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.

Kucinich Rocks the Boat Kucinich Rocks the Boat

Dennis Kucinich never doubted that millions of Americans had deep concerns about George W. Bush's ever-expanding war on ill-defined foes abroad and on civil liberties at home. Bu...

Mar 7, 2002 / John Nichols

Wave of Election Reform Hits California. Wave of Election Reform Hits California.

As partisan squabbles in the US Senate continue to delay meaningful action on election reforms proposed after the Florida recount crisis of 2000, California voters are taking ball...

Mar 6, 2002 / John Nichols

Fighting Pickering Fighting Pickering

Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson says it's like this: If judicial nominee Charles Pickering is confirmed by a Democratic Senate, the Bush Administration will have a green ...

Feb 28, 2002 / John Nichols

From Muckraker to Mayor From Muckraker to Mayor

As a take-no-prisoners political columnist for an alternative newspaper in Dallas, Laura Miller made mayors miserable. She declared city officials "brain dead" and portrayed them ...

Feb 18, 2002 / John Nichols

Enron’s Global Crusade Enron’s Global Crusade

The Texas company has been a scandal in other countries for a long time.

Feb 14, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

‘At Issue is the Shape of American Democracy’ ‘At Issue is the Shape of American Democracy’

Like last year's freewheeling Senate debate on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, this week's debate on the House version of McCain-Feingold, the Shays-Meehan bill,...

Feb 14, 2002 / John Nichols

Enron? Nader Is Glad You Asked Enron? Nader Is Glad You Asked

Back in the spotlight, he condemns the trading of political favors for cash.

Feb 7, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

George W. Bush’s ‘Homeland Insecurity’ George W. Bush’s ‘Homeland Insecurity’

George W. Bush wants to drain the Social Security trust fund, with a proposal to divert more than $2 trillion in Social Security and Medicaresurpluses over the next ten years. ...

Feb 6, 2002 / John Nichols

Educational (and Essential) Television Educational (and Essential) Television

Rare is the evening when we would suggest that turning on the television set could represent the best way to study up on a vital issue -- especially so complex an issue as the d...

Feb 5, 2002 / John Nichols

Another Thousand Points of Light Another Thousand Points of Light

Few presidents in the history of the United States have been given the opportunity handed George W. Bush to lead the nation to higher ground. No president, with the possible exce...

Feb 1, 2002 / John Nichols

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