Democratic Vistas

We shall see very little of the charmingly simian George W. Bush—the military—Cheney, Powell et al.–will be calling the tune, and the whole nation will be on constant alert.

Gore Vidal

Let the Whitewash Begin

If the absence of soldiers seizing cable networks is the ultimate standard of meaningful democratic empowerment, we're not doing half bad.

Eric Alterman

Let’s Get Our Show on the Road!

Bush v. Gore is a fitting start to the next four deranged years.

Alexander Cockburn

Return of Legal Realism

Bush v. Gore may have superficially resolved a short-run political crisis, but it has triggered a deep intellectual crisis.

Sanford Levinson

What Must Have Happened to Create the Supreme Court Decision in Bush v. Gore

Calvin Trillin

Clinton Follows the Money

Bill Clinton is moving to install Terry McAuliffe as the head of the DNC, a cynical move in this day of pay-to-play politics.

William Greider

Prince Al

Al Gore will be playing a special political role in the future.

David Corn

Why the Polls Were Wrong

Some debatable assumptions underlie their use by the press.

Anna Greenberg

This Is Your Country on Drugs

Our drug laws, like those concerning voting, reveal bias and backward thinking.

Katha Pollitt

2001: A Force to Reckon With

 Powerful elements converged to determine who would be president.

Jonathan Schell