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.

Trading Barbs on Trade Trading Barbs on Trade

When Paul Wellstone opted out of the 2000 presidential race, he fretted that trade policy would not be debated in the Democratic primaries and that the party would run a Novemb...

Oct 2, 2003 / John Nichols

Against Blind Imperial Arrogance Against Blind Imperial Arrogance

Edward Said closed one of his last published essays with the lines: "We are in for many more years of turmoil and misery in the Middle East, where one of the main problems is, to ...

Sep 25, 2003 / John Nichols

Which Side Is Clark On? Which Side Is Clark On?

The media shorthand for retired Gen. Wesley Clark's much-anticipated presidential candidacy made him the "antiwar warrior," a military man fully aware of the folly of George Bu...

Sep 25, 2003 / John Nichols

Blair Takes a Hit–Bush Next? Blair Takes a Hit–Bush Next?

Forget about the economy. Forget about the environment. Forget about the mess that he has made of US relations with the rest of the world. The issue that is on George W. Bush's m...

Sep 19, 2003 / John Nichols

Taking Sides Taking Sides

Democrats who want to deny Howard Dean the party's 2004 presidential nomination have a new issue: They are complaining that the front-runner is insufficiently unequivocal in hi...

Sep 18, 2003 / John Nichols

Enter the General Enter the General

When activists began cobbling together a Draft Wesley Clark for President campaign, their Internet initiative looked to be longer on idealism than pragmatism. George W.

Sep 18, 2003 / John Nichols

First Cancún, Then Washington First Cancún, Then Washington

When the World Trade Organization's fifth ministerial conference in Cancun collapsed Sunday without reaching agreement on how to launch new free-trade initiatives, American activi...

Sep 16, 2003 / John Nichols

Johnny Cash’s Redemption Song Johnny Cash’s Redemption Song

Later this year, Rick Rubin's American Recordings label will release a collection of Johnny Cash songs including a collaboration between the legendary country singer and one of hi...

Sep 12, 2003 / John Nichols

Blood in the Water Blood in the Water

After a summer of tending to the grassroots, the Democrats who aspire to their party's 2004 presidential nomination were busy harvesting support from key constituencies around ...

Sep 11, 2003 / Feature / John Nichols

Court Blocks FCC Media Rules Court Blocks FCC Media Rules

The Federal Communications Commission's attempt to implement rule changes that would permit big media companies to dramatically extend their control over communications in the Uni...

Sep 4, 2003 / John Nichols

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