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.

State Treasurer Is the Most Exciting Political Office You Never Pay Attention To

State Treasurer Is the Most Exciting Political Office You Never Pay Attention To State Treasurer Is the Most Exciting Political Office You Never Pay Attention To

Sarah Godlewski is helping Wisconsinites prepare for climate change—and for retirement.

Jul 23, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

Impeach Trump Rally

History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President

It is absolutely appropriate for members of the US House to check and balance a president who employs xenophobic hatred to divide a nation.

Jul 19, 2019 / John Nichols

Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America

Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America

I know this because he’s cribbing lines from an interview with Omar on the Next Left podcast.

Jul 18, 2019 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism

House Republicans could have rejected the president’s xenophobia. Instead, they went with it.

Jul 17, 2019 / John Nichols

Pramila Jayapal Is Not Backing Down

Pramila Jayapal Is Not Backing Down Pramila Jayapal Is Not Backing Down

This week on Next Left, the congressmember who knows a thing or two about shutting down racist policies.

Jul 16, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

Protesters demand Trump’s impeachment

When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach

Rashida Tlaib sums it up: “Want a response to a lawless and complete failure of a President? He needs to be impeached.”

Jul 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump News Conference

Trump Wants to Use ‘Citizenship Data’ to Gerrymander Democracy Trump Wants to Use ‘Citizenship Data’ to Gerrymander Democracy

The Census won’t include a citizenship question, but a scheme to use citizenship data for redistricting threatens representation.

Jul 13, 2019 / John Nichols

Paul Ryan

The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame The Republicans Who Made Trump Possible Cannot Remove the Badge of Shame

In a new book, Paul Ryan claims he checked and balanced a president who “didn’t know anything about government.” The former speaker is lying to himself—and everyone else.

Jul 11, 2019 / John Nichols

The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment

The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment

It is one of the deepest commitments of our Constitution and a radical tool for democratizing America.

Jul 9, 2019 / John Nichols

The 29-Year-Old Politician Taking On the NRA in Florida

The 29-Year-Old Politician Taking On the NRA in Florida The 29-Year-Old Politician Taking On the NRA in Florida

Anna Eskamani was devastated by the Pulse nightclub shooting—but she took that anger and used it to fuel her successful run for office.

Jul 9, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

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