Political Figures

Politics 2001: Bush Rules, Gore Drools Politics 2001: Bush Rules, Gore Drools

Where is Al Gore? Maybe he hasn't noticed, but all sorts of horrible things are happening under the Bush Administration--just as he predicted. Yet Gore has been totally silent. ...

Jul 17, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

If Not Now… If Not Now…

There are a number of persuasive reasons to cast a vote for Ralph Nader in the fall, and a number of unpersuasive reasons, too.

Jul 13, 2000 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Bush Under Strain, a Heartbeat Away Bush Under Strain, a Heartbeat Away

So much good news has been generated by the Bush Administration concerning the health of Dick Cheney that perhaps all of us should have four heart attacks, a quadruple bypass, a st...

Jul 3, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

On the Road With Ralph Nader On the Road With Ralph Nader

On a spectacular spring day at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, about 1,500 college kids are sitting by the lake outside the student union, drinking beer, listening to bands...

Jun 29, 2000 / Feature / Ruth Conniff

Nader: A Personal View Nader: A Personal View

The Ralph Nader running for President this year is quite a different person from the driven crusader whom I first met as a young reporter, covering the advent of his public-inter...

Jun 29, 2000 / Feature / William Greider

Does President Bush Have the Guts to Abandon a Bad Idea? Does President Bush Have the Guts to Abandon a Bad Idea?

Despite early stumbles, George W. Bush has the potential to be an effective foreign policy president. But his willingness to back off from the "Star Wars" missile defense, which ...

Jun 19, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Abortion Flip-Flop? Bush’s Abortion Flip-Flop?

Which current candidate for President reversed the abortion stand he espoused as a Congressional candidate in the seventies and adopted a position more acceptable to the mainst...

Jun 15, 2000 / David Corn

Prince Albert in a Can Prince Albert in a Can

What's the meaning of Al Gore? Or George Bush?

Jun 8, 2000 / Books & the Arts / David Corn

Dad Slinks Off Into Silence on Alcohol Dad Slinks Off Into Silence on Alcohol

What if First Daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush had been caught lighting up a joint? Would the respectable media play down that story the way they have the Bush children's illegal...

Jun 5, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Power Crisis Has Mileage for Bush Power Crisis Has Mileage for Bush

The Bush Administration is pulling a fast one on energy, and we will all pay dearly for decades to come. By panicking the public with oil industry propaganda of an energy shortag...

May 29, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

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