Political Figures

Duking It Out in the Naderhood Duking It Out in the Naderhood

As Bush and Gore battle for the Northwest, Nader's power grows.

Oct 12, 2000 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Hey Guys, Be Careful What You Wish For Hey Guys, Be Careful What You Wish For

Why are white men so screwed up? If you can believe the polls, they identify by a huge margin with George W. Bush as one of them. What gives with these delusions of grandeur in...

Oct 10, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Debaters’ Points Debaters’ Points

Little ventured, little gained--the first Gore-Bush debate featured both candidates at their usual. No breakouts, no bold thrusts. The face-off reflected the narrow parameters ...

Oct 5, 2000 / David Corn

Mary Cheney Just Might Teach the Right a Lesson Mary Cheney Just Might Teach the Right a Lesson

Let's give up some applause for Dick Cheney for affirming in deed, if not words, that homosexuality is perfectly consistent with traditional family values. The decision for a Rep...

Oct 3, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush or Gore: Does It Matter? Bush or Gore: Does It Matter?

It has become fashionable of late to deny the relative importance of politics, on the one hand, and the fact of any important differences between Democrats and Republicans, on th...

Sep 28, 2000 / Feature / Eric Alterman

If Politics Got Real… If Politics Got Real…

To Nader or not to Nader, that is the question. A debate over whether Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader is a savior or a spoiler has raged for months among progressi...

Sep 28, 2000 / Rob Richie and Steven Hill

Newt, Still Newt, Still

When he was king, the Democrats Saw Newt as all that's rotten. Though he's long gone, they're making sure He doesn't get forgotten. On every ad, they talk of Newt's ...

Sep 28, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

‘Controlling Authority’ ‘Controlling Authority’

In campaign speeches George W. Bush repeats Al Gore's defense of his 1996 campaign fundraising phone calls from his government office--"there is no controlling legal authority"--...

Sep 28, 2000 / Robert L. Weinberg

Gore and His Reinventions Gore and His Reinventions

What an odd presidential race! So long as George W. Bush keeps his mouth shut and remains in seclusion he floats up in the polls. His best strategy would be to bag the debates, t...

Sep 28, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Holy Joe! A Culture War! Holy Joe! A Culture War!

Instead of kissing babies, this year the pols are bashing youth culture and the companies that promote it.

Sep 25, 2000 / The Editors

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