Bush’s Sop to the Right Hits Women Worldwide Bush’s Sop to the Right Hits Women Worldwide
George W. Bush has a sweet appealing face until he reveals his dark side, as when he, in one of his first official acts, cut off funds to international population control groups....
Jan 30, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Unfinished Business Unfinished Business
As he travels around the country, musing aloud on his hopes for the future, Bill Clinton inspires an unintended melancholy about his presidency.
Jan 27, 2000 / Feature / William Greider
WTO: Workers of the World United? WTO: Workers of the World United?
San Francisco In his December 20 "Beat the Devil" column, "Trade Wars, Trade Truths," Alexander Cockburn got it exactly
Jan 27, 2000 / Alexander Cockburn and Our Readers
Rebel Yell Rebel Yell
The recent march in South Carolina, demanding the removal of the Confederate flag from the state Capitol is the latest episode in a long-running debate over the legacy of slavery.&...
Jan 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
California’s Knightmare California’s Knightmare
W hen the Vermont Supreme Court ruled December 20 that denying the statutory benefits and protections of marriage to same-sex couples was discriminatory, conservatives began frot...
Jan 27, 2000 / Doug Ireland
Despite the Cloud Over His Presidency, Clinton Excelled Despite the Cloud Over His Presidency, Clinton Excelled
Although he endured great hardship, Bill Clinton comes out of the Oval Office smelling like roses.
Jan 23, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
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
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