Islam Through Western Eyes Islam Through Western Eyes
This essay, by the late Edward Said, from the April 26, 1980, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Edward W. Said
Terror and the Sense of Justice Terror and the Sense of Justice
An irony emerges from reading the sickening details of the terrorist slaughter in Israel. It is that Menahem Begin, the symbol of Israeli outrage and bereavement, first achieved pr...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Aryeh Neier
The Bloody Cul-de-Sac The Bloody Cul-de-Sac
On March 16, 1978, Aldo Moro--a key figure of Italy's ruling Christian Democracy--was captured in Rome in broad daylight by the Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse, hence the initials B.R....
Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
Historic Moment Historic Moment
The meeting around a green table between representatives of Poland's ruling party and of Solidarity, scheduled for February 6, is a historic occasion. It marks a serious new atte...
Jan 2, 1998 / Editorial / Daniel Singer
Very Civil Disobedience Very Civil Disobedience
Whatever the ultimate effect last week's mammoth disarmament rally in New York City will have on the prospects for world peace, it did much to rehabilitate the idea of peaceful p...
Jan 2, 1998 / Editorial / The Editors
Electoral Fun and Games Electoral Fun and Games
This year will be an electoral year in many parts of Europe. In France, François Mitterrand is scheduled to leave the presidency in May.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Triumph of Euroamericanism The Triumph of Euroamericanism
Western Europe is looking into an uncertain future. The German election, which was supposed to clear the horizon, has really obstructed the view.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Ex-Communists and Rough Beasts Ex-Communists and Rough Beasts
Capitalist euphoria proved short-lived in Europe. Five years ago we witnessed the collapse of the post-Stalinist empire, which folded with unexpected ease.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Mitterrand Le Petit Mitterrand Le Petit
The longest reign in the history of the French Republic is coming to an end, possibly a premature one, with a sense of drama.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Brightness at Midnight? Brightness at Midnight?
Climatically hot, it is politically a very strange summer on this side of the ocean.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer