Circus Maximus Circus Maximus
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Jan 12, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Eduardo Galeano
Let the Whitewash Begin Let the Whitewash Begin
If the absence of soldiers seizing cable networks is the ultimate standard of meaningful democratic empowerment, we're not doing half bad.
Dec 22, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Ce N’est Pas un Président Ce N’est Pas un Président
All I want is the truth. Just gimme some truth. --John Lennon Florida's electoral mishegoss lends itself to the exploration of an issu...
Dec 7, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Daniel Singer Daniel Singer
Death came as a release for Daniel Singer on December 2, but we feel like protesting its rude intrusion.
Dec 7, 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
The Butterfly Election The Butterfly Election
On Tuesday, November 14, exactly one week after Election Day (and with no President yet in sight), a notable though little-noted disclosure was made to the public. I do not mean ...
Nov 16, 2000 / Jonathan Schell
Left in Shambles Left in Shambles
Providence put me on a panel debating the Gore/Nader choice with Cornel West at New York University in late October. Most of the audience was for Nader, and the lineup on stage d...
Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Romancing the Screen Romancing the Screen
VINCENT CANBY As a memorial tribute to Vincent Canby, the "Arts & Leisure" section of the New York Times recently published half a page of excerpts of his prose, as se...
Nov 10, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The ‘Stealth Campaign’ The ‘Stealth Campaign’
This issue goes to press on Wednesday, November 8, the day after the election, when all was supposed to have been decided, all was to be made clear. Instead, a great bewilderment...
Nov 10, 2000 / Jonathan Schell
Gates Sends a Message: A Wired World Gates Sends a Message: A Wired World
Bill Gates for President--next time. Now that we've gotten used to millionaires running for the presidency, why not a billionaire and a self-made one at that? At least Gates is...
Nov 7, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer