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.

Capitol Police arrest demonstrators with Christians for a Free Palestine for protesting inside a U.S. Senate cafeteria for a ceasefire and aid for Gaza, Washington, DC, April 9, 2024.

Christian Peacemakers Are Ramping Up Their Faith-Based Call for a Cease-fire Christian Peacemakers Are Ramping Up Their Faith-Based Call for a Cease-fire

Dozens of Christians for a Free Palestine activists were arrested in Washington last week, in a burgeoning effort to save famine-threatened Gaza.

Apr 15, 2024 / John Nichols

Bishop William J. Barber II speaks onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative September 2023 Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 19, 2023, in New York City.

The Rev. Barber and Other Faith Leaders Issue a Bold Call to Reject Christian Nationalism The Rev. Barber and Other Faith Leaders Issue a Bold Call to Reject Christian Nationalism

The Rev. Dr. William Barber II and allies reject “divisive cultural wedge issues” in favor of “a public theology that is good news for all people.”

Apr 11, 2024 / John Nichols

Elon Musk profile in silhouette

Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act Elon Musk Wants to Gut the National Labor Relations Act

Elon Musk is challenging the New Deal legislation that established the National Labor Relations Board. Experts warn that this is “a serious threat.”

Apr 9, 2024 / Comment / John Nichols

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More Than Half a Million Democratic Voters Have Told Biden: Save Gaza! More Than Half a Million Democratic Voters Have Told Biden: Save Gaza!

The campaign to use “uncommitted” primary votes to send a message to Biden has won two dozen delegates, and it keeps growing.

Apr 5, 2024 / John Nichols

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2024.

Trump Has Now Lost to Biden in Wisconsin... Twice Trump Has Now Lost to Biden in Wisconsin... Twice

While Biden faced organized opposition in the Democratic primary, Trump did not. Yet Biden got more votes and a higher percentage of the total.

Apr 4, 2024 / John Nichols

Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

Tim Walberg’s Talk of Annihilating Gaza Shows the Bloodthirsty Extremism of Today’s GOP Tim Walberg’s Talk of Annihilating Gaza Shows the Bloodthirsty Extremism of Today’s GOP

The veteran Michigan representative was once a fringe figure. Now, he’s a mainstream Republican.

Apr 2, 2024 / John Nichols

The Rev. William J. Barber II speaks during an early voting rally near a polling location in Columbus, Ga., on Sunday, November 27, 2022.

The Rev. William Barber on Trump’s Holy Week Gambit: “The Bible Exposes Grifters” The Rev. William Barber on Trump’s Holy Week Gambit: “The Bible Exposes Grifters”

Trump is trying to hawk Bibles to his followers. Barber and others are not convinced.

Mar 30, 2024 / John Nichols

Ronna McDaniel appearing on NBC's

NBC’s Hiring of Ronna McDaniel Is a Total Catastrophe NBC’s Hiring of Ronna McDaniel Is a Total Catastrophe

She’s a proven liar. She’s caused a PR nightmare. And she wasn’t even good at her job. What was NBC thinking?

Mar 26, 2024 / John Nichols

Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 12.

An Anti-Biden Conspirator Now Acknowledges That Ron Johnson Was “Doing the Bidding” of Russia An Anti-Biden Conspirator Now Acknowledges That Ron Johnson Was “Doing the Bidding” of Russia

In sworn testimony before Congress, a former Trump henchman says the senator from Wisconsin was “our guy in the Senate.”

Mar 22, 2024 / John Nichols

Over 2,000 people pack San Francisco's City Hall during a hearing on a cease-fire resolution on December 5, 2023.

100 American Communities Have Called for a Gaza Cease-Fire 100 American Communities Have Called for a Gaza Cease-Fire

Cities, towns, and villages that are home to millions of Americans have demanded that Biden and Congress work to end the killing. And more are doing so every day.

Mar 21, 2024 / John Nichols

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