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
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
Questions From the Floor Questions From the Floor
A new poll has found that strong majorities of Americans have high levels of interest and concern about a range of issues that are rarely being discussed in the current politic...
Sep 28, 2000 / The Editors
Questions From the Floor Questions From the Floor
On the eve of the first presidential debate, a new poll has found that strong majorities of Americans have high levels of interest and concern about a range of issues that are ra...
Sep 28, 2000 / The Editors
High-Tech Cheap Labor High-Tech Cheap Labor
Only months after a major victory on China trade, Big Business is again scavenging for cheap labor. This time, the high-tech industry is pressuring Congress to allow additional f...
Sep 28, 2000 / David Enrich
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
Policing Pregnancy Policing Pregnancy
The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case that raises the stakes dramatically in the politics of fetal rights. At issue in Ferguson v. City of Charleston is whether a publ...
Sep 28, 2000 / Rachel Roth
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
Up for Grabs Up for Grabs
No matter what the next President or Congress may do or think, among the three branches of the federal government, the Supreme Court is often first among supposed equals.
Sep 25, 2000 / Feature / Tom Wicker