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John Nichols talked about his book, People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. He also responded to viewer comments and questions on politics and the…

Panelists talked about politics. Panelists included author and biographer David Maraniss and John Nichols, author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments before the opening night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Panelists talked about money and influence. Panelists included David Maraniss, author of Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story; Gilbert Gaul, author of Billion-Dollar Ball: A Journey Through the…

Panelists talked about politics and democracy. Panelists included John Nichols, co-author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy; Ari Berman, author of…

John Nichols talked about his book, Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, which he co-wrote with Robert McChesney. In the book, the authors discuss the influence of…

Contributors to The Nation spoke about the history and impact of the magazine. The Nation celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2015. Panelists included Lee Fang, author of The Machine: A Field Guide to…

Former Representative Mickey Edwards (R-OK), and journalists John Nichols, Lee Fang, and Mark Leibovich talked about the future of U.S. politics. “The Future of Politics” was panel…

Panelists at the 2014 Tucson Festival of Books talked about money and politics. Panelists included, Barbara Garson, author of Down the Up Escalator: How the 99 Percent Live; John Nichols,…

A panel of authors talked about politics. Panelists included, Dan Balz, author of Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America, John Nichols, author of…

John Nichols and Robert McChesney talked about their book, Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, in which they argue that the large increase in…

Authors Ruben Martinez, Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West, Adam Mansbach, Rage Is Back: A Novel, Jim Lynch, Border Songs: A Novel, Mike Sager, The Someone You’re Not: True…

John Nichols reports on the public protests that took place in Madison, Wisconsin, in February 2011 in reaction to Governor Scott Walker’s decision to remove collective bargaining rights from…

Panelists talked about tax code reform. Topics included investment income versus earned income, offshore tax avoidance schemes, corporate loopholes, and the income cap on Social Security…

John Nichols talked about his book Dick: The Man Who is President, published by New Press. The book presented a critical look at Vice President Dick Cheney who the author claims was running the country from…

From the battleground state of Wisconsin, John Sylvester’s “Sly in the Morning Show” was shown live. Mr. Sylvester is a liberal-leaning commentator. He responded to listener telephone calls…