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.

What McCain Needs to Tell Us About Sarah Palin What McCain Needs to Tell Us About Sarah Palin

Now that the Republican National Convention is done, there is much speculation about how Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will respond to questions from the media that she so pointedly...

Sep 6, 2008 / John Nichols

The Anti-Republican Who Is Really a Republican The Anti-Republican Who Is Really a Republican

ST. PAUL – In the eighth year of Republican dominance of the executive branch of the federal government, after an extended period in which Republicans also controlled the legisl...

Sep 5, 2008 / John Nichols

Ratings Race: Can McCain Beat Palin? Ratings Race: Can McCain Beat Palin?

ST. PAUL -- The numbers are in for Sarah Palin's Republican National Convention speech, and they're pretty remarkable. Some 37.2 million viewers watched Palin deliver a sharp, fr...

Sep 4, 2008 / John Nichols

Spiro T. Palin Spiro T. Palin

ST. PAUL – Forty years ago, mounting a comeback campaign after losing a presidential race eight years earlier, Richard Nixon secured the Republican nomination and then selected ...

Sep 4, 2008 / John Nichols

Sarah Palin Owns the Hall, But What About the Country? Sarah Palin Owns the Hall, But What About the Country?

ST. PAUL – Say what you will about Sarah Palin. Love her or despise her, celebrate or denounce her, but recognize this: The governor of Alaska has not just electrified the cons...

Sep 4, 2008 / John Nichols

This Is Sarah Palin’s Convention This Is Sarah Palin’s Convention

ST. PAUL – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will on Wednesday night deliver the most anticipated address to a national party convention in decades. And Mary Buestrin can't wait. "O...

Sep 3, 2008 / John Nichols

Lieberman’s Partisan “Bipartisanship” Lieberman’s Partisan “Bipartisanship”

ST. PAUL – The most militantly conservative Republican National Convention in the history of the republic cheered itself hoarse Tuesday night for a pro-choice, pro-civil rights,...

Sep 3, 2008 / John Nichols

It’s Palin’s Party, Not McCain’s It’s Palin’s Party, Not McCain’s

ST. PAUL – Sarah Palin says she is "proud" that her 17-year-old daughter, who is five months pregnant, has made a "decision to have her baby." Foes of abortion rights are celeb...

Sep 2, 2008 / John Nichols

Thousands March Against War & McCain Thousands March Against War & McCain

ST. PAUL -- "We are the troops!" chanted the Iraq War veterans. "How do you support us? their comrades responded. "Bring us home!" came the response.

Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols

Labor Day: Obama Returns to Union Heartlands Labor Day: Obama Returns to Union Heartlands

ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama will return to the traditional heartlands of the American trade union movement on this Labor Day, marching in and speaking at the close of the annual Labo...

Sep 1, 2008 / John Nichols

x