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.

In France, Running Against Bush In France, Running Against Bush

PARIS -- American elections do not usually turn on the question of how the candidates for president propose to relate to foreign countries. But elections in other countries ofte...

May 4, 2007 / John Nichols

“The President Has Effectively Gone AWOL” “The President Has Effectively Gone AWOL”

George Bush, the most ideologically-driven and politically calculating president in American history, wants Americans to believe that he has suddenly discovered a moral high groun...

May 2, 2007 / John Nichols

“Tell Them We Blew It” “Tell Them We Blew It”

The rest of the world does not hate the United States. For the most part, other countries and their peoples are extraordinarily generous and supportive of the U.S., even if they m...

Apr 30, 2007 / John Nichols

Spell It Out: “I-M-P-E-A-C-H!” Spell It Out: “I-M-P-E-A-C-H!”

In January, Brooklyn's Jacob Park made an audacious proposal to the loose coalition of groups that has been campaigning to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney. They ...

Apr 28, 2007 / John Nichols

McCain, Kissinger and America as a Client State McCain, Kissinger and America as a Client State

On his way to formally announcing his latest bid for the White House, John McCain stopped to consult with the most high-profile supporter of his campaign to become the oldest firs...

Apr 26, 2007 / John Nichols

Bill Moyers and the Fight for American Journalism Bill Moyers and the Fight for American Journalism

Bill Moyers is not the first American to ask with regard to the media coverage of the run-up to the invasion of Iraq: "How did the mainstream press get it so wrong?" The man who ...

Apr 25, 2007 / John Nichols

Impeaching Cheney: Step One Impeaching Cheney: Step One

That Vice President Dick Cheney is the ripest target for impeachment in the Bush White House is beyond debate. Cheney was far more aggressive that President Bush in peddling mani...

Apr 23, 2007 / John Nichols

A Race Worth Watching for France’s Presidency A Race Worth Watching for France’s Presidency

French voters have set up a race worth watching for one of the highest-profile presidencies on the planet. A pair of relatively young and dynamic candidates, conservative Nicolas ...

Apr 22, 2007 / John Nichols

Impeachment Fever Rises Impeachment Fever Rises

An "impeachment from below" movement is gathering steam, and Congress needs to pay attention to it.

Apr 20, 2007 / John Nichols

GOP to Gonzales: Care For Some Hemlock? GOP to Gonzales: Care For Some Hemlock?

The reviews are in: The Bush White House pronounces the president "pleased" with his solicitor's response to the rabble. It is a discreet pleasure. While the president may be sa...

Apr 20, 2007 / John Nichols

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