John Nichols Bücher

Fighting fascism requires a consolidation of progressive politics. Seventy-five years ago, Henry Wallace, then vice president, warned about the “Danger of American Fascism.” As World War II ended, he cautioned that while the U.S. might win the war, it risked losing the peace to a domestic variant of fascism, fueled by wealthy corporatists and media allies. Wallace predicted that without a renewed and expanded New Deal, American fascists would exploit fear, xenophobia, and racism to reclaim power. He envisioned a progressive postwar world that rejected colonialism and imperialism, countering the triumphalist “American Century.” However, his vision and bid to remain vice president were sidelined by Democratic leaders and segregationists. In subsequent decades, other progressives like George McGovern and Jesse Jackson attempted similar campaigns, ultimately facing failure—a cautionary tale for today’s reformers. John Nichols chronicles these efforts, providing insights into the Democratic Party's nature and strategic lessons for contemporary figures like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Argues that the infusion of more and more cash into election campaigns is leading to predictable results, reducing political elections to little more than a numbers game and allowing the powers that be to practically buy an election.

A furious denunciation of coronavirus criminals

"John Nichols has remarkable insight into life's crazy blend of comedy and tragedy. . . . Pure pleasure to read." -New York Times Book Review

It's Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, when ex-patriots, artists, and colorful bums are kings. A tiny stand selling empanadas near the corner of Bleecker and MacDougal streets is the center of the action for the shy narrator, an aspiring writer just out of college. At the stand he falls in with a crowd of kooky outcasts from Argentina who introduce him to their raucous adventures, melodramatic dreamsand women, particularly a tough little flamenco dancer from Buenos Aires. Charming and insightful, this deceptively simple novel is a tale told by a master. It is a wise coming-of-age story, full of joyand touched by heartbreak, that captures a special time and place with extraordinary empathy and humor.