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.

Bernie Sanders.

Sanders Accepts His First National Union Endorsement, Calling Labor ‘the Last Line of Defense’ Sanders Accepts His First National Union Endorsement, Calling Labor ‘the Last Line of Defense’

As Democrats line up in favor of pro-union labor law reforms, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America vote to back Bernie Sanders.

Aug 26, 2019 / John Nichols

David Koch Got What He Paid For

David Koch Got What He Paid For David Koch Got What He Paid For

The late Koch brother bought influence using PACs and other proxies. A prank call to Scott Walker revealed the truth about how the Kochs had their way with Republican politicians.

Aug 23, 2019 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders Welcomes the Hatred of Billionaires

Bernie Sanders Welcomes the Hatred of Billionaires Bernie Sanders Welcomes the Hatred of Billionaires

The Vermont senator sits down with The Nation and discusses how we can transform America.

Aug 23, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols

Jay Inslee

Jay Inslee Is Not the Candidate Who Should Be Leaving This Race Jay Inslee Is Not the Candidate Who Should Be Leaving This Race

The governor’s exit is a serious loss because he regularly challenged other candidates—especially Biden—when they tried to dance around climate issues.

Aug 22, 2019 / John Nichols

Greenland

Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism Trump’s Greenland Grab Is a Throwback to the Foulest Imperialism

Denmark’s prime minister got it right when she said, “Thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over.”

Aug 21, 2019 / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Finish What FDR Started

Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Finish What FDR Started Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Finish What FDR Started

And it could give Democrats a fighting chance in farm country and small-town America.

Aug 20, 2019 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is As Frustrated as Ever With Corporate Media Bernie Sanders Is As Frustrated as Ever With Corporate Media

The senator explains to The Nation why he is raising concerns not just about the presidential debates but about the media’s narrow coverage of national crises.

Aug 16, 2019 / John Nichols

This Is a New Low

This Is a New Low This Is a New Low

When Trump encouraged Israel to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, he set another stunningly awful precedent.

Aug 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Don’t Let the Trump Administration Rewrite Emma Lazarus

Don’t Let the Trump Administration Rewrite Emma Lazarus Don’t Let the Trump Administration Rewrite Emma Lazarus

The Statue of Liberty poem “The New Colossus” was written as a radical call to welcome all immigrants—not just the wealthy and connected.

Aug 14, 2019 / John Nichols

David Bernhardt

The Once Common Republican Environmentalist Is Virtually Extinct The Once Common Republican Environmentalist Is Virtually Extinct

Our corrupted American elections may well be the greatest environmental threat facing the planet. But if elections pose a threat, they also offer a possibility.

Aug 13, 2019 / John Nichols

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