Death in Vilnius Death in Vilnius
At stake in the drama now unfolding in Vilnius is not just the fate of Lithuania or the Baltic States but the destinies of Mikhail Gorbachev and perestroika and the immediate futur...
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Of Lobsters and Poles Of Lobsters and Poles
Letter From Europe
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Historic Moment Historic Moment
The meeting around a green table between representatives of Poland's ruling party and of Solidarity marks a serious new attempt to include the opposition as an integral part of the...
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Islam Through Western Eyes Islam Through Western Eyes
This essay, by the late Edward Said, from the April 26, 1980, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Edward W. Said
La Peste La Peste
François Mitterrand, everything suggests, will be re-elected as President next Sunday, but Jean-Marie Le Pen is the unquestioned winner of the first-round tally.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Does the Left Have a Future? Does the Left Have a Future?
Letter From Europe
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Le Pen’s Pals—Blood and Soil Le Pen’s Pals—Blood and Soil
There are two unmistakable signs that France is entering a pre-electoral period: The government is once again tinkering with the electoral law and the politicians are competing wit...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Supping With the French Devil Supping With the French Devil
The temptation to accept the National Front as a partner has split the right.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Sound and the Furet The Sound and the Furet
The public is still under the spell of the counterpoint in Francis Fukuyama's famous exercise in propaganda: Capitalism is eternal because there is no alternative.
Jan 1, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer