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.

Feingold Leadership Vs. Obama, Clinton Posturing Feingold Leadership Vs. Obama, Clinton Posturing

Russ Feingold stood on the floor of the Senate Wednesday to mark the passing of the fifth anniversary of President Bush's signing of the Congressional resolution that authorized h...

Oct 24, 2007 / John Nichols

An Assault on Media Diversity and Democracy An Assault on Media Diversity and Democracy

President Bush is the lamest of lame-duck chief executives, with no moral authority, no legislative majority and no popular domestic or foreign-policy agendas. So what can he do w...

Oct 18, 2007 / John Nichols

Al Franken Seeks the Wellstone Seat Al Franken Seeks the Wellstone Seat

Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken has won wide support among voters--and conservatives are getting scared.

Oct 18, 2007 / Feature / John Nichols

89 House Members Tell Bush: No More Money for Occupation 89 House Members Tell Bush: No More Money for Occupation

The occupation in Iraq will begin to end on the day that Democrats -- and responsible Republicans -- in Congress decide to stop meeting the demands of the Bush-Cheney administrati...

Oct 16, 2007 / John Nichols

Gore Wins the Norwegian Primary Gore Wins the Norwegian Primary

Having now won the Norwegian Primary, it is reasonable to ask why Al Gore would want to slog his way through the snows of New Hampshire. But the inconvenient truth is that never ...

Oct 12, 2007 / John Nichols

Her McGovern Moment Her McGovern Moment

Hillary Clinton has recognized the value of courting antiwar voters.

Oct 11, 2007 / John Nichols

The “Draft Gore” Moment The “Draft Gore” Moment

Al Gore may well win a Nobel Peace Prize this week, which is no small accomplishment. But the more relentless of the former vice president's political proponents are saying, "Why ...

Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols

Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution

Call it the Alberto Gonzales approach to the system of checks and balances. Asked whether he would obey the Constitution and consult Congress before sending US troops into combat...

Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols

George McGovern Backs Clinton George McGovern Backs Clinton

The sense that New York Senator Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is going from strength to strength grew Sunday as a new Des Moines Register poll showed her moving into the l...

Oct 8, 2007 / John Nichols

What Democracy Looks Like in Costa Rica What Democracy Looks Like in Costa Rica

Americans may have forgotten what democracy looks like. Our current president was chosen in 2000 not by the voters -- Al Gore won the popular vote by a comfortable margin of more...

Oct 5, 2007 / John Nichols

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