Corporate Greenhouse Corporate Greenhouse
This book is aimed at business executives, but political reporters may have to read it too, now that Republican front-runner George W. Bush has decided that global warming is re...
Jul 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Mark Hertsgaard
‘Snake Eat Snake’ ‘Snake Eat Snake’
A few years ago, one of Lebanon's giddier periodicals, suitably titled Prestige, published as its cover story an interview with a Lebanese celebrity.
Jul 1, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Walid Harb
Holocaust Creationism Holocaust Creationism
Between 1945 and 1947 the United States underwent perhaps the most breathtaking ideological transformation in its history.
Jun 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Republic of Pain Republic of Pain
Quick, name a recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate accused of colluding in a program of mass murder. No, not Henry Kissinger--that's old news.
Jun 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Roane Carey
Cables Coming in From the Cold Cables Coming in From the Cold
Nearly four years ago, soon after the initial public release by the National Security Agency (NSA) of its long-secret Venona archive--decoded Soviet intelligence messages transmi...
Jun 17, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Walter Schneir and Miriam Schneir
The Company Picnic The Company Picnic
A Wall Street Journal poll of 350 major corporations found that the median compensation, including stock options, for CEOs last year was $2,635,799. That was a growth of 3.1 perc...
Jun 10, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sherrill
White Shirt, Blue Collar White Shirt, Blue Collar
In 1992, as the United States wallowed in recession, presidential candidate Bill Clinton began to use the term "working middle class" to describe millions of Americans who were b...
May 27, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stanley Aronowitz
Rolling Thunder: the Rerun Rolling Thunder: the Rerun
People concerned about the US-led NATO war against Yugoslavia find much to reflect upon in the Vietnam experience.
May 27, 1999 / Books & the Arts / George Kenney
On the Virtual Picket Line On the Virtual Picket Line
The unfortunate flaw in From the Telegraph to the Internet is its title, which suggests a highly specialized account of an industry when in fact it is a deeply moving narrative ...
May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Marcus G. Raskin
Labor’s Foundations Labor’s Foundations
Deep in the pages of the biweekly Chronicle of Philanthropy lies the "New Grants" section.
May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Colman McCarthy