The False Dawn of Civil Society The False Dawn of Civil Society
When we put our faith in civil society, we are grasping at straws.
Feb 4, 1999 / Feature / David Rieff
The Principal Remaining Argument for an Extended Impeachment Trial The Principal Remaining Argument for an Extended Impeachment Trial
It might make sense to end it now, except
That wouldn't show the managers respect.
So even if their case now seems inert,
Feb 4, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Sextuple Jeopardy Sextuple Jeopardy
In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu draws a distinction that is useful in thinking about the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Feb 4, 1999 / Jonathan Schell
The Cost of an Afghan ‘Victory’ The Cost of an Afghan ‘Victory’
Ten years ago, on February 15, 1989, as the last of the 115,000 Soviet soldiers crossed over from Afghanistan into Soviet Tajikistan, there was quiet celebration in Washington ...
Jan 28, 1999 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
Theme Wars 2000 Theme Wars 2000
It was yet another Washington confab where Democrats gathered in a hotel to ponder their prospects.
Jan 28, 1999 / Feature / David Corn
Democrats Face the Future Democrats Face the Future
"Nothing in life is so exhilarating," Winston Churchill wrote in his memoir of the Boer War, "as to be shot at without result." Surely this accounts for the ebullience of Cong...
Jan 21, 1999 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
Justice Over-Decorated Is Justice Denied Justice Over-Decorated Is Justice Denied
Chief Justice Rehnquist now presides.
He rules the chamber that decides
If Clinton should remain or go.
This role's important, that we know.
Jan 21, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Real Threat to Social Security The Real Threat to Social Security
Research assistance was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Jan 21, 1999 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
My Lost Weekend My Lost Weekend
By the time we got to firing off the water-cooled, tripod-mounted, 30-caliber machine gun at the NRA-run Ben Avery gun range a half-hour north of here on the Saturday after ...
Jan 14, 1999 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Republic on Trial Republic on Trial
The most astonishing thing about the farcical and disgraceful--but extremely dangerous--impeachment proceedings in Washington is that they are happening at all. The country is at p...
Jan 14, 1999 / Jonathan Schell