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.

ELECTION 2002: Challenging “the corporate state” ELECTION 2002: Challenging “the corporate state”

In a state that prides itself on letting corporations off easy – especially local firms such as the DuPont chemical conglomerate – candidates for the position of Delaware Atto...

Nov 3, 2002 / John Nichols

ELECTION 2002: Making war an issue ELECTION 2002: Making war an issue

This is how one homestate newspaper editorial described the U.S. Senate candidate: "...he suffers from multiple sclerosis, which makes it difficult for him to walk long distances....

Nov 1, 2002 / John Nichols

Mourning Wellstone, Preparing for Nov. 5 Mourning Wellstone, Preparing for Nov. 5

MINNEAPOLIS -- "We pay tribute to a leader -- a true DFL liberal..." shouted US Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, invoking the initials and the ideological tradition of the Minnesota De...

Oct 30, 2002 / John Nichols

Bob Dylan, Dick Cheney and Paul Wellstone Bob Dylan, Dick Cheney and Paul Wellstone

Most Americans had no idea where Eveleth, Minnesota, was until they saw the maps showing where Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife and daughter, three staffers and two pilots perishe...

Oct 29, 2002 / John Nichols

Sheila Wellstone’s Senate Career Sheila Wellstone’s Senate Career

When initial reports of Senator Paul Wellstone's death reached Minnesota's Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party leaders and activists immediately asked: "W...

Oct 27, 2002 / John Nichols

Paul Wellstone, 1944-2002 Paul Wellstone, 1944-2002

For grassroots economic and social justice activists, there was never any doubt about the identity of their representative in Washington.

Oct 25, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

The Fight for the Senate The Fight for the Senate

The man behind the "Jeffords Jump" is aiding Democratic efforts to stay on top.

Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

Rewarding Dissent Rewarding Dissent

Democrat Paul Wellstone, the only vulnerable incumbent senator to vote against blank-check authorization to use force against Iraq, is locked in one of the year's closest Senat...

Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

Money Flows Into Anti-Wellstone Campaign Money Flows Into Anti-Wellstone Campaign

US Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minnesota, is the Democrat the Bush administration loves to hate. White House political director Karl Rove personally selected Wellstone's Republican cha...

Oct 24, 2002 / John Nichols

Five Ways To Help Win The House Five Ways To Help Win The House

Strategic lessons for a Democratic Party that is having trouble finding its way.

Oct 17, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

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