The Last Farm Crisis The Last Farm Crisis
In the final triumph of free-market capitalism, farmers will become serfs.
Nov 2, 2000 / Feature / William Greider
Branding Kids for Life Branding Kids for Life
If you are the parent of a newborn, beware. Fourteen to eighteen months from now your child will be programmed to nag for a new toy or snack every four hours, "branded for life" ...
Nov 2, 2000 / Steven Manning
Europe: Is There a Fourth Way? Europe: Is There a Fourth Way?
If Western Europe is to be independent it must defend its welfare state.
Oct 19, 2000 / Feature / Daniel Singer
More Corporate Welfare More Corporate Welfare
Who says this is a do-nothing Congress? Sure, it can't agree on expanding the childcare tax credit or approve an increase in the minimum wage. Yet, as Congress prepares to adjour...
Oct 19, 2000 / Rep. Peter DeFazio
Bush: Marlboro’s Man Bush: Marlboro’s Man
While the differences between George W. Bush and Al Gore may still be coming into focus for many Americans in the final weeks before the election, one is already stark. On tobacc...
Oct 19, 2000 / Dan Zegart
The Rise of Market Populism The Rise of Market Populism
It offers a blatant apologia for economic inequality--but few question the faith.
Oct 12, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Frank
Muddle in the Middle, or The Class Act in Politics Muddle in the Middle, or The Class Act in Politics
Ruy Teixeira and Joel Rogers's America's Forgotten Majority has been credited with convincing Al Gore last summer to adopt a populist campaign strategy built around "working fami...
Oct 12, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jack Metzgar
High-Tech Cheap Labor High-Tech Cheap Labor
Only months after a major victory on China trade, Big Business is again scavenging for cheap labor. This time, the high-tech industry is pressuring Congress to allow additional f...
Sep 28, 2000 / David Enrich
The Student Movement Comes of Age The Student Movement Comes of Age
Activists have achieved power. Now they need to figure out how to use it.
Sep 28, 2000 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Aid for Nuclear Workers Aid for Nuclear Workers
Madame Curie's denial of radiation dangers is emblematic of the legacy we now face as America's romance with the atom draws to a close.
Sep 25, 2000 / Robert Alvarez