The Cable Guise The Cable Guise

Ten years ago, as Hungary was roiling with democratic protests, the country had two television channels, both controlled by the state.

Nov 11, 1999 / Feature / Mark Schapiro

Media, Inside Out Media, Inside Out

The recent CBS-Viacom-bination--at $37 billion, the largest media deal ever--mirrored previous purchases, like Disney's acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC and Time Warner's taking...

Nov 11, 1999 / Feature / Rory O’Connor

Indonesian Improvisation Indonesian Improvisation

Armed militias had forced most journalists to flee from East Timor by September 7, the day then-President B.J. Habibie and General Wiranto of Indonesia declared martial law for t...

Nov 11, 1999 / Feature / Suzanne Charlé

War of Words War of Words

In May 1989 a small group of radio and newspaper journalists and media activists from Belgrade took over a small room in Central Belgrade that the Central Committee of the Yugosl...

Nov 11, 1999 / Feature / Veran Matic and Drazen Pantic

The Seven-Year (Old) Snitch The Seven-Year (Old) Snitch

Woe unto the denizens of the Washington press corps when the rest of the world discovers Bob Somerby's Web site, The Daily Howler (www.dailyhowler.com<

Nov 4, 1999 / Column / Eric Alterman

California’s Gulag on Trial California’s Gulag on Trial

Welcome to Corcoran State Prison, 170 miles northwest of Los Angeles in the San Joaquin Valley; built at a cost of $271.9 million on what was once Tulare Lake, home of the Tachi ...

Nov 4, 1999 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Buchanan Inc. Buchanan Inc.

Research assistance for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Nov 4, 1999 / Feature / Monte Paulsen

The ‘Right’ Books and Big Ideas The ‘Right’ Books and Big Ideas

Abigail Thernstrom, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and her husband, Harvard professor Stephan Thernstrom, would like to thank the John M.

Nov 4, 1999 / Feature / Eric Alterman

Anti-Choice, Anti-Child Anti-Choice, Anti-Child

One of the favorite tactics of pro-lifers--especially ones who are self-described "progressives"--is to accuse abortion rights supporters of being anti-child, hyperindividualisti...

Oct 28, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Life of a Black Man The Life of a Black Man

A stay of execution was issued October 26.