Goodbye Keynes, Hello Coolidge Goodbye Keynes, Hello Coolidge
Paying off the national debt used to be an obsession of Calvinist fundamentalists on the fringes of the Republican Party, but this year it is the boldest banner held aloft by t...
Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / William Greider
The Other America The Other America
On the eve of the Democratic convention, the challenge to Democrats is to recognize the limits of the current economic boom and act boldly to assist those left behind.
Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / Jan Schakowsky
Planks for a People’s Platform Planks for a People’s Platform
The draft Democratic Party platform doesn't speak forcefully to the concerns of ordinary people.
Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / Various Contributors
The Persecution of Wen Ho Lee, Redux The Persecution of Wen Ho Lee, Redux
Over the last two years, various government and congressional officials adroitly exploited leaks to the media to defame Wen Ho Lee, a Los Alamos nuclear scientist.
Aug 7, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
GOP Ticket Has Struck Oil GOP Ticket Has Struck Oil
Have you ever wondered who really benefited from the Gulf War, which will be celebrated this week at the Republican National Convention as the crowning, if singular, achievement ...
Aug 1, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Pity Bush, Gamely Shedding Treaties Like Dandruff Pity Bush, Gamely Shedding Treaties Like Dandruff
It is time to rally around our President and forego the constant drumbeat of criticism that has been his lot on the world stage ever since he discovered that foreign policy invol...
Jul 31, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Shedding Lincoln’s Mantle Shedding Lincoln’s Mantle
American politicians are not noted for their historical self-consciousness.
Jul 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Schmoozapalooza 2000 Schmoozapalooza 2000
So ABC is arranging its convention coverage around an exhibition football game. NBC is giving us just the acceptance speeches.
Jul 27, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Beat The Beat
UNWELCOMING THE REPUBLICANS "It's surprising that the Republicans are coming to Philadelphia, really surprising.
Jul 27, 2000 / Editorial / John Nichols
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In the Eighth Circle of Thieves In the Eighth Circle of Thieves
The power and sovereignty of corporations is an enormous humiliation to a society of free people.
Jul 27, 2000 / Feature / E.L. Doctorow