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.

Split Result Helps Obama, But Leaves Race Undone Split Result Helps Obama, But Leaves Race Undone

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination did not end Tuesday night. A split result -- North Carolina solidly for Barack Obama, Indiana narrowly for Hillary Clinton -- ...

May 7, 2008 / John Nichols

Dem Scenarios: An End, A Beginning, A Nightmare Dem Scenarios: An End, A Beginning, A Nightmare

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is far more volatile now than it was on January 3, that distant day when hopeful Iowans trooped to their caucuses. And it is a ...

May 6, 2008 / John Nichols

Democrats Win Another GOP House Seat Democrats Win Another GOP House Seat

Democrats took another Republican-held U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday, suggesting that the party remains on track for significant expansion of its congressional ma...

May 4, 2008 / John Nichols

Indianapolis Star Backs Clinton Indianapolis Star Backs Clinton

"Regrettably," say the editors of the Indianapolis Star newspaper, Hillary Clinton "has pandered more to voters" than Barack Obama. But Indiana's largest newspaper did not regret...

May 2, 2008 / John Nichols

Former DNC Chair Switches From Clinton to Obama Former DNC Chair Switches From Clinton to Obama

Barack Obama is supposed be having a rough week – and, no doubt, Hillary Clinton and Bill O'Reilly are doing everything in their power to make it one. But Obama keeps pulling s...

May 1, 2008 / John Nichols

Wright, Jefferson and the Wrath of God Wright, Jefferson and the Wrath of God

"Just maybe now as that dialogue begins the religious tradition that has kept hope alive for a people struggling to survive in countless hopeless situations will be understood." ...

Apr 29, 2008 / John Nichols

Family Farmers Respond to the Food Crisis Family Farmers Respond to the Food Crisis

Looking for a responsible, moral and effective response to the global food crisis? Start by sending money to a group that is working to get food to starving people. I'm especiall...

Apr 28, 2008 / John Nichols

Playing the Race Card in North Carolina Playing the Race Card in North Carolina

The North Carolina Republican Party -- forged by the hand of Dixiecrat segregationists like Jesse ("White people, wake up before it is too late. Do you want Negroes working beside...

Apr 27, 2008 / John Nichols

McCain, Hagee and the Politics of God’s Wrath McCain, Hagee and the Politics of God’s Wrath

The whole controversy about John McCain's ties to radical preacher John Hagee has been miscast, both by McCain's critics and supporters – not to mention by our ministerially-obs...

Apr 24, 2008 / John Nichols

The World Food Crisis The World Food Crisis

We must rein in the global food giants who reap profits at the expense of the planet and the poor.

Apr 24, 2008 / John Nichols

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