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.

Another Mourning in America Another Mourning in America

SAN FRANCISCO -- Watching the All-Reagan-All-the-Time television coverage last week might have created the impression that everyone in California was overwhelmed by sorrow over th...

Jun 13, 2004 / John Nichols

Reagan’s Politics of Passion Reagan’s Politics of Passion

Rest assured that the radical reworking of history that America witnessed in the hours after Ronald Reagan died Saturday at age 93 will be temporary. While the over-the-top media...

Jun 11, 2004 / John Nichols

Reagan’s Politics of Passion Reagan’s Politics of Passion

Rest assured that the radical reworking of history that America witnessed in the hours after Ronald Reagan died Saturday at age 93 will be temporary.

Jun 8, 2004 / John Nichols

Soros on America’s Future Soros on America’s Future

Looking down the list of speakers scheduled to address the Campaign for America's Future's well-attended and well-spoken "Take Back America" conference this week, it was easy to s...

Jun 5, 2004 / John Nichols

Herseth Win Matters (A Lot) Herseth Win Matters (A Lot)

Champions of losing parties and their pundit pals are always quick to claim that special elections for open US House seats don't matter. That's what Republican operatives and cons...

Jun 2, 2004 / John Nichols

Kerry and Communion Kerry and Communion

Is it a sin for Catholics to vote for former altar boy John Kerry?

May 27, 2004 / John Nichols

Election Matters Election Matters

By identifying himself as an antiwar candidate seeking the rapid withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, and by using his still considerable media skills to spread the word about his ...

May 20, 2004 / John Nichols

Bishops vs. Kerry Bishops vs. Kerry

Though it does not dominate the front pages in the same way that arguments about Vietnam medals and current war catastrophes have, one of the more bitter debates that has develope...

May 19, 2004 / John Nichols

Big Worries About John Kerry Big Worries About John Kerry

LOS ANGELES -- John Kerry is going to have to decide who he wants to be when he grows up politically. His post-primary campaign has been so dramatically unfocused and ineffectual ...

May 5, 2004 / John Nichols

Dick’s Vietnam Hypocrisy Dick’s Vietnam Hypocrisy

Dick Cheney has positioned himself as the Bush Administration's point man in the ongoing work of questioning the national security credentials of presumptive Democratic preside...

Apr 29, 2004 / John Nichols

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