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2000 Stories by Harold Meyerson

• Nader Speaks

  published July 6, 2000

  L.A.Weekly executive editor Harold Meyerson interviewed Ralph Nader shortly before the start of the Green Party... More >>

• Ralph Rising

  published July 6, 2000

  Photo by Greg SkinnerI. SEATTLE MAN DENVER -- SO NOW SEATTLE HAS ITS CANDIDATE. Longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic, economic... More >>

• Clinton's Wedge

  published June 8, 2000

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• Double-Standard Dick

  published May 25, 2000

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• The Red Sea

  published May 4, 2000

  Photo by Slobodan Dimitrov I. Choose Your Miracle There are any number of ways to gauge just how much the three-week strike of... More >>

• Hearts and Minds -and Hard Cash

  published April 27, 2000

  Photo by Ted Soqui As their strike moves through its third week, it’s abundantly clear that the janitors have won Los Angeles’ heart. It’s ... More >>

• Enter the Janitors

  published April 20, 2000

  I. Where Are We? Toto, I don‘t think we’re in Los Angeles anymore. We‘re talking L.A., remember: a city whose origi... More >>

• Street vs. Suite

  published April 13, 2000

  Why L.A.‘s janitors will win their strike At first glance, the struggle between L.A.’s janitors, who embarked on... More >>

• Gray Breaks With Gore

  published April 6, 2000

  When Al Gore unveiled his megacampaign-finance reform proposal earlier this week, he may not have realized that his No. 1 supporter... More >>

• Right and White

  published March 23, 2000

  We had ourselves an old-fashioned primary out here last week. One look at the returns and you could think we were back in the ’80s, when onl... More >>

• It’s Their City, Which They’ll Sell if They Want To

  published March 23, 2000

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• The Return of Conspicuous Consumption

  published March 23, 2000

  The leisure-class look: Eduardo Lucero green silk blouse and chartreuse beaded lace and Lycra capris. My favorite... More >>

• Bore and Gush

  published March 16, 2000

  Okay, what’s a four-letter word for ”our next president“? If you said Gore, you have about a 50 percent chance of being right n... More >>

• On The Eve of Super Tuesday

  published March 9, 2000

  It’s March, and Bill Bradley is going out like a lamb. Sixteen states are set to hold primaries Tuesday, and Bradley isn’t remote... More >>

• Primary Considerations

  published March 9, 2000

  I. McCain-ism Explained (Sort of. Provisionally.) John McCain had his Sister Souljah Moment on Monday. Just as Bill Clinton traveled... More >>

• It’s Riordan Time

  published February 24, 2000

  Photo by Virginia Lee HunterWhen Abner Louima was recuperating in a New York hospital from his beating and toilet-plunger sodomizing at the hands... More >>

• Establishment Boys

  published February 17, 2000

  After some weeks trooping around with the various presidential campaigns, I‘ve concluded that the writer who could best cover both the Bush an... More >>

• New Hampshire Scramble

  published February 10, 2000

  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire -- The voters have spoken, and George W. Bush leaves New Hampshire looking like nothing so much as an Internet stock... More >>

• Bill and Al's Excellent Adventure

  published February 3, 2000

  Bradley, Corbis; Gore, Michael PowersI. MUTATIONS   AT THE OUTSET, THEY SEEMED AN AWFUL LOT ALIKE. AL GORE AND BILL BRADLEY weren'... More >>

• Primary Concerns

  published January 20, 2000

  So much for settling down to a long winter‘s nap. Since the Legislature in its wisdom has moved the primary from June to March, Californi... More >>

• Neighbors

  published January 13, 2000

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