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.

Bringing the Protests to the Republicans Bringing the Protests to the Republicans

NEW YORK – During a week of protests against President Bush and the Republican National Convention that he will address tonight, demonstrations have taken many different forms â...

Sep 2, 2004 / John Nichols

The Man in Black Bloc The Man in Black Bloc

NEW YORK -- It was a lot like a Johnny Cash song. On one side of the street, wearing their suits and gowns, were the rich and powerful celebrating the renominations of George W. ...

Sep 1, 2004 / John Nichols

McCain v. Moore McCain v. Moore

NEW YORK -- When US Senator John McCain took a shot at film maker Michael Moore in his speech to the Republican National Convention Monday night, he had no reason to know that the...

Aug 31, 2004 / John Nichols

Less Than La Guardia; Less Than Lindsay Less Than La Guardia; Less Than Lindsay

Forty years ago, when Republicans suffered their worst presidential election defeat of the post-World War II era, roughly 800,000 New Yorkers voted for the party's nominee, Arizon...

Aug 30, 2004 / John Nichols

No Dissent Allowed No Dissent Allowed

The principle that people of good faith might disagree on issues such as abortion, family planning and gay and lesbian rights lost by a 4-1 margin when members of the Republican p...

Aug 27, 2004 / John Nichols

A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing

Most teachers delight at being remembered by their former students. But when the student is Dick Cheney, it can be embarrassing. Consider the case of Dr. H. Bradford Westerf...

Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

Hunting for RINOs Hunting for RINOs

"Republicans In Name Only."

Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

Not So Swift Not So Swift

Two news stories, of vastly differing consequence, have over the past week raised the question of how issues of war and peace will play in this year's presidential contest: 1.) T...

Aug 25, 2004 / John Nichols

Global Fights Go Local Global Fights Go Local

Missouri Governor Bob Holden learned how volatile globalization issues have become when his Democratic primary challenger, Claire McCaskill, started banging away on him for offsh...

Aug 12, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

Kerry on the Media Kerry on the Media

John Kerry and George W. Bush, the Democrat and Republican who will compete this November for the presidency, both attended similar New England preparatory schools, both graduated...

Aug 7, 2004 / John Nichols

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