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Measures That Mattered Measures That Mattered

As the media obsessed over the seesaw presidential poll, voters across the country quietly made their choices on more than 200 disparate ballot measures and initiatives. For prog...

Nov 10, 2000 / Marc Cooper

Greens: Out of the Money Greens: Out of the Money

The razor-thin margin that defined the presidential race is sure to stir controversy around the Ralph Nader vote. Those wishing to blame Nader for Gore's troubles and those Green...

Nov 10, 2000 / Marc Cooper

The Best of All Possible Worlds The Best of All Possible Worlds

So it all came out right in the end: gridlock on the Hill and Nader blamed for sabotaging Al Gore. First a word about gridlock. We like it. No bold initiatives, like priva...

Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Left in Shambles Left in Shambles

Providence put me on a panel debating the Gore/Nader choice with Cornel West at New York University in late October. Most of the audience was for Nader, and the lineup on stage d...

Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

Indecision 2000 Indecision 2000

What if they held a presidential election and neither guy won? Or a dead man from Missouri defeated an incumbent Republican senator?

Nov 10, 2000 / The Editors

Nader Betrayed Those He Promised to Help Nader Betrayed Those He Promised to Help

The lesson of election 2000, no matter the final photo-finish outcome, is that, for better or worse, the Democratic Party is the only political home for those with a progressiv...

Nov 9, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Gates Sends a Message: A Wired World Gates Sends a Message: A Wired World

Bill Gates for President--next time. Now that we've gotten used to millionaires running for the presidency, why not a billionaire and a self-made one at that? At least Gates is...

Nov 7, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

‘If You’re Talkin’ Politics…’ ‘If You’re Talkin’ Politics…’

Washington, D.C. As I have traveled the country in this election year, many progressives have asked me whether I believe a vote for Ralph Nader is justified to promo...

Nov 2, 2000 / Ani DiFranco, Our Readers, and Rep. John Conyers

From the ‘Burbs to the ‘Hood From the ‘Burbs to the ‘Hood

Activists are finding success solving social problems on a regional basis.

Nov 2, 2000 / Feature / Jay Walljasper

Nader Voters: An Explanation Nader Voters: An Explanation

They thought they'd vote the Democratic slate, But somehow felt they needed something more. They finally found a candidate who was More sanctimonious than Albert Gore.

Nov 2, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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