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American Memory Deficit Disorder

Why are Americans so quick to forget even the most egregious political outrages, when the rest of the world seems to have no trouble holding grudges for centuries?

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| Thu Dec. 28, 2000 1:00 AM PST

How Bad is Bush for Blacks?

Only one in 10 African Americans voted for the new president. Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice notwithstanding, this administration could be a disaster for blacks.

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| Fri Dec. 15, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Organizing Online

How a former union organizer accidentally sparked a nationwide election protest movement, all via the Internet.

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| Sat Dec. 9, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Bamboozled at the Voting Booth

Republicans are trying to brush off allegations that some blacks in Florida were cheated out of voting as groundless paranoia. But the past hundred years of Southern history gives African Americans plenty of reason to wonder.

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| Thu Nov. 16, 2000 1:00 AM PST

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Smash the Nader Backlash!

The liberals and lefties bashing Nader for (apparently) costing Gore the election are just wrong, not to mention counterproductive. Nader led the Greens to some important gains -- but capitalizing on those victories will be a major challenge.

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| Wed Nov. 15, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Let's Get This Straight

The hysteria over alleged voter fraud in Florida and the possibility of installing a President without a plurality of the popular vote is taking on impeachment proportions. But let's not let the drama confuse us about which issue is which. And besides, the Electoral College isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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| Thu Nov. 9, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Two Views on the Electoral College

Is now the time to abolish the Electoral College, or are we confusing the ballot controversy in Florida with a constitutional crisis?

Thu Nov. 9, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Ditch the Electoral College

That a candidate can lose the popular vote and still win the presidency is the result of an anachronistic law from the 18th century designed to weaken the peoples' voice.

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| Thu Nov. 9, 2000 1:00 AM PST
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Voteless in Florida

Thousands of Florida residents were struck from the voter lists because they were mistakenly identified as ex-felons, just months before what has become the closest election in US history. With Bush apparently leading Gore by only hundreds of votes, in a state with hundreds of thousands of disenfranchised voters, could similar errors be tipping the race?

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| Wed Nov. 8, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Gaseous Omissions

Zed, the last of his species, grills the two main candidates on the environment.

Mon Nov. 6, 2000 1:00 AM PST

The Stealth Races

Beneath the national media's radar, a fierce struggle is underway for control of dozens of state legislatures. The results may determine which party controls the US House of Representatives for the next 10 years.

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| Fri Nov. 3, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Nader's Greens Invisible to Blacks

There are plenty of reasons why blacks and Latinos should vote for Nader. So why isn't he talking to them?

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| Sat Oct. 28, 2000 12:00 AM PDT

US Elections Need International Observers

With third-party candidates barred from crucial media events, prevented by police from attending a debate, and discriminated against on ballots, not to mention the massive disenfranchisement of minority voters, the US clearly needs help with its democracy in this year's election.

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| Thu Oct. 12, 2000 12:00 AM PDT
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Cheney's Checkbook Democracy

Dick Cheney isn't so civic-minded as to go to the polls like a commoner, but that doesn't mean he doesn't participate. He and wife Lynne contribute generously to the campaigns and causes of the extreme right.

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| Wed Sep. 20, 2000 12:00 AM PDT
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Al Gore on Drugs

The Clinton-Gore administration spends millions to fight illegal drugs, but does nothing about one of the most damaging substances in American society: alcohol. Perhaps the fact that Big Booze is generous at campaign time explains the contradiction.

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| Tue Aug. 15, 2000 12:00 AM PDT
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Tribal Politics

Newly flush with cash from casinos, US Native American tribes are dishing out millions of dollars to politicians across the country. Penny-ante players just 10 years ago, America's long-marginalized Indians may now be on their way to gaining serious political clout.

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| Fri Jul. 28, 2000 12:00 AM PDT

The Man Who Would Be Veep

Say what you will about George W.'s pick for vice president. Come to think of it, why not listen to what he has to say for himself?

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| Wed Jul. 26, 2000 12:00 AM PDT
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Shadowing the Conventions

Political celebs are planning to descend on L.A. and Philly this summer to throw their own counter-conventions in an effort to draw attention to the issues both parties prefer to ignore.

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| Fri Jul. 21, 2000 12:00 AM PDT

The Durst Awards

In which our man Durst rebels against award season by joining the fray with his own awards for outstanding (under)achievement in the news.

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| Fri Mar. 17, 2000 1:00 AM PST

Stupor Tuesday

In which our man Durst decompresses after the primary season's anticlimax and settles in for 8 months of Bush vs. Gore.

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| Wed Mar. 8, 2000 1:00 AM PST