California’s Gray Politics California’s Gray Politics
Governer Davis may win re-election only because the GOP's Simon is such a loser.
Aug 1, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper
E(D)R For Ailing Turnout E(D)R For Ailing Turnout
After two decades of visiting political nightmares on the state--from the infamous Prop 13 to the immigrant-bashing Prop 187--California's notorious initiative and referendum syst...
Aug 1, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Greens at the Crossroads Greens at the Crossroads
The US Green Party held its first-ever midterm convention since becoming a full-fledged national party in Philadelphia a week ago, and the gathering of seventy-nine delegates from...
Aug 1, 2002 / Feature / Micah L. Sifry
Dying for Work Dying for Work
Close to 3,000 progressive activists from all walks of life joined Jim Hightower for his third "Rolling Thunder/Down-Home Democracy Tour" in Tucson on July 26.
Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Brits and Drugs Brits and Drugs
"Tell me about the hash bars." "OK, what do you want to know?" "It's legal there, right?" "It's legal, but it ain't 100 percent legal."
Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Stacey Butterfield
Another Bankrupt Idea From Congress Another Bankrupt Idea From Congress
Thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbor by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
Jul 31, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Springsteen Rising: Preparing for 9/11-Plus-One Springsteen Rising: Preparing for 9/11-Plus-One
September 11-Plus-One approaches. And so does remembrance and commemoration. Media envoys will visit with survivors and relatives of those murdered that awf...
Jul 30, 2002 / David Corn
The Year (’97) in Corporate Crime The Year (’97) in Corporate Crime
Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.
Jul 29, 2002 / Feature / Robert Sherrill
House Approves Fast Track House Approves Fast Track
At 3:28 a.m. Saturday, with senior members of Congress decrying the legislation before them as a "fraud" and a "hoax," the United States House of Representatives voted by a razor-...
Jul 27, 2002 / John Nichols
The DLC Comes to Manhattan The DLC Comes to Manhattan
This past weekend, the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) convened a national conversation in New York City.
Jul 26, 2002 / Robert L. Borosage