Debaters’ Points Debaters’ Points
Little ventured, little gained--the first Gore-Bush debate featured both candidates at their usual. No breakouts, no bold thrusts. The face-off reflected the narrow parameters ...
Oct 5, 2000 / David Corn
Pill of Choice Pill of Choice
It took twelve years for the FDA to approve mifepristone--also known as RU-486--and most of that time had less to do with medicine than with the politics of abortion. Still, th...
Oct 5, 2000 / The Editors
Influence Peddling, Bush Style Influence Peddling, Bush Style
Democrats weren't the only ones who benefited from knowing wealthy Asians.
Oct 5, 2000 / Feature / David Corn and Dan Moldea
No Defense No Defense
How the New York Times convicted Wen Ho Lee.
Oct 5, 2000 / Feature / Robert Scheer
Letters Letters
'THE HOLOCAUST INDUSTRY' New York City Christopher Hitchens is correct to point out that Norman Finkelstein's book The Holocaust Industry has enjoyed a gre...
Oct 5, 2000 / Burt Neuborne, Gabriel Schoenfeld, Wayne Owens, and Nora Cusack
Mary Cheney Just Might Teach the Right a Lesson Mary Cheney Just Might Teach the Right a Lesson
Let's give up some applause for Dick Cheney for affirming in deed, if not words, that homosexuality is perfectly consistent with traditional family values. The decision for a Rep...
Oct 3, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush or Gore: Does It Matter? Bush or Gore: Does It Matter?
It has become fashionable of late to deny the relative importance of politics, on the one hand, and the fact of any important differences between Democrats and Republicans, on th...
Sep 28, 2000 / Feature / Eric Alterman
Newt, Still Newt, Still
When he was king, the Democrats Saw Newt as all that's rotten. Though he's long gone, they're making sure He doesn't get forgotten. On every ad, they talk of Newt's ...
Sep 28, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Questions From the Floor Questions From the Floor
A new poll has found that strong majorities of Americans have high levels of interest and concern about a range of issues that are rarely being discussed in the current politic...
Sep 28, 2000 / The Editors
Questions From the Floor Questions From the Floor
On the eve of the first presidential debate, a new poll has found that strong majorities of Americans have high levels of interest and concern about a range of issues that are ra...
Sep 28, 2000 / The Editors