Via an endorsement of Al Gore for president by The New Republic‘s head honcho Martin Peretz, I found a piece that Gore wrote for TNR way back in 1989 (PDF). Give it a read. It’s remarkable for its erudition and foresight. While you read, try to imagine President Bush saying the words. Then weep quietly.

An Inconvenient Truth won the Humanitas prize for helping to “liberate, enrich and unify society.” It’s the first Special Prize given by the organization in ten years.

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Here’s Gore on Keith Olberman’s Countdown.

Here’s Gore on Charlie Rose.

In a poll of Daily Kos readers, Al Gore gets the presidential endorsement by a wide margin.