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.

Vermont Votes to Impeach Bush/Cheney Vermont Votes to Impeach Bush/Cheney

When Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, a Republican with reasonably close ties to President Bush, asked if there was any additional business to be considered at the town meeting he wa...

Mar 7, 2007 / John Nichols

The Next Mission: Removing a Tyrant The Next Mission: Removing a Tyrant

RUTLAND, Vt. -- Over the weekend, I traveled Vermont with three of the most remarkable defenders of democracy I have met in a long time: former Army Sgt. Drew Cameron, former Mari...

Mar 6, 2007 / John Nichols

Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table

NEWFANE, Vermont -- Cindy Sheehan and I are traveling Vermont this weekend, stopping in close to a dozen towns from Burlington to Brattleboro, to talk about why we think the presi...

Mar 2, 2007 / John Nichols

Arthur Schlesinger Vs. The Imperial President Arthur Schlesinger Vs. The Imperial President

"The good historian does not stop with the history. As the situation requires and compels, he goes on to making it."-- John Kenneth Galbraith on the legacy of Arthur Schlesinger J...

Mar 1, 2007 / John Nichols

Nancy Pelosi: Farm Girl Nancy Pelosi: Farm Girl

Nancy Pelosi has proven to be a far more politically savvy Speaker of the House than most of her critics, and some of her fans, expected. This is not to say that she has done enou...

Feb 27, 2007 / John Nichols

Announcing Al Gore Announcing Al Gore

No, Al Gore did not make any major announcements Sunday night. But he certainly did not still speculation about the prospect that he might yet enter the 2008 presidential race. T...

Feb 26, 2007 / John Nichols

Cheney’s New Front in War on Reality Cheney’s New Front in War on Reality

When the Bush administration was asking in 2002 for Congressional approval of a resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, Vice President Cheney told the national conve...

Feb 24, 2007 / John Nichols

Hillary’s Stalking Horse Leaves the Field Hillary’s Stalking Horse Leaves the Field

Having served his none-too-subtle role in the grand scheme of the 2OO8 presidential competition -- keeping as many Iowa Democrats as possible "locked up" until New York Senator Hi...

Feb 23, 2007 / John Nichols

Cheney: Thanks for Cutting and Running Cheney: Thanks for Cutting and Running

Vice President Dick Cheney, keeping as far from federal prosecutors as possible these days, arrived in Japan Wednesday to officially thank that country for supporting the Bush-Che...

Feb 22, 2007 / John Nichols

Chris Dodd, D-Constitution Chris Dodd, D-Constitution

No one is going to mistake Chris Dodd for a frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nod. The senator from Connecticut is running fourth in the latest poll of voter...

Feb 20, 2007 / John Nichols

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