Media Matters Media Matters
"Politics and language," explains the dust jacket on the latest edition of Safire's New Political Dictionary, are "William Safire's two great and abiding interests." True, but to...
Jun 3, 1999 / Column / David Sarasohn
Neoliberals’ Paleomarkets Neoliberals’ Paleomarkets
In a book of interviews published a few years ago, Chronicles of Dissent, Noam Chomsky recounted a childhood incident that shaped his life.
May 27, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Neve Gordon
Port Huron Piffle Port Huron Piffle
Tom Hayden's editorial essay ["The Liberals' Folly," May 24] was an offense to reason and an offense to principle. Why don't I begin with the principle?
May 27, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Monthly Review at 50 Monthly Review at 50
Monthly Review celebrated its semicentennial on May 7 with a Manhattan bash featuring loyalists Ossie Davis, Adrienne Rich and Cornel West, and a special retrospective May issue ...
May 20, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Paul Buhle
Welcome Out, Amy Fisher Welcome Out, Amy Fisher
We welcome out Ms. Amy Fisher
And all of us sincerely wish her
Success in any field she might embrace.
We hope that she'll avoid the showy,
May 20, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Liberals’ Folly The Liberals’ Folly
Liberals in the Democratic Party should withdraw their support for the Kosovo war. So should the Democratic Party.
May 6, 1999 / Tom Hayden
Another Candidate Announces Another Candidate Announces
Republicans seem rather sour
About the run of Gary Bauer.
But Democrats are glad to greet
The one opponent Gore might beat.
Apr 29, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bradley’s Two Pauls Bradley’s Two Pauls
One man is the symbol of Wall Street power. The other rose to prominence as a grassroots hellraiser. One believes in top-down control of the economy and celebrates global capita...
Apr 29, 1999 / David Corn
Whistleblower’s Trill on Iraq Whistleblower’s Trill on Iraq
Iraq is out of the news, mostly, except for the occasional report of a missile fired from a US jet flying over it on patrol. And Maj. Scott Ritter is off the air.
Apr 29, 1999 / Books & the Arts / William M. Arkin