Microsoft: Breaking Up Is Good to Do Microsoft: Breaking Up Is Good to Do
The pace of recent events made one of the most significant rulings in the history of American antitrust law seem like an anti-climax.
Jun 8, 2000 / Feature / Eben Moglen
Dad Slinks Off Into Silence on Alcohol Dad Slinks Off Into Silence on Alcohol
What if First Daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush had been caught lighting up a joint? Would the respectable media play down that story the way they have the Bush children's illegal...
Jun 5, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Going Postal Going Postal
Bravo and Happy Birthday to Harper's Magazine, and to Lewis Lapham and John (Rick) MacArthur (editor and publisher, respectively).
Jun 1, 2000 / Editorial / The Editors
Exacting ‘the Price of Liberty…’ Exacting ‘the Price of Liberty…’
Generals and admirals often tell us that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, but they sure don't appreciate being on its business end.
Jun 1, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Don’t Try This at Home Don’t Try This at Home
At 4 pm on Monday, May 22, Inigo Thomas posted an item in Slate wondering whether New York magazine's Michael Wolff's pan of Inside, the new website about the media not yet o
May 25, 2000 / Editorial / Eric Alterman
Disinterestedness Dies Disinterestedness Dies
When, in 1980, George Will was discovered to be coaching Ronald Reagan on debating tactics one minute and pronouncing him a "thoroughbred performer" the next, journalists profess...
May 18, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Memory Lapses From Ted Olson Memory Lapses From Ted Olson
Remember when Hillary Clinton dared suggest that a vast right-wing conspiracy was behind the campaign to destroy her husband's presidency? Well, the troubles besetting the nomina...
May 15, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Antitrust & the Media–I Antitrust & the Media–I
This spring the topic of antitrust returned to the headlines after a long absence as the government pursued and won (for the time being) its case against Microsoft and, in a more...
May 3, 2000 / Editorial / Robert W. McChesney
Back to the Forward Back to the Forward
I start to worry whenever the Wall Street Journal editorial page cites theliberalNewRepublic for support.
May 3, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Dr. Laura, Be Quiet! Dr. Laura, Be Quiet!
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has said a lot of hurtful and irresponsible things on the radio during her many years as a right-wing religious "therapist" and yenta.
Apr 27, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt