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.

Senators Expand Inquiry of Political Prosecutions Senators Expand Inquiry of Political Prosecutions

The question of whether any of the 85 U.S. Attorneys who were not fired by the Bush administration may have engaged in political prosecutions blew open Tuesday, when key members o...

Apr 11, 2007 / John Nichols

Protecting the Vote Protecting the Vote

Resolving a disputed Congressional election in Florida is key to setting the stage for a fair nationwide election in 2008.

Apr 10, 2007 / John Nichols

Which US Attorneys Did Rove’s Bidding? Which US Attorneys Did Rove’s Bidding?

The real story of the U.S. Attorneys scandal that has so endangered the tenure of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is not that of the eight fired prosecutors. It is that of the 8...

Apr 10, 2007 / John Nichols

Conservatives for the Constitution Conservatives for the Constitution

Just imagine if one of the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination endorsed this radical agenda: • End the use of military commissions to prosecute crimes...

Apr 5, 2007 / John Nichols

Bush v. Constitution… Again Bush v. Constitution… Again

George Bush's presidency has been distinguished by nothing so much as his consistent disregard for the Constitution. He wages war without required Congressional declarations. He o...

Apr 3, 2007 / John Nichols

(Genuine) Conservatives Say: Gonzales Must Go (Genuine) Conservatives Say: Gonzales Must Go

Memo to Fox Fanatics and All Other Defenders of Alberto Gonzales: Your Partisanship is Showing. Fox News and its talk radio echoes, led by Rush Limbaugh, are among the staunchest...

Apr 2, 2007 / John Nichols

Getting Serious About the “I” Word Getting Serious About the “I” Word

Former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough had me on his MSNBC show tonight to talk about impeachment. It was smart, civil discussion that treated the prospect of impeaching t...

Mar 27, 2007 / John Nichols

Republicans Detect “Cloud” Over Gonzales Republicans Detect “Cloud” Over Gonzales

What do the following statements about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -- the embattled presidential appointee at the center of a growing scandal over the firing of U.S. Attorne...

Mar 26, 2007 / John Nichols

The Elizabeth Edwards Campaign The Elizabeth Edwards Campaign

John Edwards is still in the running. But his campaign will be different from here on out. On Thursday morning, as word spread that his wife, Elizabeth, has suffered an extremel...

Mar 22, 2007 / John Nichols

The Decider is Delusional The Decider is Delusional

Is George Bush delusional? No, that question is not an attack on his intelligence. Nor is it a criticism of some bizarre new position he has taken with regard to the affairs of ...

Mar 22, 2007 / John Nichols

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