April 3, 2000 Features The First Stone BY JOEL BLEIFUSS Cancer calling Chemical Cops BY TERRY J. ALLEN Tear gas and pepper spray can be deadly Justice Denied, Again BY SALIM MUWAKKIL The Diallo verdict and the legal system's racism Dialogue: Elian and Cuba BY LIONEL MARTIN and GABRIELA DEL VALLE News & Views Editorial The China Question. The Flanders Files BY LAURA FLANDERS Hillary runs for cover Appall-O-Meter BY DAVID FUTRELLE A Terry Laban Cartoon Squeeze and Vote BY CATHERINE ORENSTEIN Haiti prepares for its first elections in three years. Mine Crimes BY TONY WESOLOWSKY Romania's cyanide spill could happen anywhere Ralph Really Runs BY DOUG IRELAND Nader kicks off his second bid for president. Fowl Play BY JEFFREY ST. CLAIR New Mexico's new wildlife commissioner has a dirty past. Student Stamina BY SUSIE OCHS Molly McGrath won't take no for an answer Culture Yadda Yadda Yadda BY CALEB MASON BOOKS: Seinfeld and Philosophy How the East Was Won BY JEFF SHARLET ART: Western Amerykanski The World Is Not Enough BY CARL BROMLEY FILM: Who killed Hollywood? Depth Takes a Holiday BY SCOTT McLEMEE Think hard; sleep late; peer into the abyss of self-creation while the boss isn't looking

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