In Fact… In Fact…
THE BUCHANAN FACTOR John Cavanagh of the Institute for Policy Studies posits that Pat Buchanan undermined Bush's election hopes more than Ralph Nader did Gore's. Although Buchan...
Nov 27, 2000 / The Editors
‘Accuracy’ vs. ‘Speed’ ‘Accuracy’ vs. ‘Speed’
Click here for Eric Alterman's latest dispatch on Florida.
Nov 27, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Fractured Franchise Fractured Franchise
There's been a lot of talk in recent days about "disfranchisement." Jesse Jackson has invoked memories of the bloody battles for voter registration in Selma; elderly Jews in Palm...
Nov 27, 2000 / Alex Keyssar
Manufacturing a Crisis Manufacturing a Crisis
The postelection battle for the presidency is without doubt some kind of crisis, but it's not easy to define precisely what kind. David Broder has suggested in the Washington Pos...
Nov 27, 2000 / Jonathan Schell
Letters Letters
E-FAHRENHEIT 451? Berkeley, Calif. The article on electronic books ["On Pixel Pages It Was Writ," June 12] left out the most intriguing aspect of this new format: dig...
Nov 27, 2000 / Our Readers
Counting That Chad Is Just the Texas Way Counting That Chad Is Just the Texas Way
In Texas, vote-counters routinely count a dimpled chad as a vote for the candidate because it clearly establishes the voter's intent. Three weeks ago, that sentence would h...
Nov 23, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Election 1876 Election 1876
That year there were disputes over the presidential returns in South Carolina, Louisinana, Oregon and Florida.
Nov 22, 2000 / Feature / The Editors
A Day in the Life of the Palm Beach County Recount A Day in the Life of the Palm Beach County Recount
While Bush says counting votes by hand's unfair, Gore gains--a bubbe here, a zayde there.
Nov 16, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
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
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