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.

Enter the General Enter the General

When activists began cobbling together a Draft Wesley Clark for President campaign, their Internet initiative looked to be longer on idealism than pragmatism. George W.

Sep 18, 2003 / John Nichols

First Cancún, Then Washington First Cancún, Then Washington

When the World Trade Organization's fifth ministerial conference in Cancun collapsed Sunday without reaching agreement on how to launch new free-trade initiatives, American activi...

Sep 16, 2003 / John Nichols

Johnny Cash’s Redemption Song Johnny Cash’s Redemption Song

Later this year, Rick Rubin's American Recordings label will release a collection of Johnny Cash songs including a collaboration between the legendary country singer and one of hi...

Sep 12, 2003 / John Nichols

Blood in the Water Blood in the Water

After a summer of tending to the grassroots, the Democrats who aspire to their party's 2004 presidential nomination were busy harvesting support from key constituencies around ...

Sep 11, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols

Court Blocks FCC Media Rules Court Blocks FCC Media Rules

The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to implement rule changes that would permit big media companies to dramatically extend their control over communications in the Uni...

Sep 4, 2003 / John Nichols

Candidates Look for the Union Label Candidates Look for the Union Label

On Labor Day, the starting point for the mad rush to this winter's Democratic presidential caucuses and primaries, several of the Democratic contenders could point to support they...

Sep 1, 2003 / John Nichols

FCC is Feeling the Heat FCC is Feeling the Heat

Faced with a national outcry so intense that Congress is moving to reverse his attempt to eliminate controls on media consolidation and monopoly, Federal Communications Commission...

Aug 21, 2003 / John Nichols

Bogus Blair, Bogus Bush Bogus Blair, Bogus Bush

The headline in Tuesday's editions of London's Guardian newspaper read: "No. 10 knew: Iraq no threat." The headline in London's Daily Mirror shouted: "NO THREAT -- Revealed: Emai...

Aug 19, 2003 / John Nichols

For Democrats, Mr. Right is Mr. Wrong For Democrats, Mr. Right is Mr. Wrong

Anyone who has spent time on the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign trail is familiar with the phrase "Except Lieberman." When grassroots Democrats gather to talk about the cro...

Aug 5, 2003 / John Nichols

The Heat Is On The Heat Is On

As questions grow, so does bush's vulnerability.

Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols

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