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.

Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism

Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism

Even if an obsessive focus on the antidemocratic Electoral College obscures the public’s rejection of Trump, the popular vote has in fact rebuked the president.

Nov 4, 2020 / John Nichols

Biden: ‘It Ain’t Over Till Every Vote Is Counted, Every Ballot Is Counted’

Biden: ‘It Ain’t Over Till Every Vote Is Counted, Every Ballot Is Counted’ Biden: ‘It Ain’t Over Till Every Vote Is Counted, Every Ballot Is Counted’

On election night, as the long count continued, Trump made outrageous claims. Biden countered them with the facts, and a measure of optimism.

Nov 4, 2020 / John Nichols

Don’t Just Dump Trump, Ditch Mitch

Don’t Just Dump Trump, Ditch Mitch Don’t Just Dump Trump, Ditch Mitch

Ending Donald Trump’s presidency isn’t enough. To govern decisively, Democrats must take the Senate.

Nov 3, 2020 / John Nichols

The Democrat Who Could Prevent Democrats From Winning a Georgia Senate Seat

The Democrat Who Could Prevent Democrats From Winning a Georgia Senate Seat The Democrat Who Could Prevent Democrats From Winning a Georgia Senate Seat

The Rev. Raphael Warnock is at the threshold of a win. But fellow Democrat Matt Lieberman is drawing away votes that are needed to pull it off.

Nov 2, 2020 / John Nichols

Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night

Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night Here’s How to Ruin Tom Cotton’s Election Night

The Arkansas senator wants to pretend he’s running unopposed, but there’s an alternative candidate to the more-Trump-than-Trump senator who penned a fascistic op-ed.

Oct 30, 2020 / John Nichols

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Sherrod Brown: Covid Shows How Corporate ‘Free Trade’ Policies Threaten Public Health Sherrod Brown: Covid Shows How Corporate ‘Free Trade’ Policies Threaten Public Health

The Ohio senator proposes a radically different approach to trade policy. It starts with the word “public.”

Oct 29, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols

Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett

Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett

A Republican Senate majority representing a minority of voters just packed the court with another right-wing judicial activist. This is why Senate races matter.

Oct 28, 2020 / John Nichols

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump

In a footnote to a concurrence that restricted vote counting in Wisconsin, the justice included an ominous reference to Bush v. Gore.

Oct 27, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh

The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone

The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone

A decisive early win for Joe Biden would help prevent a “red mirage,” but Election Day is just a way station on the circuitous route to choosing the next president.

Oct 26, 2020 / John Nichols

Dianne Feinstein Demonstrates Why Democratic Challenges to Democratic Incumbents Are Necessary

Dianne Feinstein Demonstrates Why Democratic Challenges to Democratic Incumbents Are Necessary Dianne Feinstein Demonstrates Why Democratic Challenges to Democratic Incumbents Are Necessary

The California senator’s praise for the disastrous Amy Coney Barrett confirmation process played into Republican hands.

Oct 23, 2020 / John Nichols

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