John Nichols

Wisconsin

National Affairs Correspondent at The Nation

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Articles

Opinion | Pope Leo XIV embraces social justice

3 days ago | captimes.com | John Nichols

Pope Leo XIII, the leader of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, came to be known as "the pope of the workers” because of his groundbreaking 1891 encyclical on the "Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor," which provided the outline for modern Catholic social justice teaching.
David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an Ideologue

5 days ago | thenation.com | Elie Mystal |John Nichols

Obituary / May 9, 2025 David Souter Made the Supreme Court More Ideological by Refusing to Be an IdeologueDavid Souter (1939–2025) liked facts, and facts are anathema to movement conservatives. Ad Policy Supreme Court Justice David Souter. (Diana Walker / Getty Images) Former Supreme Court justice David Souter died on Friday morning at the age of 85. The Supreme Court did not issue a cause of death, reporting only that he died “peacefully” at his home in Concord, New Hampshire.
Pope Leo XIV Sent an Unmistakable Signal About His Commitment to Social Justice

5 days ago | thenation.com | John Nichols

Society / May 9, 2025 Pope Leo XIV Sent an Unmistakable Signal About His Commitment to Social JusticeThe new pope has taken a name that recalls Pope Leo XIII, who wrote the outline for modern Catholic social justice teaching. Ad Policy Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 8, 2025.
A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been Foiled

6 days ago | thenation.com | John Nichols

Politics / May 8, 2025 A GOP Scheme to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat Has Been FoiledA Trump-appointed federal judge rejected a bizarre GOP attempt to disenfranchise voters AFTER they cast their ballots. Ad Policy Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs speaks to protesters at a rally in Raleigh, NC, on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Makiya Seminera / AP) Republicans lost a high-stakes contest for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court in November.
Trump Will Regret Messing With Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers

1 week ago | thenation.com | John Nichols

Politics / May 6, 2025 Trump Will Regret Messing With Wisconsin Gov. Tony EversThe president’s bully politics are blowing up on him internationally, and threats to arrest a midwestern governor will produce domestic blowback. Ad Policy Donald Trump and Tony Evers.
Opinion | Team Trump's bullying isn't going to intimidate Tony Evers

1 week ago | captimes.com | John Nichols

During the first 100 days of his second presidential term, Donald Trump and his associates have repeatedly picked fights that they were destined to lose. Consider the president’s attempt to bully Canada into submission — either as a deferent trading partner or, more bizarrely, as America’s 51st state. The strategy has proven to be a colossal failure.
Trump's Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and Democracy

1 week ago | thenation.com | John Nichols

Politics / May 2, 2025 Trump’s Assault on PBS and NPR Chooses Oligarchy Over Press Freedom and DemocracyAs the supporters of speaking truth to power celebrate World Press Freedom Day, Trump seeks to defund public media in the United States. Edit Ad Policy A fifty-dollar bill is seen in US President Donald Trump’s back pocket as he boards to Air Force One prior to departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 1, 2025.
Trump's Poll Numbers Have Collapsed

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | John Nichols

Politics / April 29, 2025 Trump’s Poll Numbers Have CollapsedAfter 100 days of chaos, the president’s numbers are in freefall, and that’s emboldening his critics everywhere—even in Alabama. Ad Policy US President Donald Trump walks toward the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2025.
Opinion | An American radical inspired Pope Francis

2 weeks ago | captimes.com | John Nichols

When Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to address the U.S. Congress in 2015, as the first pontiff from the Western Hemisphere he could have chosen to mention any number of inspirational Americans.
The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “Outrageous” Abuse of Power

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | John Nichols

Politics / April 25, 2025 The FBI Arrests a Milwaukee Judge in “A Whole New Descent into Government Chaos”Trump’s escalation in the struggle between the courts and his administration sent shockwaves through Milwaukee and beyond. Ad Policy Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025.