If Politics Got Real… If Politics Got Real…
To Nader or not to Nader, that is the question. A debate over whether Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader is a savior or a spoiler has raged for months among progressi...
Sep 28, 2000 / Rob Richie and Steven Hill
Policing Pregnancy Policing Pregnancy
The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case that raises the stakes dramatically in the politics of fetal rights. At issue in Ferguson v. City of Charleston is whether a publ...
Sep 28, 2000 / Rachel Roth
‘Controlling Authority’ ‘Controlling Authority’
In campaign speeches George W. Bush repeats Al Gore's defense of his 1996 campaign fundraising phone calls from his government office--"there is no controlling legal authority"--...
Sep 28, 2000 / Robert L. Weinberg
Aid for Nuclear Workers Aid for Nuclear Workers
Madame Curie's denial of radiation dangers is emblematic of the legacy we now face as America's romance with the atom draws to a close.
Sep 25, 2000 / Robert Alvarez
The Threat to the Net The Threat to the Net
Open access to the broadband Internet is essential if we are to insure that a diverse range of voices has a chance of reaching out to citizens in the new era of high-speed communic...
Sep 25, 2000 / Jeffrey Chester
Acting for Justice Acting for Justice
The two entertainment unions, already angered over runaway production, have tenaciously met the challenge and escalated the fight.
Sep 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Marc Cooper
Holy Joe! A Culture War! Holy Joe! A Culture War!
Instead of kissing babies, this year the pols are bashing youth culture and the companies that promote it.
Sep 25, 2000 / The Editors
Chase’s Historical Ledger Chase’s Historical Ledger
Chase should immediately open its archives to slavery researchers.
Sep 25, 2000 / John S. Friedman
A Full Tank of Paradoxes A Full Tank of Paradoxes
Contrary to the impression fostered by the government's supporters, not all the fuel protesters are selfish, gas-guzzling throwbacks greedy for a bigger TV.
Sep 25, 2000 / Maria Margaronis
The Supreme Court Issue The Supreme Court Issue
The Rehnquist Court's paeans of praise for state government are belied by reality.
Sep 25, 2000 / Herman Schwartz