Oil on Political Waters Oil on Political Waters
The old politics of oil has resurfaced to add a nervous flutter to Election 2000 and also to revive an enduring question of modern industrial life--what is the right price for oi...
Oct 5, 2000 / Editorial / William Greider
Gore and His Reinventions Gore and His Reinventions
What an odd presidential race! So long as George W. Bush keeps his mouth shut and remains in seclusion he floats up in the polls. His best strategy would be to bag the debates, t...
Sep 28, 2000 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
A Full Tank of Paradoxes A Full Tank of Paradoxes
Contrary to the impression fostered by the government's supporters, not all the fuel protesters are selfish, gas-guzzling throwbacks greedy for a bigger TV.
Sep 25, 2000 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
Earth in the Judicial Balance Earth in the Judicial Balance
To date, the Rehnquist Court's environmental record has been mixed. While no darling of the greens, neither has it been consistently "brown."
Sep 25, 2000 / Feature / James Salzman
Russia’s Environmental Crisis Russia’s Environmental Crisis
NPR's Living On Earth program broadcast a radio version of this story over the weekend of September 1-3, 2000. Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Ins...
Sep 7, 2000 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Power Crisis Has Mileage for Bush Power Crisis Has Mileage for Bush
The Bush Administration is pulling a fast one on energy, and we will all pay dearly for decades to come. By panicking the public with oil industry propaganda of an energy shortag...
May 29, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
The School That Wasn’t The School That Wasn’t
Fernando Contreras points to the area behind a green mesh fence where his family home used to be. He is about to be a grandfather for the first time.
May 18, 2000 / Feature / Susan Anderson
What Monsanto Knew What Monsanto Knew
In a small brick house strung year-round with Christmas lights, behind curtains made of flowered sheets, Jeremiah Smith is listening to his favorite preacher on the radio.
May 11, 2000 / Feature / Nancy Beiles
Cheney Is an Oaf on Conservation Cheney Is an Oaf on Conservation
His considerable portfolio reflects his identity as a Texas oilman and a friend to oil-rich Saudis.
May 8, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Green Foreign Policy A Green Foreign Policy
The power of the market, and of the giant corporations that dominate it, is the overriding political fact of our time.
Apr 20, 2000 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard