The End of the Workday The End of the Workday
Can Europe's workers beat unemployment with a shorter week for all?
Feb 25, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Is There a French Alternative? Is There a French Alternative?
France used to be described, particularly in the nineteenth century, as the international laboratory in which political ideas were being tested.
Feb 25, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Cliffhanger in France The Cliffhanger in France
Would the American model be followed, or would voters choose another path?
Feb 25, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Yeltsin’s Summit, Russia’s Vale Yeltsin’s Summit, Russia’s Vale
As he prepares to meet Clinton, Yeltsin leaves behind a Russia in serious disarray—cabinet shuffle and new economic overlord (same as the old) notwithstanding.
Feb 25, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Real Eurobattle The Real Eurobattle
The move to a common currency masks a struggle over the social shape of Europe.
Feb 25, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Liberté, Égalité, Racisme? Liberté, Égalité, Racisme?
Scapegoating immigrants may be a transatlantic and pan-European phenomenon, but need Paris pander to those who want the tricolor to be monochrome?
Feb 24, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Burden of Boris The Burden of Boris
Russia’s June 16 ballot is not simply the rematch of communism vs. capitalism.
Feb 24, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Smoke in Starr’s Chamber Smoke in Starr’s Chamber
This essay is adapted from Thomas Ferguson’s “Blowing Smoke: Who Wants Clinton Impeached And Why,” for American Democracy in the Twenty-First Century, edited by William Crotty.
Feb 18, 1999 / Feature / Thomas Ferguson
Haitian Lament: Killing Me Softly Haitian Lament: Killing Me Softly
Haitians call secondhand clothes pèpè, pronounced "peh-peh." In an earlier time these were called Twoomann and Kenedi because it was under those US Presidents
Feb 11, 1999 / Feature / Dan Coughlin
LA Story: Backlash of the Boosters LA Story: Backlash of the Boosters
What happens to a leading Marxist writer after he gets a MacArthur genius grant, a Getty Fellowship, and his new book hits number one on the nonfiction bestseller list?
Feb 4, 1999 / Feature / Jon Wiener