The ‘Ism’ That Won the Century The ‘Ism’ That Won the Century
To buy or not to buy turns out to have been the question of the century in America--Just Do It or Just Say No. And in the past fifteen years, consumer society has moved to the ce...
Nov 16, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence B. Glickman
The Long Count The Long Count
When you read this, George W. Bush may be President, which will most likely mean that his lawyers, his brother Jeb and his Florida campaign co-chair and ambassadorial wannabe Kat...
Nov 16, 2000 / The Editors
Nader: Is There Life After Crucifixion? Nader: Is There Life After Crucifixion?
He's full of plans for joining the Green Party to citizens' movements. His critics, he says, are "frightened liberals."
Nov 16, 2000 / Feature / David Corn
Globalization From Below Globalization From Below
International solidarity is the key to consolidating the legacy of Seattle.
Nov 16, 2000 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher
Relax, Enjoy the Ride; Democracy Is Doing OK Relax, Enjoy the Ride; Democracy Is Doing OK
When George W. Bush spokesman James A. Baker III termed the fight over the Florida vote recount "a black mark on our democracy," he couldn't have been more wrong. At the time h...
Nov 14, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Malthusian Delusions? Malthusian Delusions?
Malthusian Delusions? Franklin, N.Y. Amartya Sen starts his otherwise sensible "Population and Gender Equity" [July 24/31] with the unproven assertion that Thomas Malth...
Nov 10, 2000 / Our Readers
Now Set the Teeth… Now Set the Teeth…
Afew days before the election, I accompanied a friend to the dentist's office. It was one of those situations in which appearance takes over more complex realities of who we are....
Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Rare Good News Rare Good News
The Journal of Nutrition wrote about Some researchers who tested chocolate out. It may help stave off heart attacks, they claim. Red wine, we've known for years, can do the sa...
Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Mr. Sammler’s Planet Mr. Sammler’s Planet
What ought to be read--and why--are questions that have a unique urgency in a multicultural milieu, where each group fights, legitimately, for its own space and voice. In the pas...
Nov 10, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans
The ‘Stealth Campaign’ The ‘Stealth Campaign’
This issue goes to press on Wednesday, November 8, the day after the election, when all was supposed to have been decided, all was to be made clear. Instead, a great bewilderment...
Nov 10, 2000 / Jonathan Schell