Banning the Ban Banning the Ban
The Senate Republicans' shameful rejection of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was the work of a core of hard-line conservatives led by Senator Jesse Helms.
Oct 21, 1999 / The Editors
The Unthinkable The Unthinkable
When the Republican majority in the Senate voted down the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty on October 13, President Clinton called their act "partisanship at its worst." The Washing...
Oct 21, 1999 / Jonathan Schell
Bertelsmann’s Revisionist Bertelsmann’s Revisionist
The Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute provided research assistance.
Oct 21, 1999 / John S. Friedman and Hersch Fischler
Labor’s Labors Labor’s Labors
Marking the fourth year of president John Sweeney's tenure, the 13-million-member AFL-CIO had much to celebrate at its biennial convention in Los Angeles in mid-October.
Oct 14, 1999 / The Editors
Pakistan: No Way Out Pakistan: No Way Out
For the third time in Pakistan's traumatic history, the army has seized power--this time, apparently, against the advice of the United States. The country is under martial law.
Oct 14, 1999 / Tariq Ali
Korean My Lai Korean My Lai
Repressed memory is the ammunition of history, returning when one least expects it to puncture the complacency of the present.
Oct 7, 1999 / Bruce Cumings
Bradley Does Healthcare Bradley Does Healthcare
With his recent speech on healthcare, Bill Bradley has moved the worsening plight of the uninsured back into the spotlight.
Oct 7, 1999 / Jacob S. Hacker
Pat Buchanan’s Poison Pat Buchanan’s Poison
Pat Buchanan, the man who urged Ronald Reagan to visit the Nazi cemetery at Bitburg, is no stranger to charges of anti-Semitism.
Sep 30, 1999 / The Editors
Standardized Schools Standardized Schools
Wielding high-stakes tests, a noisy alliance of politicians, corporate CEOs and media pundits seems intent on standardizing education, proclaiming that every kid in America shoul...
Sep 30, 1999 / Susan Ohanian
Swatting at Art Swatting at Art
After successfully attacking jaywalkers with curbside barriers and adult-oriented businesses with zoning curbs, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is now waging war on two fronts at...
Sep 30, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Art Winslow