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...Q. Are you worried about being a spoiler? A. Now wait a minute. That is a politically bigoted word. The two parties have spoiled this country. They've spoiled the electoral process--made it very difficult for candidates who can't raise the cash to move in and sustain themselves. They've spoiled our government. They're the spoilers...
...Q. But does your candidacy make it more difficult for the Democrats to win the White House? A. No, I think they're going to win big. John McCain, if he is the nominee, given his statements and his position on Iraq, seems to be the candidate of permanent war and intervention. That is just not the popular position today. If he continues with that, then he won't be able to keep his electoral position...
...Q. What issues are being ignored in this campaign? A. The whole idea of freedom, diversity and choice inside the electoral arena is a major issue, especially as the overwhelming power of commercial money in our elections has drawn the two parties into more and more of a convergence on corporate-power issues. One metaphor for [my] campaign could be the tugboat campaign, pushing candidates toward the harbor of the people and away from the harbor of giant corporations...
...Q&ABest-selling author Jodi Picoult often takes on moral quandaries in her work. Which is one of the reasons she sweet-talked her way onto Death Row. TIME caught up with her on the eve of her new book's release...
...younger women and men as well. “Our study is in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendations that the majority of Americans should increase their intake of milk products to three servings per day,” Wang said. —Staff writer June Q. Wu can be reached at junewu@fas.harvard.edu...