ASHCROFT MAY TEACH LEFTIES TO LOVE GUNS Knute Berger, AlterNet Maybe the new attorney general can inspire gun haters to get over their fears and embrace the Second Amendment. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10466
THE ECSTASY GENERATION Tamara Straus, AlterNet Slowly but surely, Ecstasy is becoming the drug of choice for the millennial era. Is it just the ultimate party high, or a postmodern cure for spiritual emptiness and alienation? http://www.alternet.org
WHEN ADS REMAKE WOMEN, WE ALL LOSE Jennifer L. Pozner, FAIR Ad critic Jean Kilbourne speaks about advertising's effects on women, children and our cultural environment -- and explains why salvation can't be found in a Nike sports bra. http://www.alternet.org
LOOKING FOR MR. NADER Doug Ireland, In These Times Nader says he's been preoccupied with wrapping up his campaign for the last few weeks. But there's more to his absence from public life than he's willing to admit. http://www.alternet.org toryID=10451
NEW POLLS ARE IN: 100% SHAMELESS Arianna Huffington, OverthrowTheGov.com When I heard a new poll found that Bush holds a 5-point lead over Al Gore in the 2004 presidential race, I almost blew away my TV. The pollsters are out of control. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10454