Politics

Welfare Movement Rises Welfare Movement Rises

The federal law that gave us "welfare reform" expires in September 2002.

Apr 20, 2000 / Frances Fox Piven

Cheney Was a Gusher Deal for Halliburton Cheney Was a Gusher Deal for Halliburton

Let's not begrudge Dick Cheney his $36 million income last year. Sure, it dwarfs the puny $744,682 reported by the President, but George W. Bush represents old money, and he know...

Apr 17, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Could Really Use a Fireside Chat With FDR Bush Could Really Use a Fireside Chat With FDR

It's cherry blossom time in Washington, DC, and there's no better place to retreat from the lobbyist feeding ground that is called the US Congress than the Franklin Delano Roosev...

Apr 10, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Beat The Beat

From Seattle to Washington After last fall's anti-WTO protests rocked Seattle and the world, activists asked, "What next?" The answer is a week of teach-ins, lobbying, ma

Apr 5, 2000 / John Nichols

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

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

The front-loaded primary regime produced its expected result by the first week in March: George W. Bush and Al Gore wrapped up the Republican and Democratic presidential nominati...

Mar 30, 2000 / Feature / Walter Dean Burnham

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

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

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

Second Thoughts Second Thoughts

So what was the matter with Kasich? And what was so bad about Dole? And why did we sour on poor Gary Bauer And find naught in Hatch to extol?

Mar 22, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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