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Not Dead Yet Not Dead Yet

Critics predicted the death of literature for much of the twentieth century, but at the dawn of the Internet age, the mantra is becoming conventional wisdom.

Jan 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Unfinished Business Unfinished Business

As he travels around the country, musing aloud on his hopes for the future, Bill Clinton inspires an unintended melancholy about his presidency.

Jan 27, 2000 / Feature / William Greider

Letter From Zambia Letter From Zambia

"The problem with taking a blood sample for your malaria test is that the cockroaches may eat it in the night," announced the nurse. "Ants are an even worse problem.

Jan 27, 2000 / Feature / Mark Lynas

Was It Good Party Music? Was It Good Party Music?

Lionel Trilling once commented that "if ever we want to remind ourselves of the nature and power of art, we have only to think of how accurate reactionary governments are in thei...

Jan 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Eichler

Earth in the Balance Earth in the Balance

Anonymous is a landscape architect. Not for these placemakers the recognition given to their peers in building. Planners may stand side by side with mayors boasting of some grand...

Jan 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jane Holtz Kay

As Maine Goes, So Goes… As Maine Goes, So Goes…

Frederick Wiseman's latest film, Belfast, Maine, is having its New York premiere in the best possible setting, as the opening feature in a full retrospective of his work.

Jan 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

WTO: Workers of the World United? WTO: Workers of the World United?

San Francisco

In his December 20 "Beat the Devil" column, "Trade Wars, Trade Truths," Alexander Cockburn got it exactly

Jan 27, 2000 / Alexander Cockburn and Our Readers

Rebel Yell Rebel Yell

The recent march in South Carolina, demanding the removal of the Confederate flag from the state Capitol is the latest episode in a long-running debate over the legacy of slavery.&...

Jan 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Despite the Cloud Over His Presidency, Clinton Excelled Despite the Cloud Over His Presidency, Clinton Excelled

Although he endured great hardship, Bill Clinton comes out of the Oval Office smelling like roses.

Jan 23, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

The ‘Cuba Exception’ The ‘Cuba Exception’

The law governing the case of Elián González, the 6-year-old Cuban boy found clinging to an inner tube after his mother drowned on the way here from Cuba, could not...

Jan 20, 2000 / David Cole

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