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.

Springsteen’s Political Poetry Springsteen’s Political Poetry

The art of political speechmaking is now so lost to the dark machinations of the spin doctors, pollsters and pundits that most Americans have never heard a live campaign speech of...

Oct 29, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Nader’s Flawed Calculus Nader’s Flawed Calculus

From the start of his independent campaign for the presidency early this year, Ralph Nader constantly argued that he would draw as many or more votes from Republican George W.

Oct 28, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols

Political Laughs? Try Fox Political Laughs? Try Fox

Sorry, Jon Stewart, but Sean Hannity is the king of television comedy. Yes, of course, "The Daily Show" is hilarious. But the Emmy Award-winning Comedy Central program featuring...

Oct 25, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Nader’s Flawed Calculus Nader’s Flawed Calculus

Nader backers support Kerry more than Bush, Nation Institute poll shows.

Oct 22, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

The Race Right Now The Race Right Now

With 12 days left before the election, millions of Americans have already cast their ballots -- records are being set for early voting and absentee ballots in all of the battlegro...

Oct 21, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Losing it Losing it

In Senate races across the country, Republicans are falling behind.

Oct 21, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols

Orwellian Twist on the Campaign Orwellian Twist on the Campaign

"Political language...is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind." -- George Orwell George Orwell shaped...

Oct 18, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Election Matters Election Matters

As he began his seventh campaign swing this year through the battleground state of Wisconsin on a sunny day in late September, George W. Bush loaded a secret weapon onto hi...

Oct 14, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols

The Race Right Now The Race Right Now

On the eve of the final presidential debate of the 2004 campaign, everything has changed -- again. And it could all change once more tonight. But here is where the race stands rig...

Oct 13, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Cheney’s Lamest Excuse Yet Cheney’s Lamest Excuse Yet

What do you do when the excuses you used to "justify" an unwise and unnecessary war are completely discredited. If you're Vice President Dick Cheney, you make up a new one. Chen...

Oct 11, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

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