John Nichols

National Affairs Correspondent

@NicholsUprising

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.

Conyers vs. The Post Conyers vs. The Post

There is painful irony in the fact that, during the same month that the confirmation of "Deep Throat's" identity has allowed the Washington Post to relive its Watergate-era glory ...

Jun 19, 2005 / John Nichols

King of Distraction King of Distraction

Michael Jackson has been acquitted on the ten charges of child molestation and related wrongs that were brought against the self-proclaimed "King of Pop." So what! That's righ...

Jun 14, 2005 / John Nichols

Dopey Court Ruling Dopey Court Ruling

It is not often that this column finds itself in agreement with Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Sandra Day O'Connor, three...

Jun 7, 2005 / John Nichols

Progressive City Leaders Progressive City Leaders

Some progressive municipal officials have jumped beyond the boundaries of their communities to address state and national issues.

Jun 2, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols

Urban Archipelago Urban Archipelago

Progressive cities in a conservative sea.

Jun 2, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols

Iraq Is the Issue Iraq Is the Issue

They came to hear Howard Dean. But they got the message that matters from Arianna Huffington. That's because, while the chairman of the Democratic National Committee delivered a...

Jun 2, 2005 / John Nichols

The Mysteries of Watergate The Mysteries of Watergate

The remarkable thing about the revelation of the identity of the Watergate-era tipster known as "Deep Throat" is that nothing about the news seems particularly remarkable. In hin...

Jun 1, 2005 / John Nichols

French Voters Rewrite History French Voters Rewrite History

Since the close of the Cold War, apologists for corporate arrogance and irresponsibility have argued that the world has reached an "end of history" moment when there can no longer...

May 31, 2005 / John Nichols

Blackmailed Onto the Court Blackmailed Onto the Court

Thanks to the compromise agreement made possible by seven Democrats who collaborated with Republicans to end the Senate impasse over judicial nominations, Priscilla Owen will now ...

May 25, 2005 / John Nichols

Bad Deal on Judges Bad Deal on Judges

As the showdown on the so-called "nuclear option" approached, polls showed that the American people opposed scheming on the part of Senate GOP leaders to eliminate judicial filibu...

May 24, 2005 / John Nichols

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