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.

January 6th committee hearing

187 Minutes of Treason 187 Minutes of Treason

Thursday’s January 6 Committee hearing painted a portrait of “an out-of-control, criminal, seditious, mad president.”

Jul 22, 2022 / John Nichols

Can Trump Oust Liz Cheney From Congress?

Can Trump Oust Liz Cheney From Congress? Can Trump Oust Liz Cheney From Congress?

Cheney is not running against Trump in her Republican primary this August. But Trump is definitely running against Cheney.

Jul 21, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols

Daniel Hoan, former mayor of Milwaukee

Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee

The party’s 2024 convention looks to be headed for a city with “stronger ties to socialism” than any in the United States.

Jul 19, 2022 / John Nichols

Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress

Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress Big Corporate Money Wants to Kick Andy Levin Out of Congress

The Michigan congressman and labor organizer is the latest target of AIPAC and corporate-funded groups seeking to defeat progressives in Democratic primaries nationwide.

Jul 15, 2022 / John Nichols

Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion

Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion Trump Was the “Central Figure” Who Set the Coup in Motion

When Jamie Raskin says that Tuesday’s hearing will reveal evidence of wrongdoing by Trump that “cannot really be compared to anything else a president has done,” trust him.

Jul 12, 2022 / John Nichols

Mandela Barnes stands at a podium

Republicans Are Attacking Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor for Saying Slavery Was Terrible Republicans Are Attacking Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor for Saying Slavery Was Terrible

Conservative politicians and commentators are circulating carefully edited clips of a speech by Mandela Barnes and claiming to be outraged.

Jul 8, 2022 / John Nichols

The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering

The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering

The Republican Party is trying to blame President Biden for spiking gas prices, even though it’s the Republicans who have blocked action.

Jul 5, 2022 / John Nichols

Sen. Ron Johnson

Investigate Ron Johnson’s Role in the January 6 Coup Attempt Investigate Ron Johnson’s Role in the January 6 Coup Attempt

The senator played a part in Trump’s scheme, and his actions need to be investigated by the January 6 Committee and the Department of Justice.

Jun 30, 2022 / John Nichols

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in as she testifies

It Was a Coup, and Trump Fully Intended to Lead It It Was a Coup, and Trump Fully Intended to Lead It

At a surprise January 6 hearing on Tuesday, a former White House aide linked Trump to the whole of the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

Jun 28, 2022 / John Nichols

Progressives Call on Voters to Stop Sending Millionaires to the Senate

Progressives Call on Voters to Stop Sending Millionaires to the Senate Progressives Call on Voters to Stop Sending Millionaires to the Senate

It’s the Democrats’ best hope in a midterm election year characterized by economic volatility and high inflation, says Senate hopeful Mandela Barnes.

Jun 27, 2022 / John Nichols

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