John Nichols

National Affairs Correspondent

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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.

The Clinton Campaign Keeps Lying About NAFTA The Clinton Campaign Keeps Lying About NAFTA

There is a lot of buzz this week about Hillary Clinton's admission that she "misspoke" when she made claims – apparently to buff her commander-in-chief credential – about "la...

Mar 25, 2008 / John Nichols

Bush Whacks the Wall of Separation Bush Whacks the Wall of Separation

Thomas Jefferson observed in his January 1, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists that America was not a church state. As such, he explained, it was the president's duty to refrai...

Mar 22, 2008 / John Nichols

Clinton Lie Kills Her Credibility on Trade Policy Clinton Lie Kills Her Credibility on Trade Policy

What is the proper word for the claim by Hillary Clinton and the more factually disinclined supporters of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination -- made in speech...

Mar 20, 2008 / John Nichols

Feingold Offers Best Democratic Rebuttal to Bush on Iraq Feingold Offers Best Democratic Rebuttal to Bush on Iraq

George Bush offered a predictable defense of his war in Iraq today, as the world marked the fifth anniversary of this quagmire. Barack Obama, who had the wherewithal to oppose it...

Mar 19, 2008 / John Nichols

Obama Delegate Cushion May Smother Clinton Momentum Obama Delegate Cushion May Smother Clinton Momentum

At a point when most of the media is treating the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as a highly competitive one, Obama has slowly but steadily increased his delegate l...

Mar 17, 2008 / John Nichols

A Church Under Attack Says “No” to the Political Smears A Church Under Attack Says “No” to the Political Smears

Those who seek to discredit Barack Obama by bashing his former pastor are not just attacking the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., they are attacking Trinity United Church of Christ an...

Mar 16, 2008 / John Nichols

Howard Metzenbaum: The Last Ferocious Liberal Howard Metzenbaum: The Last Ferocious Liberal

When the Democratic Party was being remade in the 1980s and early 1990s as the second party of Wall Street, Howard Metzenbaum fought to defend the liberal values of Franklin Roose...

Mar 14, 2008 / John Nichols

Time for a Revote Time for a Revote

Holding Democratic primaries in Florida and Michigan a second time would send the message that Americans do not need to accept illegitimate elections.

Mar 13, 2008 / John Nichols

Spitzer Quits Spitzer Quits

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced this morning that he would step down as of Monday, ending a career that saw a meteoric rise followed by an even more meteoric fall. "I c...

Mar 12, 2008 / John Nichols

The Save Spitzer Campaign The Save Spitzer Campaign

Just about everyone seems to be calling for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to step down in light of revelations regarding his apparent involvement with a prostitution ring -- and...

Mar 12, 2008 / John Nichols

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