, Democrats gain what they desperately need to win back Congress: a big win in a Southern state.

Oct 20, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols

Case Against Cheney Case Against Cheney

Well, of course, the investigation of who leaked CIA agent Valerie Plame's name -- violating the federal law that bars the "outing" of intelligence operatives -- has come around t...

Oct 18, 2005 / John Nichols

George Bush Gives Up George Bush Gives Up

George Bush has given up. We should have seen this coming. During the first debate of the fall 2004 campaign, a weary and frustrated Bush repeatedly referred to how the presidenc...

Oct 16, 2005 / John Nichols

Anti-Bush in the Afterlife Anti-Bush in the Afterlife

Sally Baron is not alone in the afterlife. The Wisconsin woman whose August, 2003, obituary created a nation sensation with Americans who had come to resent George W. Bush's disr...

Oct 10, 2005 / John Nichols

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