Education and the Election Education and the Election
By now most of us accept as almost inevitable the idea that education, meaning school reform and access to college, is at or near the top of the political agenda, both in the sta...
Feb 16, 2000 / Feature / Peter Schrag
The McCain Insurgency The McCain Insurgency
Every presidential contest in the past two decades has produced something of a quasi populist--a mad-as-hell candidate of the left, right or center who runs against the establish...
Feb 10, 2000 / David Corn
Farewell, Gary Bauer Farewell, Gary Bauer
x Farewell, adieu to Gary Bauer. We never thought that you'd be our Next President. Too small. Too sour. The countryside we'd have to scour
Feb 10, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Orrin Hatch Ends Whatever It Was Orrin Hatch Ends Whatever It Was
The Orrin Hatch campaign is done-- Kaput at last, without a doubt. And now, perhaps, could someone please Explain what that was all about?
Feb 3, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Morning After in NH Morning After in NH
It was the last question at the last New Hampshire town meeting for Bill Bradley.
Feb 3, 2000 / David Corn
Why I Support Bradley Why I Support Bradley
As I travel across the country, I am often asked why progressives should support Bill Bradley for President, as I do.
Jan 20, 2000 / Paul Wellstone
If Politics Got Real… If Politics Got Real…
If politics got real, the debate on campaign finance reform would focus on how ordinary citizens can acquire a measure of power in America's money-drenched democracy.
Jan 20, 2000 / William Greider
Our Virtual Primaries Our Virtual Primaries
As the first voting of the 2000 presidential election approaches, in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries, public disinterest is palpable.
Jan 20, 2000 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
Beelzebub’s Buzzwords Beelzebub’s Buzzwords
These excerpts are from Jim Hightower's If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates (HarperCollins).
Jan 20, 2000 / Feature / Jim Hightower
On the Latest Republican Debate On the Latest Republican Debate
I watched these presidential hopefuls join Together for debating in Des Moines, And many times I heard allegiance sworn To Jesus and to babies not quite born.
Dec 15, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin