March 6, 2000 Features Special issue: Election 2000 The First Stone BY JOEL BLEIFUSS Vanishing voters. Gush vs. Bore BY DOUG IRELAND Free Ride BY PAT MURPHY Meet the real John McCain. Cash and Carry BY JEFFREY ST. CLAIR George W. Bush's environmental menace. Fair Weather Friends BY JUAN GONZALEZ Candidates court the Latino vote. More Marketplace Medicine BY DAVID MOBERG Neither Democrats' health plan will fix the system. News & Views Editorial BY SALIM MUWAKKIL At death's door. A Terry Laban Cartoon The Highest Possible Price BY FRED WEIR Russia refuses to learn from its mistakes in Chechnya. Secrets and Lies BY STEVEN DUDLEY After a failed uprising, Ecuador's indigenous groups warn a civil war could ensue. Dirt Road Rage BY GEOFF SCHUMACHER Wise-users intimidate Nevada wilderness advocates. Appall-O-Meter BY DAVID FUTRELLE Profile BY SILJA J. A. TALVI Bert Sacks: A voice in the wilderness. The Flanders Files BY LAURA FLANDERS Natural born rapists. Culture Bohemian Raphsody BY SANDY ZIPP Studio apartments, grape nuts, S/M and Buffy. Shock Treatment BY JOSHUA ROTHKOPF FILM: The cinema of mental hygiene.

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