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.

DEBATE: Whiner-in-Chief DEBATE: Whiner-in-Chief

It appears that George W. Bush is tired of being president. His weariness and frustration with the job was evident throughout last night's first presidential debate of the 2004 c...

Oct 1, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Election Matters Election Matters

The thing that really galls Ralph Nader is not that so many of his prominent 2000 campaign supporters are now actively campaigning for Democrat John Kerry.

Sep 30, 2004 / Editorial / John Nichols

CBS: No News, Just Stenography CBS: No News, Just Stenography

The decision of CBS News to delay the broadcast of an investigation into how the Bush administration manipulated intelligence and played upon fears in order to make the case for w...

Sep 28, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Debate Halliburton Debate Halliburton

George W. Bush is ready to debate John Kerry. The chronically underestimated president, who invariably prevails in face-to-face showdowns with his general election opponents, has...

Sep 27, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Ominous Pattern Ominous Pattern

What's up with the rural vote?

Sep 23, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols

Rather Ridiculous Rather Ridiculous

Just about the only sensible voice in the whole controversy over the documents CBS News used in its ham-handed attempt to raise questions about George W. Bush's "service" in the T...

Sep 21, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Vice President of the Apocalypse Vice President of the Apocalypse

For those who feared that the speakers at last week's Republican National Convention had failed to adequately impress upon the American electorate the view that death and grief an...

Sep 9, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

GOP to UN: Drop Dead GOP to UN: Drop Dead

NEW YORK -- John Kerry has taken his hits at this year's Republican National Convention. But the Democratic presidential nominee came off easy compared with the United Nations. N...

Sep 3, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

Bringing the Protests to the Republicans Bringing the Protests to the Republicans

NEW YORK – During a week of protests against President Bush and the Republican National Convention that he will address tonight, demonstrations have taken many different forms â...

Sep 2, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

The Man in Black Bloc The Man in Black Bloc

NEW YORK -- It was a lot like a Johnny Cash song. On one side of the street, wearing their suits and gowns, were the rich and powerful celebrating the renominations of George W. ...

Sep 1, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols

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