Politics

Why I Support Bradley Why I Support Bradley

As I travel across the country, I am often asked why progressives should support Bill Bradley for President, as I do.

Jan 20, 2000 / Paul Wellstone

If Politics Got Real… If Politics Got Real…

If politics got real, the debate on campaign finance reform would focus on how ordinary citizens can acquire a measure of power in America's money-drenched democracy.

Jan 20, 2000 / William Greider

Our Virtual Primaries Our Virtual Primaries

As the first voting of the 2000 presidential election approaches, in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries, public disinterest is palpable.

Jan 20, 2000 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

Beelzebub’s Buzzwords Beelzebub’s Buzzwords

These excerpts are from Jim Hightower's If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates (HarperCollins).

Jan 20, 2000 / Feature / Jim Hightower

The Last Job Ashcroft Should Be Given Is AG The Last Job Ashcroft Should Be Given Is AG

That John Ashcroft is a right-wing, pro-gun religious fanatic who laments the civil rights gains of the past decades and believes that leaders of the pro-slavery Southern Confede...

Jan 16, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Beat The Beat

New Year, New Party Vermont voters have elected Independent Bernie Sanders to five terms in the US House, sent four independent progressives to their state legislature an

Jan 13, 2000 / John Nichols

The Ballad of John Rocker, A Slur-Driven Man The Ballad of John Rocker, A Slur-Driven Man

(Sung to the tune of "The Ballad of John Henry")

Jan 13, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Her Compassion for One Is Deserved by Many Her Compassion for One Is Deserved by Many

Let's assume that Linda Chavez had the best of intentions when she broke the law by harboring an illegal immigrant. More power to her for her compassion, even if at the very sa...

Jan 11, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

You Can’t Be a Moderate and Pick Ashcroft for Justice You Can’t Be a Moderate and Pick Ashcroft for Justice

Senate Democrats must save George W. Bush from his scarier self. They must reject the appointment of John Ashcroft as attorney general, an appointment that gives the extreme ri...

Jan 9, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Greenspan and Gravity Greenspan and Gravity

The giddy adoration of Alan Greenspan has come to resemble the stock market bubble itself and, when one phenomenon comes to its end, so will the other.

Jan 6, 2000 / William Greider

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