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August 10, 2000
Vote for Nader
It must be some playful new postmodernist form of politics: First you spend years ranting about the plutocracy that has supplanted American democracy and is rapidly devouring the planet.
Barbara Ehrenreich
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August 10, 2000
The Other America
On the eve of the Democratic convention, the challenge to Democrats is to recognize the limits of the current economic boom and act boldly to assist those left behind.
Jan Schakowsky
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August 10, 2000
Planks for a People’s Platform
The draft Democratic Party platform doesn't speak forcefully to the concerns of ordinary people.
Various Contributors
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July 27, 2000
Schmoozapalooza 2000
So ABC is arranging its convention coverage around an exhibition football game. NBC is giving us just the acceptance speeches.
Eric Alterman
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June 22, 2000
Give Us a Real Debate
The pernicious influence on politics of corporate money isn't confined to donations to candidates and parties.
The Editors
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May 3, 2000
Gore’s Oil Money
Research assistance was provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.
Ken Silverstein
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March 16, 2000
The Outcome of the Primaries
So after the excitement fades,
We end up with the norm:
Both candidates are regulars
Who say they're for reform.Calvin Trillin
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March 9, 2000
The Stealth Candidate
On the morning after, people awoke to the drear prospect of "gush and bore" for the next six months, and excitement flew out the window.
William Greider
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March 2, 2000
Cemetery Road
Progressives are really grasping at straws these days. First we're supposed to get excited because Ralph Nader is running for President as a Green.
Katha Pollitt
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February 23, 2000
A Theological Analysis of the South Carolina Primary
In Kennebunk, land of the Bushes,
The men of the cloth all wore tweed.
And one didn't meet any Christians
Like Robertson, Falwell and Reed.Calvin Trillin