Politics

Now Set the Teeth… Now Set the Teeth…

Afew days before the election, I accompanied a friend to the dentist's office. It was one of those situations in which appearance takes over more complex realities of who we are....

Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Malthusian Delusions? Malthusian Delusions?

Malthusian Delusions? Franklin, N.Y. Amartya Sen starts his otherwise sensible "Population and Gender Equity" [July 24/31] with the unproven assertion that Thomas Malth...

Nov 10, 2000 / Our Readers

Left in Shambles Left in Shambles

Providence put me on a panel debating the Gore/Nader choice with Cornel West at New York University in late October. Most of the audience was for Nader, and the lineup on stage d...

Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Best of All Possible Worlds The Best of All Possible Worlds

So it all came out right in the end: gridlock on the Hill and Nader blamed for sabotaging Al Gore. First a word about gridlock. We like it. No bold initiatives, like priva...

Nov 10, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Greens: Out of the Money Greens: Out of the Money

The razor-thin margin that defined the presidential race is sure to stir controversy around the Ralph Nader vote. Those wishing to blame Nader for Gore's troubles and those Green...

Nov 10, 2000 / Marc Cooper

Nader Betrayed Those He Promised to Help Nader Betrayed Those He Promised to Help

The lesson of election 2000, no matter the final photo-finish outcome, is that, for better or worse, the Democratic Party is the only political home for those with a progressiv...

Nov 9, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

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

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

‘If You’re Talkin’ Politics…’ ‘If You’re Talkin’ Politics…’

Washington, D.C. As I have traveled the country in this election year, many progressives have asked me whether I believe a vote for Ralph Nader is justified to promo...

Nov 2, 2000 / Ani DiFranco, Our Readers, and Rep. John Conyers

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