Politics

Death Watch Death Watch

When the history of this year's presidential campaign is written, the addiction of both Bush and Gore to the obsolete politics of capital punishment will rank high in the annals ...

Nov 2, 2000 / The Editors

Nader: Fast in the Stretch Nader: Fast in the Stretch

Ralph really ran. Against the record of his own faux campaign of 1996, against the expectations even of friends who said he lacked the candidate gene and against the calculations...

Nov 2, 2000 / John Nichols

America and the World: The End of Easy Dominance America and the World: The End of Easy Dominance

In the more trying period ahead, a modest internationalism would fare best.

Nov 2, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Sherle R. Schwenninger

Official Secrets Law Official Secrets Law

At the close of its session, Congress considered two bills addressing classified information. One had been pending for more than a year, had more than a hundred co-sponsors, was ...

Nov 2, 2000 / David Cole

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

Don’t Blame Ralph Don’t Blame Ralph

If Gore loses the White House--and some of you reading this will know whether or not he did--he'll have no one but himself to blame. Readers of this page know I've been something...

Nov 2, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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

Al, You Should Try Taking Credit Where Credit’s Due Al, You Should Try Taking Credit Where Credit’s Due

I want to vote for Bill Clinton for President again, but that not being possible I had resigned myself to Al Gore. Surely, I thought, he would defend the Clinton Administration...

Oct 30, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Day After The Day After

In Chicago, in mid-October, I did a radio show with the Bill Buckley-ish Milt Rosenberg of WGN, a big station. Rosenberg said that because of the fairness doctrine our discussio...

Oct 26, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Down to the Wire Down to the Wire

Show-off argumentation or dime-store vision? It's too close to call.

Oct 26, 2000 / Feature / David Corn

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