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The Ballad of John Rocker, A Slur-Driven Man The Ballad of John Rocker, A Slur-Driven Man

(Sung to the tune of "The Ballad of John Henry")

Jan 13, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Of Scientists and Spies Of Scientists and Spies

After thirty years spent building the Federation of American Scientists into one of the country's most valuable and venerable institutional voices for peace, democracy and real s...

Jan 13, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Beat The Beat

New Year, New Party Vermont voters have elected Independent Bernie Sanders to five terms in the US House, sent four independent progressives to their state legislature an

Jan 13, 2000 / John Nichols

AOL’s Big Byte AOL’s Big Byte

Only a few days before the announcement of the AOL-Time Warner merger, Time Warner chief executive Gerald Levin took part in a CNN discussion on the future of the media.

Jan 13, 2000 / The Editors

Her Compassion for One Is Deserved by Many Her Compassion for One Is Deserved by Many

Let's assume that Linda Chavez had the best of intentions when she broke the law by harboring an illegal immigrant. More power to her for her compassion, even if at the very sa...

Jan 11, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

You Can’t Be a Moderate and Pick Ashcroft for Justice You Can’t Be a Moderate and Pick Ashcroft for Justice

Senate Democrats must save George W. Bush from his scarier self. They must reject the appointment of John Ashcroft as attorney general, an appointment that gives the extreme ri...

Jan 9, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Y2K: The Prequel Y2K: The Prequel

Our New Year's number is a mother goose with three eggs tucked behind. It could be a sign of cryptic rhymes and unhatched possibilities--or maybe of silliness, tailed by a lot of...

Jan 6, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Brownout at School Brownout at School

The Color of School Reform represents the kind of scholarship that by rights should influence the design of smart policy.

Jan 6, 2000 / Books & the Arts / David Kirp

Saying It Ain’t So on Joe Saying It Ain’t So on Joe

The cold war has been over for a decade but it lingers on the American home front.

Jan 6, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stanley I. Kutler

Who Owns the Fourth Estate? Who Owns the Fourth Estate?

Dentists and cardiologists warn their patients about plaque, harmful to both teeth and arteries.

Jan 6, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Carlin Romano

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