John Nichols

Executive Editor

@NicholsUprising

John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation. He previously served as the magazine’s national affairs correspondent and Washington correspondent. Nichols 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.

Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins speaks to supporters as she celebrates her victory at her election-night party held at the Miami Women's Club on December 9, 2025.

Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat Trump Is Dragging Republicans to Crushing Defeat After Crushing Defeat

The president is deeply unpopular, his policies are failing, and Republicans are losing—everywhere.

Dec 12, 2025 / John Nichols

Democratic congressional candidate State Representative Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, attends a campaign event during the special election for the seventh district, on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week? Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?

The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).

Nov 26, 2025 / John Nichols

Donald Trump (R) meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2025.

A Socialist in the White House A Socialist in the White House

Zohran Mamdani is certainly not the first democratic socialist to meet with a US president. But his visit with Donald Trump shows the renewal of a historic American movement.

Nov 21, 2025 / John Nichols

Dean Fuleihan, the incoming first deputy mayor of New York, speaks at a news conference on November 10, 2025.

Can Mamdani Deliver? “Yes! It’s an Unqualified Yes!” Can Mamdani Deliver? “Yes! It’s an Unqualified Yes!”

Dean Fuleihan, Mamdani’s incoming first deputy mayor, speaks exclusively about how the mayor-elect will make his agenda a reality.

Nov 12, 2025 / John Nichols

Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the 35th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 7, 2008.

Dick Cheney Paved the Way for Donald Trump Dick Cheney Paved the Way for Donald Trump

Though he would eventually condemn Trump, the former vice president rejected transparency, the rule of law, and constitutional principles.

Nov 5, 2025 / John Nichols

Zohran Mamdani campaigns in Brooklyn on Election Day.

From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor

If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.

Nov 4, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

Zohran Mamdani (L) holds hands with US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City on October 26, 2025.

Bernie Sanders Says a Mamdani Win Can Transform American Politics Bernie Sanders Says a Mamdani Win Can Transform American Politics

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sanders says Mamdani can show Democrats how to campaign—and govern—for the working class.

Nov 4, 2025 / John Nichols

Catherine Connolly is pictured at Dublin castle as she is declared the winner of the presidential election on October 25, 2025

Ireland’s New President Boldly Opposes Austerity, Militarism, and the Genocide in Gaza Ireland’s New President Boldly Opposes Austerity, Militarism, and the Genocide in Gaza

Catherine Connolly, an independent leftist, won a landslide victory with the promise to serve as “a moral compass in a world increasingly driven by profit and spectacle.”

Oct 28, 2025 / John Nichols

Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the final leg of the We Are America March, on September 19, 2025, in Washington,DC.

From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!” From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!”

Millions will take to the streets this Saturday to remind Donald Trump that we don’t have monarchs in this country.

Oct 17, 2025 / John Nichols

People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why.

People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why. People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why.

Democratic Party leadership is way out of touch with where the American people are, and it’s almost frightening to see the kind of anger and contempt that people feel toward it.

Oct 14, 2025 / Feature / John Nichols

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