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.

A Democrat Who Thinks Like A Democrat A Democrat Who Thinks Like A Democrat

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rahm Emanuel, the corporate-friendly centrist who actively worked against a number of anti-war progressives in 2006 Democratic pr...

Dec 21, 2006 / John Nichols

Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:they that love thee shall prosper.Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will say no...

Dec 21, 2006 / John Nichols

If Cheney’s Talking, He Should Talk to Congress If Cheney’s Talking, He Should Talk to Congress

Vice President Dick Cheney should get used to testifying under oath. It is expeacted that he will start talking soon, as part of a self-serving effort to defend a former aide. Bu...

Dec 19, 2006 / John Nichols

An Executive Branch Assault on the Constitution An Executive Branch Assault on the Constitution

The Bush Administration's Department of Defense is examining whether it has the power to break a strike at tire plants that supply the military. The Constitution affords the exec...

Dec 17, 2006 / John Nichols

Radio Is Wrecked–But It Can Be Repaired Radio Is Wrecked–But It Can Be Repaired

The Future of Music Coalition [FMC], the alliance of musicians and music fans that conducts the nuts-and-bolts research on media consolidation that should be done by the Federal C...

Dec 15, 2006 / John Nichols

Kucinich Tries Again Kucinich Tries Again

Yep, the Congressman from Cleveland's running for President again--but first, he wants to fix the Democratic Party.

Dec 14, 2006 / John Nichols

Health Scare, Democracy Scare Health Scare, Democracy Scare

South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson, reportedly recovering after brain surgery Wednesday, reminds Americans of one of the most troublingly undemocratic aspects of this country's unev...

Dec 14, 2006 / John Nichols

‘Impeachment is Not Optional’ ‘Impeachment is Not Optional’

After the death of her soldier son in Iraq, and after it became clear that the misguided policies that put her boy in harm's way would not be changed, a then little-known woman na...

Dec 11, 2006 / John Nichols

A Closing Call for Impeachment A Closing Call for Impeachment

"President George W. Bush has failed to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States; he has failed to ensure that senior members of his administration do t...

Dec 9, 2006 / John Nichols

Jesse Jackson: Dems Must Hold Bush to Account Jesse Jackson: Dems Must Hold Bush to Account

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is prodding the incoming Democratic Congress to take more seriously its duty to hold President Bush and members of his administration to account for engagin...

Dec 7, 2006 / John Nichols

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