World

The Russians in Chechnya The Russians in Chechnya

It seems so familiar to me:
They know one more tank, one more gun'll
Allow best and brightest to see
The light at the end of the tunnel.

Jan 20, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Man of Straw A Man of Straw

In principle, I rather detest articles or items that begin or end with the words, "You heard it here first." Nonetheless, this is what I told the readers of this column on Decemb...

Jan 20, 2000 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

President Putin? President Putin?

Boris Yeltsin's sudden resignation as President on New Year's Eve provoked ritual praise of his legacy by the same editorial voices that have been championing him for nine years ...

Jan 6, 2000 / The Editors

Ford and the Führer Ford and the Führer

Research assistance provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Jan 6, 2000 / Feature / Ken Silverstein

(AP Photo / John Duricka, File)

John McCain’s Vietnam John McCain’s Vietnam

Though he suffered as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he seems blind to the suffering inflicted on that nation by America's brutal and misguided war.

Dec 15, 1999 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

The ‘Single Standard’ in Kosovo The ‘Single Standard’ in Kosovo

Cambridge, Mass.

Dec 15, 1999 / Christopher Hitchens and Noam Chomsky

Seattle From the Seine Seattle From the Seine

Le monde n'est pas une marchandise”—the world is not a commodity—proclaimed the large banner in the Parisian demonstration against the WTO.

Dec 15, 1999 / Daniel Singer

The Battle Beyond Seattle The Battle Beyond Seattle

A little broken glass in the streets of Seattle has transformed the World Trade Organization into a popular icon for the unregulated globalization that tramples human values on e...

Dec 9, 1999 / William Greider

Democracy Bites the WTO Democracy Bites the WTO

Seattle was indeed a milestone for a new kind of politics. 

Dec 9, 1999 / The Editors

Report From the Front Report From the Front

It is incredible here.

Dec 9, 1999 / Feature / Stephanie Greenwood

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