Political Figures

No Honeymoon No Honeymoon

The election reveals a deep need for voting reform.

Dec 14, 2000 / The Editors

Never Again Will We View the Judiciary as Nonpolitical Never Again Will We View the Judiciary as Nonpolitical

Wait until next season. I've already started practicing my chad-punching, and I suggest the same as therapy for all who feel ripped off by the collusion between the US Supreme ...

Dec 14, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

GOP Could Be Courting a Disaster GOP Could Be Courting a Disaster

We know what they're afraid of. Cut through the Republican verbiage that has clogged the airwaves and courts and you find one simple but disturbing point: They fear an accurate...

Dec 9, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Gore’s Hail Mary Failed; Now Let’s Rebuild the Team Gore’s Hail Mary Failed; Now Let’s Rebuild the Team

The Oakland Raiders lost by one point Sunday, and it was all my fault. My concentration as their most fanatical fan was broken by constantly switching to CNN to watch overprice...

Dec 5, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Down for the Count Down for the Count

Was it only a few short weeks ago that I turned on the TV in my hotel room to hear conservative commentator Tucker Carlson explain to Don Imus that Gore would win the Floridian c...

Nov 30, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Real Bush Stands Up The Real Bush Stands Up

It took George W. Bush a matter of days--if not hours--to prove that he doesn't believe his own different-kind-of-Republican rhetoric and that he is leading a squad as loaded wit...

Nov 27, 2000 / The Editors

Nader: Is There Life After Crucifixion? Nader: Is There Life After Crucifixion?

He's full of plans for joining the Green Party to citizens' movements. His critics, he says, are "frightened liberals."

Nov 16, 2000 / Feature / David Corn

Relax, Enjoy the Ride; Democracy Is Doing OK Relax, Enjoy the Ride; Democracy Is Doing OK

When George W. Bush spokesman James A. Baker III termed the fight over the Florida vote recount "a black mark on our democracy," he couldn't have been more wrong. At the time h...

Nov 14, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

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

The Best of All Possible Worlds The Best of All Possible Worlds

So it all came out right in the end: gridlock on the Hill and Nader blamed for sabotaging Al Gore. First a word about gridlock. We like it. No bold initiatives, like priva...

Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

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