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.

GOP to Bush: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out GOP to Bush: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out

Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate was, for the most part, a polite affair. Candidates frequently spoke of how much they agreed with their opponents. They acknowledged...

Jun 6, 2007 / John Nichols

Clinton Beats Blitzer in CNN Debate Clinton Beats Blitzer in CNN Debate

Maybe the Democratic presidential candidates should rethink their decision not to debate on the Fox New Channel. It couldn't be worse than the theater of the absurd CNN organized ...

Jun 4, 2007 / John Nichols

Dan Bartlett’s Exit Strategy Dan Bartlett’s Exit Strategy

White House counselor Dan Bartlett, the man who unwittingly confirmed that President Bush participated in discussions with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and political czar Karl...

Jun 1, 2007 / John Nichols

Meet Fred Thompson: Friend of Felons Meet Fred Thompson: Friend of Felons

Here is the latest from the front page of the Scooter Libby Legal Defense Trust, the group that has been shaking down Republican donors for the money needed to maintain the convic...

May 31, 2007 / John Nichols

Cindy Sheehan’s Farewell Cindy Sheehan’s Farewell

Her unscripted activism was characterized by an element so often missing from politics: genuineness. But we haven't seen the last of Cindy Sheehan.

May 31, 2007 / John Nichols

Dick Cheney’s Dead Wrongs Dick Cheney’s Dead Wrongs

Two years ago, on May 30, 2005, Vice President Dick Cheney said of the violence in Iraq: "I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency." The comment came in...

May 30, 2007 / John Nichols

Cindy Sheehan Calls It Quits Cindy Sheehan Calls It Quits

The decision of Congressional Democrats to hand George Bush a blank check to maintain a war they were elected to end has frustrated a lot of Americans -- even the until-now indefa...

May 29, 2007 / John Nichols

Fighting for Democracy on Memorial Day Fighting for Democracy on Memorial Day

Memorial Day is, as former North Carolina Senator John Edwards reminds us, "a serious holiday." And this year, in particular, it falls at what Edwards rightly refers to a...

May 27, 2007 / John Nichols

John Boehner’s Crying Game John Boehner’s Crying Game

House Minority Leader John Boehner wept Thursday night, as he delivered the final Republican appeal on behalf of funding President Bush's perpetual war in Iraq. This is obviously...

May 25, 2007 / John Nichols

“A Big Mistake” Vote Gives Bush His Iraq Money “A Big Mistake” Vote Gives Bush His Iraq Money

Despite the results of last November's elections, which gave them the authority to check and balance George Bush, and despite polls that show roughly two-thirds of Americans want ...

May 25, 2007 / John Nichols

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