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.

State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush

President Bush will use tonight's State of the Union address to make what White House Press Secretary Tony Snow refers to as "bold proposals" designed to appeal to Democrats. In ...

Jan 23, 2007 / John Nichols

Sarah Olson and the Struggle to Save Journalism Sarah Olson and the Struggle to Save Journalism

American journalism is under assault. The Telecommunications Act of 1996,with its encouragement of media consolidation and homogenization, hasprovoked a marked decline in the dive...

Jan 22, 2007 / John Nichols

Obama’s Challenge Obama’s Challenge

If Barack Obama is to secure critical grassroots support for his presidential bid, he must be less about celebrity and more about policy.

Jan 21, 2007 / John Nichols

“Cheney Has Stepped Way Over the Line” “Cheney Has Stepped Way Over the Line”

Even historians who are not particularly sympathetic to Jimmy Carter's presidency share the widely accepted view that Carter's vice president, Walter Mondale, was one of the most ...

Jan 19, 2007 / John Nichols

Freshmen Favor Fair Trade Freshmen Favor Fair Trade

In case anyone missed the fact that the new Democrats who were elected to the House in November are economic populists who the free trade policies advanced by the Bush administrat...

Jan 19, 2007 / John Nichols

The Fair Trade Democrats The Fair Trade Democrats

In an interview with Senator Sherrod Brown, Nichols shows that the new Democrats are pursuing a new trade agenda.

Jan 18, 2007 / John Nichols

Freshmen Favor Fair Trade Freshmen Favor Fair Trade

In case anyone missed the fact that the new Democrats who were elected to the House in November are economic populists who the free trade policies advanced by the Bush administrat...

Jan 18, 2007 / John Nichols

Bush Backs Down on Warrantless Wiretaps Bush Backs Down on Warrantless Wiretaps

Does it matter that Democrats took charge of the Senate this month? George Bush seems to think so. In a letter sent today to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders, Attorney General...

Jan 17, 2007 / John Nichols

Obama Steps Up… And Into the 2008 Race Obama Steps Up… And Into the 2008 Race

With his decision to file the necessary paperwork to launch a presidential campaign exploratory committee, Barack Obama puts an end to speculation about whether he really is inter...

Jan 16, 2007 / John Nichols

Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby and the New Definition of “Honesty” Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby and the New Definition of “Honesty”

Dick Cheney worked in the White House of Richard Nixon, who had to resign as Congress began impeachment proceedings that grew out of his dishonest and disreputable stewardship of ...

Jan 15, 2007 / John Nichols

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