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.

Austin, Texas Storm

While Texans Freeze, Governor Greg Abbott Lies About the Green New Deal While Texans Freeze, Governor Greg Abbott Lies About the Green New Deal

Republican politicians try—and fail—to deflect blame with outrageous spin.

Feb 18, 2021 / John Nichols

Senator Ron Johnson

The 43 Senators of the Republican Sedition Caucus Are Every Bit As Guilty as Donald Trump The 43 Senators of the Republican Sedition Caucus Are Every Bit As Guilty as Donald Trump

Voters must be reminded in 2022 that senators like Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson chose partisanship over their constitutional duty.

Feb 16, 2021 / John Nichols

Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education Karen Lewis Built a Proudly Militant Movement for Public Education

“Great schools with great teachers is the most important civil right of our generation,” she boldly declared. And she built a movement of believers in that vision.

Feb 15, 2021 / John Nichols

The Senate Has Failed America

The Senate Has Failed America The Senate Has Failed America

A refusal to convict a guilty insurrectionist, and a failure to call witnesses against him, is a tragic abandonment of accountability.

Feb 13, 2021 / John Nichols

Senator Lindsey Graham

If Impeachment Managers Want Witnesses to Trump’s High Crimes, Start With Lindsey Graham If Impeachment Managers Want Witnesses to Trump’s High Crimes, Start With Lindsey Graham

The senator’s on-the-record statements after the January 6 attack on the Capitol confirm that he knows Trump is guilty of dereliction of duty.

Feb 12, 2021 / John Nichols

Representative Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin’s Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History Jamie Raskin’s Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History

Senate Republicans may not permit accountability. But the lead impeachment manager’s argument leaves no doubt how history will judge Trump.

Feb 10, 2021 / John Nichols

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer

Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work? Democrats Have Inherited a Broken Senate. Can They Make It Work?

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has his work cut out for him. Here are four ways he could make the Senate work.

Feb 9, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

Representative Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney Is Right on Impeachment, and Wrong on Everything Else Liz Cheney Is Right on Impeachment, and Wrong on Everything Else

Don’t make a hero of this neoconservative, warmongering, hate-amplifying apologist for Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Feb 8, 2021 / John Nichols

Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump

Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump

The lead impeachment manager’s letter demanding that Trump testify is a masterstroke that signals Raskin will pull no punches.

Feb 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Biden Doesn’t Need and Shouldn’t Want the Votes of the Sedition Caucus or the Obstructionists

Biden Doesn’t Need and Shouldn’t Want the Votes of the Sedition Caucus or the Obstructionists Biden Doesn’t Need and Shouldn’t Want the Votes of the Sedition Caucus or the Obstructionists

The presidents and the Democrats have a mandate to govern.

Feb 3, 2021 / John Nichols

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