The American Prospect
Volume 11, Issue 12. May 8, 2000 |
Care, Charity, and Profit
Robert Kuttner
Thy Kingdom Dot Com
Paul Starr
Devil in the Details:
scandalous book reviews; for God and Ford; The Taxonomist; those poor impeachment managers
The Money Chase
Joshua Micah Marshall
If the Democrats take the House, money will be a big reason.
Photo Finishes
Jeremy Derfner
Tallying the odds on 10 close House races.
Kids First?
Joshua Sharfstein
How vaccination politics undermine public health.
After Anthrax
Wendy Orent
Can former Soviet bioweapons scientists be trusted to turn their lethal skills to public health efforts?
Neglect for Sale
Eyal Press and Jennifer Washburn
Two decades ago, advocates fought to shut down abusive state institutions that warehoused the mentally retarded. Today, people with developmental disabilities face a new threat: big business. An investigative report.
Rx for a Planetary Fever
Ross Gelbspan
Diplomats expect an "emissions trading" market to solve global warming. It won't work. Here's what will.
Are We All Progressives Now?
John B. Judis
Today's politicians of the left, right, and center liken themselves to Progressive Era reformers.
Caveat Lector
Wendy Kaminer
When self-help books don't help, is anyone liable?
The Film Critic:
Word of Mouth
Alexandra Marshall
In Black and White, a film about the allure of hip-hop, wealthy white adolescents are drawn less to the music than to the life-style.
The TV Critic:
Psychic Friends Network
Joshua Gamson
Corpses, clairvoyant in-jokes, and psychic coming-out stories in a prime-time support group, The Others.
Roar of the Crowd
Leslie Epstein
Sports fans (especially Yankee fans) as primal horde.
Post-Zionist Israel
Bernard Avishai
History marches on. Rapidly.
Book Reviews:
Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong Edward Cohn; The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American Revolution Charles Davis; That '70s Decade ; Alexander Hamilton, American and Duel Richard C. Leone; How We Got Here and The Seventies Steven Biel
Red, White and Blue
Fraser Simpson
Solutions to "Clues to Corruption" (April 24, 2000)
The Last Word:
The Great Divide
Robert B. Reich