Politics

Tricky Dick Tricky Dick

When Dubya picked Dick Cheney as his running mate, the little screen was awash in flatulent flatteries from the chattering classes: "a grown-up," "presidential," "all steak and...

Aug 10, 2000 / Doug Ireland

Planks for a People’s Platform Planks for a People’s Platform

The draft Democratic Party platform doesn't speak forcefully to the concerns of ordinary people.

Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / Various Contributors

Goodbye Keynes, Hello Coolidge Goodbye Keynes, Hello Coolidge

Paying off the national debt used to be an obsession of Calvinist fundamentalists on the fringes of the Republican Party, but this year it is the boldest banner held aloft by t...

Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / William Greider

Paul Newman:In His Own Words Paul Newman:In His Own Words

Paul Newman refers all letters relative to this article to Toys "R" Us.

Aug 10, 2000 / Paul Newman

Gore’s Surrender Gore’s Surrender

Less than a hour after George Bush concluded his party's have-a-nice-election convention with a vapid but beyond-the-expectations acceptance speech, a source deep within the Go...

Aug 10, 2000 / David Corn

California Scheming California Scheming

Democrats gather in Los Angeles facing large questions not just about their success in November but also about the direction of their party. George W.

Aug 10, 2000 / The Editors

The Beat The Beat

CENTERING GORE "They chose to close ranks instead of opening up dialogue," California State Senator Tom Hayden said after the Democratic Platform Comm

Aug 10, 2000 / John Nichols

Your Show of Shows Your Show of Shows

A part of me recoils at the thought of adding even a syllable to the ocean of pontifical sludge emanating from the Republican confab in Philadelphia, so mind-numbingly inane an...

Aug 10, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Two Worlds of Los Angeles The Two Worlds of Los Angeles

Running from bank- and hotel-lined Wilshire Boulevard, up the glittering gulch of Rodeo Drive, past the slinky curves of Sunset and snaking up leafy Coldwater and Benedict canyons ...

Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / Marc Cooper

LA’s Progressive Mosaic: Beginning to Find Its Voice LA’s Progressive Mosaic: Beginning to Find Its Voice

When members of the LA janitors' union decided to go on strike this past April, their success was far from guaranteed.

Aug 10, 2000 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

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