Amplification Amplification
With recent reports linking high blood levels of lead to juvenile delinquency, the lead story grows.
Jun 1, 2000 / The Editors
Don’t Try This at Home Don’t Try This at Home
At 4 pm on Monday, May 22, Inigo Thomas posted an item in Slate wondering whether New York magazine's Michael Wolff's pan of Inside, the new website about the media not yet o
May 25, 2000 / Eric Alterman
Racial Justice 101 Racial Justice 101
In a presidential election year, few issues inspire more citizen anguish and less political substance than public education. This year is no exception.
May 18, 2000 / The Editors
China and Globalism China and Globalism
The politics of trade will always contrive to decide the most fateful questions in private while leaving public debate to chew over narrow, derivative issues.
May 18, 2000 / William Greider
LA: Call the Feds LA: Call the Feds
When Chief Bernard Parks of the Los Angeles Police Department heard the news in mid-May, he reportedly went into rigid shock.
May 18, 2000 / Marc Cooper
The Beat The Beat
UNFAIR HARVARD When Harvard employees rallied for a $10.25-an-hour minimum wage in early May, backers packed the Yard.
May 18, 2000 / John Nichols
The Battle of Vieques The Battle of Vieques
Puerto Ricans’ opposition to the Navy’s suffocating presence had been brewing long before the sit-in.
May 11, 2000 / Ed Morales
Antitrust & the Media–I Antitrust & the Media–I
This spring the topic of antitrust returned to the headlines after a long absence as the government pursued and won (for the time being) its case against Microsoft and, in a more...
May 3, 2000 / Robert W. McChesney
Elián Sí, Cold War No Elián Sí, Cold War No
It will be a long time before we forget the picture flashed around the world of Elián González being rescued at gunpoint.
Apr 27, 2000 / The Editors
The Beat The Beat
County Fairs and Fairness Vermont's passage of "civil union" legislation, which provides gay and lesbian couples most rights and protections aff
Apr 27, 2000 / John Nichols