January/February 1997

The Next Four Years



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DEPARTMENTS

OUTFRONT

Riady or Not?; Scene of the Rhyme; MoJo’s February Hellraiser!; The Table of Voices; Feeding frenzy; The Less You Know: From Einstein to Aniston; Nicole Hollander: Hillary Visits A Fortune Teller…; Update: Party favors; To animal celebrities, it’s a jungle out there

HOME/PLANET

The greening of the White House.

VISIONS

Tipper Gore, "soccer mom" with a mission.

OUTSPOKEN

Stephen Jay Gould on bacteria & baseball.

HOT!MEDIA

Resources for advanced hellraising.

PAULA POUNDSTONE

Just Can’t Do It.
PLUS: Letters to Paula

FEATURES

Countdown to Indictment

How House Ethics Committee charges are breaking Newt’s hold on the GOP.



American Dreamer

A naturalized citizen challenges us to uphold our belief in equality for all Americans.



A Growing Concern

Biotechnology’s failures with cotton raise questions about the future of our food.



Flavor Saved?

First it was the Flavr Savr tomato. Take a look at what’s next in biotech foods.



No Way Around Roundup

How Monsanto is keeping farmers dependent on its popular weed killer.



Paid Protection

Big biotech firms are manipulating EPA regulations to wipe out competitors.



Basic Extinct

It takes more than imminent extinction to get on the official endangered species list.