Phoenix convention coverage

The Portland Phoenix
updated August 17, 2000

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Do-it-yourself media

Hanging out (for a fee) with the protest press. Plus, two Mass. congressmen visit Arianna-land to push their reform agenda.
by Dan Kennedy
posted on August 17, 2000

Identity politics

Lieberman hit a home run with his Wednesday night speech, but will middle America grow weary of the "we have overcome" stories?
by Seth Gitell
posted on August 17, 2000

Home cooking

Smart reporters use the backdrop of the national conventions to tell an essentially local story
by Dan Kennedy
posted on August 16, 2000

Protest aftermath

The LAPD beefs up its presence - on the streets and in the air
by Ben Geman
posted on August 16, 2000

Television-assisted reporting

For many in the working press, a seat in front of the tube beats the hell out of the convention hall
by Dan Kennedy
posted on August 15, 2000

On the bus

The TV censors love Lieberman. Plus, Sidney Blumenthal's future plans and Kweisi Mfume's rising profile.
by Seth Gitell
posted on August 15, 2000

Outside the hall

Hitting the streets with activists, anti-riot squads and … Arianna.
by Ben Geman
posted on August 15, 2000

Tuning out the dot-coms

The public finds politics on the Web just like politics in real life: boring.
by Dan Kennedy
posted on August 14, 2000

Talking points

Clinton links Lieberman to Hillary's Senate run.
by Seth Gitell
posted on August 14, 2000

Let the protests begin!

Anarchists scare LA shop owners. Big labor rallies in Santa Monica. And Billionaires for Bush (or Gore) heckle Big Money party-goers.
by Ben Geman
posted on August 14, 2000

n e w s  a n d   a n a l y s i s

Fear and pragmatism in LA

Gore is doing everything he can to get moderates to pay attention to his campaign. But will he alienate liberal Democrats in the process?
by Seth Gitell
posted on August 16, 2000

Baby Bills

Gore wants to be seen as the rightful inheritor of Clinton's legacy. But it's Bush who reminds voters of Clinton's easygoing affability.
by Dan Kennedy
posted on August 16, 2000

Californication

The lights are bright, the parties are paid for, and despite Al's hopes the Democratic convention is just another Clinton love fest.
by Margaret Doris
posted on August 16, 2000

Moving on

Clinton was gracious in his farewell speech -- unlike our last two-term president.
Editorial
posted on August 16, 2000

P h o e n i x  e l e c t i o n  c o v e r a g e

Elephant walk: GOP Convention 2000 coverage

Sixties fatigue: Bush's message to hippies

Protestors "bust" out at the Shadow Convention

Plus eleven more daily and in-depth convention pieces

Seth Gitell
Lieberman: Playing the faith card from August 10
Virtual Dems from July 28
It's not easy being Green from July 21
Green Party gets serious from June 30
George Bush: Praying for votes from June 23
Who would Bush appoint to the Supreme Court? from April 7

Dan Kennedy
Don't Quote Me: Tough questions might dent Lieberman's halo from August 10
Al Gore, silent angel of death from June 30
Don't Quote Me: A political death foretold from March 10
Don't Quote Me: The love bus from February 18
Don't Quote Me: Virtually revealing from January 21
Slick Billy: Bradley has cloaked himself in an aura of authenticity from January 13
Don't Quote Me: After the honeymoon from February 12, 1999

Ben Geman
Party crasher: The growing grassroots movement from July 13
IMF protests prove Seattle wasn't a fluke from April 20
Capital dissent: The American movement against rampant global capitalism from March 16

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