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.

Governor Romney, You’re No Jack Kennedy Governor Romney, You’re No Jack Kennedy

There was irony in the fact that George Herbert Walker Bush introduced former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's much-anticipated speech on religion and politics. Almost four d...

Dec 6, 2007 / John Nichols

Will Clinton, Obama, Biden and Dodd Show for Key Farm Vote? Will Clinton, Obama, Biden and Dodd Show for Key Farm Vote?

Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd are all running around Iowa telling farmers how much they care about them. But do the Democratic presidential con...

Dec 6, 2007 / John Nichols

Shame on Obama and Clinton for Skipping Peru Trade Vote Shame on Obama and Clinton for Skipping Peru Trade Vote

New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama desperately want Democrats to believe that they are serious about serving the American people as the next presid...

Dec 4, 2007 / John Nichols

Bush Buddy Putin Trumps Democracy, Chavez Embraces It Bush Buddy Putin Trumps Democracy, Chavez Embraces It

So how's George Bush's campaign for to spread his version of "democracy" going? The results are in from the American president's favorite former superpower, the Russian Federatio...

Dec 3, 2007 / John Nichols

Incident in Rochester, Challenge for Clinton Incident in Rochester, Challenge for Clinton

The problem for Hillary Clinton that arises from the incident in which a disturbed man invaded her Rochester, New Hampshire, campaign headquarters is not any kind of physical thre...

Dec 2, 2007 / John Nichols

Obama vs. Clinton, Edwards and Paul Krugman Obama vs. Clinton, Edwards and Paul Krugman

Give New York Times columnist Paul Krugman a little credit for pointing out the uncomfortable fact that Illinois Senator Barack Obama is campaigning against universal health care....

Nov 30, 2007 / John Nichols

Hagel on Bush & Cheney: “They Have Failed the Country” Hagel on Bush & Cheney: “They Have Failed the Country”

It is too bad that Chuck Hagel decided against running for the Republican nomination for president. While it is true that Texas Congressman Ron Paul is saying much of what the Rep...

Nov 29, 2007 / John Nichols

Out-Tancredoing Tancredo at GOP’s Anti-Immigrant Debate Out-Tancredoing Tancredo at GOP’s Anti-Immigrant Debate

Tom Tancredo, the immigration-crazed congressman from Colorado, is never going to be the Republican nominee for president. But Wednesday's night's CNN/YouTube debate confirmed tha...

Nov 29, 2007 / John Nichols

Mike Huckabee’s Religious-Test Campaign Mike Huckabee’s Religious-Test Campaign

This is supposed to be Mike Huckabee's make-or-break night. The former Arkansas governor has emerged as the potential "Jimmy Carter" of the 2008 presidential race – a virtual u...

Nov 28, 2007 / John Nichols

Australia Exits the Coalition of the Willing Australia Exits the Coalition of the Willing

President Bush recently traveled to Australia to thank conservative Prime Minister John Howard for making that country a member of the "coalition of the willing" U.S. all...

Nov 25, 2007 / John Nichols

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