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.

ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action

ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action

In coordinated actions this week, activists have rallied, marched, and engaged in civil disobedience as part of protests that spotlight ICE abuses.

Dec 13, 2019 / John Nichols

At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar

At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar At the Center of the Impeachment Debate Stands a Constitutional Scholar

Representative Jamie Raskin has been training for the Trump impeachment inquiry his whole life.

Dec 13, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

The House Leadership Soberly Announces 2 Articles of Impeachment

The House Leadership Soberly Announces 2 Articles of Impeachment The House Leadership Soberly Announces 2 Articles of Impeachment

In House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, the president has met his exact opposite—a voice of reason, calmly and steadily presenting the facts.

Dec 10, 2019 / John Nichols

The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment

The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment The Case for Multiple Articles of Impeachment

The case against Trump must not be limited to Ukraine, as independent representative Justin Amash reminds Democrats.

Dec 9, 2019 / John Nichols

Speaker Pelosi Seeks Articles of Impeachment

Speaker Pelosi Seeks Articles of Impeachment Speaker Pelosi Seeks Articles of Impeachment

Reasserting Congress as a check and balance on the presidency, she says, “If we allow a president to be above the law, we do so surely at the peril of our republic.”

Dec 5, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump’s Cover-Up Is Fully and Necessarily Impeachable

Trump’s Cover-Up Is Fully and Necessarily Impeachable Trump’s Cover-Up Is Fully and Necessarily Impeachable

Constitutional scholars tell the House Judiciary Committee that obstructing the impeachment inquiry is totally impeachable.

Dec 4, 2019 / John Nichols

If Debate Skills Mattered, Kamala Harris Wouldn’t Be the One Dropping Out

If Debate Skills Mattered, Kamala Harris Wouldn’t Be the One Dropping Out If Debate Skills Mattered, Kamala Harris Wouldn’t Be the One Dropping Out

The California senator suspends her presidential campaign, as Bloomberg buys his way in.

Dec 4, 2019 / John Nichols

FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving

FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving FDR Got Everything that Trump Does Not About Thanksgiving

Roosevelt used the holiday to preach about sacrifice and solidarity. Trump thanks himself.

Nov 28, 2019 / John Nichols

61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump

61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump 61 Percent of Women Are Ready to Impeach and Remove Trump

A new CNN poll finds a 21 percent gender gap, as women form the vanguard for presidential accountability.

Nov 27, 2019 / John Nichols

Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy

Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy Democrats Don’t Need Mike Bloomberg’s Kinder, Gentler Plutocracy

If the Democrats trade a faux billionaire for a legit billionaire, then they haven’t learned much from the last four years.

Nov 25, 2019 / John Nichols

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