After Alienation After Alienation
Since the collapse of the Berlin wall and the Soviet Union, many on the left seem to have swallowed the idea that there is no alternative to capitalism.
Feb 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
Italy’s Olive Tree Italy’s Olive Tree
Who would have guessed a few years ago that Italy’s Communists, converted or otherwise, would win control of their country’s government with the blessing of the U.S.?
Feb 24, 1999 / Daniel Singer
The Burden of Boris The Burden of Boris
Russia’s June 16 ballot is not simply the rematch of communism vs. capitalism.
Feb 24, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Prophet Vulgarized The Prophet Vulgarized
Trotsky is both the hero of the Russian Revolution—the mastermind of October, the founder of the Red Army—and also its Job.
Feb 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
Mitterrand’s Legacy Mitterrand’s Legacy
François Mitterrand badly wanted to leave a mark, an imprint.
Feb 24, 1999 / Daniel Singer
Hope in a Cold Climate Hope in a Cold Climate
“It’s not a revolt, Sire, or a revolution; it’s the beginning of the end of the reign of big business, of capital, over the minds of the people.”
Feb 24, 1999 / Daniel Singer
Haitian Lament: Killing Me Softly Haitian Lament: Killing Me Softly
Haitians call secondhand clothes pèpè, pronounced "peh-peh." In an earlier time these were called Twoomann and Kenedi because it was under those US Presidents
Feb 11, 1999 / Feature / Dan Coughlin
A Global Green Deal A Global Green Deal
Government can do a lot to save the planet, from altering tax policies to aiding nascent industries. The money is there; all it takes now is the will.
Feb 1, 1999 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
France’s Rival Führers France’s Rival Führers
For once the news from France's racist front is optimistic. At least the worst will not happen.
Jan 28, 1999 / Daniel Singer
Media Starvation Diet Media Starvation Diet
All during the year 1984, those of us with firsthand experience in Africa knew that drought and famine were cutting across vast swaths of the continent.
Jan 21, 1999 / Books & the Arts / James North