Political Figures

The Heck With That Global Warming Stuff The Heck With That Global Warming Stuff

Time to ease up on George W. So what that he tore up the Kyoto agreement, which had been painstakingly hammered out among 100 nations in an attempt to control global warming. B...

Apr 3, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Crawls Into Bed With the Money Lenders Bush Crawls Into Bed With the Money Lenders

If only George W. Bush were content to merely market nights in the Lincoln Bedroom or issue some questionable pardons, the public would be much better off. But no, the new Pres...

Mar 30, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

John McCain Is Welcomed Back to the Senate John McCain Is Welcomed Back to the Senate

Well, John, it's nice to have you back again. Your colleagues all paid close attention when You cast all those aspersions on this house.

Mar 30, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

It’s Payback Time for Bush Contributors It’s Payback Time for Bush Contributors

Let's see which Bush softball we can hit out of the park this week. Should it be tolerating arsenic in the water supply, cutting funds for abused children or eliminating the hist...

Mar 28, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Stealth Candidate The Stealth Candidate

On the morning after, people awoke to the drear prospect of "gush and bore" for the next six months, and excitement flew out the window.

Mar 9, 2000 / William Greider

Bush Family Conversations on Retaking the White House Bush Family Conversations on Retaking the White House

The first son seemed anointed, then The tide began to ebb. Did anybody ever ask, "So could we bring in Jeb?"

Mar 2, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Cemetery Road Cemetery Road

Progressives are really grasping at straws these days. First we're supposed to get excited because Ralph Nader is running for President as a Green.

Mar 2, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A Moderate Wouldn’t Make Appointments Like These A Moderate Wouldn’t Make Appointments Like These

It may be legal, but it's still a coup d'état. The nomination of Theodore B. Olson to be solicitor general, a position of such influence that it is often referred to as "t...

Feb 20, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Run, Ralph, Really Run Run, Ralph, Really Run

Ralph Nader is running for President, and a fair number of progressives are excited by the prospect. They should be.

Feb 16, 2000 / John Nichols

A Tale of Two Reformers A Tale of Two Reformers

This presidential election--so far--is the tale of two establishments, one that held firm, one that started to crack and moved fast to hang tight.

Feb 16, 2000 / David Corn

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