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
Our Monumental Mistakes Our Monumental Mistakes
To the surprise of historians themselves, history--or at least its public presentation--has become big business.
Oct 21, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
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
Rough and Tumble Rough and Tumble
Begin with a cluster of molecules in the void. The camera zooms away from them, sucking you back through some dim anatomical corridor.
Oct 21, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
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
George W. Bush: Calling for Philip Morris George W. Bush: Calling for Philip Morris
The Nation Institute's Investigative Fund provided research support.
Oct 21, 1999 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
More Nixon Tapes Released More Nixon Tapes Released
Among his more peculiar views,
He thought all Communists were Jews.
Historians must ponder how
He managed to account for Mao.
Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
Uneasy Riders Uneasy Riders
What was it like in the sixties, wonders a dewy young woman in The Limey, speaking to Peter Fonda. Who better to ask?
Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Catholic Bashing? Catholic Bashing?
My father disapproved of the "Sensation" show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He thought it was bad for the Jews.
Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
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