John Nichols

The Nation's John Nichols talks national politics, including the latest with the "Build Back Better" bill, plus the bellwether governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey.

John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, talks national political news. 

President Trump condemned "racism, bigotry and white supremacy" after two mass shootings this weekend. The Nation's John Nichols and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat respond. 

Is a two-day debate event really the best way to go about this?

Writers from The Nation discuss the armed standoff in Oregon and investigate its connection to the Bundy brothers. 

Vermont Senator Bernie Sander, a self-described socialist, is running for president. The Takeaway explores what his race means for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic party.

Political journalist John Nichols describes how massive campaign spending has come to define our politics and challenges American democracy. His book Dollarocracy: How the Money and the Media Election Complex is Destroying America, which he co-authored with Robert W. McChesney, explains how our elections are becoming controlled and managed by consultants who wield millions of dollars and influence our politics as never before. He argues that after the Citizens United ruling, American citizens are in danger of becoming less informed and more open to manipulation.

Few embraced their place in American culture with such passion and relish. Gore Vidal was the ultimate man of letters who once said "There is no human problem which could not be solve...

In response to the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill that sought to end collective bargaining, thousands of people throughout Wisconsin protested Governor Scott Walker and what they saw as a violation of their rights. At its peak, 100,000 people had congregated at the State Capitol in opposition. Though the bill eventually passed the state legislature, seemingly overnight, a movement was born. And it didn't end in Wisconsin — the critical mass that began in the Midwest quickly spread to nearly every state in the country, taking the form of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

It's time for the recall elections in Wisconsin. John Nichols of The Nation believes this is the picture of democracy and, to get ready for the big event, he's prepared a question and...

With daily newspapers closing across America, Washington bureaus and international bureaus being shuttered, Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols investigate the crisis in news and talk about the future of journalism. In The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again, they ...

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Each party votes on a party platform during their convention, but we rarely hear about what’s in it or how it got there. John Nichols, DC correspondent for The Nation, joins us from Denver to discuss the Democrats’ 2008 party platform and what role it will ...