The Devil and Mr. Hearst The Devil and Mr. Hearst

William Randolph Hearst is one of those people we all know was very, very famous but are never quite sure why, or what we are to think of him.

Jun 22, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Dana Frank

The Devil in Mr. Marx The Devil in Mr. Marx

At a quarter to 3 in the afternoon on March 14, 1883, one of the world's brainiest men, Karl Marx, ceased to think. He passed away peacefully in his favorite armchair.

Jun 22, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Andy Merrifield

Does President Bush Have the Guts to Abandon a Bad Idea? Does President Bush Have the Guts to Abandon a Bad Idea?

Despite early stumbles, George W. Bush has the potential to be an effective foreign policy president. But his willingness to back off from the "Star Wars" missile defense, which ...

Jun 19, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Au Clair de la Lune Au Clair de la Lune

The month of June always makes me wistful. School's out. A half-liberated, half-sad seasonal sensation settles over me, a feeling I associate with childhood and summer vacation.

Jun 15, 2000 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Independence: An Endangered Species? Independence: An Endangered Species?

The hopes of many for the birth and sustenance of independent web journalism took a body blow recently when all 140 employees of the APBnews.com crime news site were let go with ...

Jun 15, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

David Horowitz’s Long March David Horowitz’s Long March

Research assistance was provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.

Jun 15, 2000 / Feature / Scott Sherman

A Literature From Below A Literature From Below

The role of the public intellectual--and the moral onus, assuming that one exists--seems ever to thread the Scylla of celebrity and the Charybdis of marginality.