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.

Here’s How a 14th Amendment Strategy Could Bar Trump From Ever Holding Office Again

Here’s How a 14th Amendment Strategy Could Bar Trump From Ever Holding Office Again Here’s How a 14th Amendment Strategy Could Bar Trump From Ever Holding Office Again

Impeachment and removal is the first and best option. But if Republicans prevent its completion, don’t let Trump off the hook.

Jan 12, 2021 / John Nichols

Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs

Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Bend-the-Arc Faith Is Precisely What the Senate Needs

A historic Senate runoff victory in Georgia has given America a measure of progress that should be cherished and built upon.

Jan 11, 2021 / John Nichols

210 House Democrats Endorse Trump’s Immediate Impeachment

210 House Democrats Endorse Trump’s Immediate Impeachment 210 House Democrats Endorse Trump’s Immediate Impeachment

If Pence does not invoke the 25th Amendment by Tuesday morning, House Democrats will impeach.

Jan 10, 2021 / John Nichols

It Is Never Too Late to Impeach a Despot

It Is Never Too Late to Impeach a Despot It Is Never Too Late to Impeach a Despot

“Every single hour that Donald Trump remains in office, our country, our democracy, and our national security remain in danger.”

Jan 8, 2021 / John Nichols

Impeach Trump Immediately

Impeach Trump Immediately Impeach Trump Immediately

The president incited his supporters to invade the Capitol and disrupt the certification of the 2020 election. That is too high a crime to ignore.

Jan 6, 2021 / John Nichols

Josh Hawley Has Chosen to Sacrifice Democracy on the Altar of His Own Presidential Ambition

Josh Hawley Has Chosen to Sacrifice Democracy on the Altar of His Own Presidential Ambition Josh Hawley Has Chosen to Sacrifice Democracy on the Altar of His Own Presidential Ambition

The GOP rising star’s embrace of Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is an acknowledgment that the party is beyond redemption.

Jan 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime

Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime Trump’s Solicitation of Election Fraud Is His Highest Crime

If Trump’s pressuring of Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” votes to overturn an election result isn’t impeachable, nothing is.

Jan 4, 2021 / John Nichols

Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes

Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes Trump and His Cronies Must Face the Music for Their Crimes

This is about more than just reforming a broken process. A steady focus on accountability isolates and diminishes the critics.

Jan 4, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

postal worker

Expand the Postal Service in 2021 Expand the Postal Service in 2021

Postal workers got us through 2020 by delivering lifesaving medicine and democracy-saving ballots. It’s vital that Biden build up the USPS.

Jan 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness

Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness

Even as Bernie Sanders holds up a Pentagon spending bill to force a Senate vote on $2,000 payments, most House Democrats approve another DOD blank check.

Dec 30, 2020 / John Nichols

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