The Gladiators The Gladiators
In order to perpetuate capitalism as the final stage of history, Washington has less Hegelian means at its disposal than Francis Fukuyama suggested.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
The Ghosts of Nationalism The Ghosts of Nationalism
Letter From Europe
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Yeltsin’s Elections: Make Them Democratic Yeltsin’s Elections: Make Them Democratic
This issue also featured contributions from Boris Kagarlitsky and Aleksandr Likhotal under the same headline.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Three on Poland Three on Poland
In August 1980 the Gdansk shipyard workers astonished the world by winning the right to set up a genuinely independent labor union.
Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / 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
France, Racism and the Left France, Racism and the Left
Letter From Europe
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Schools, Sculptors and Spring Fools Schools, Sculptors and Spring Fools
Letter From Europe
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Dawn in Poland Dawn in Poland
Dual power, Lenin wrote, cannot last long. But just how long?
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Solidarity Lost Solidarity Lost
On December 9, after a second ballot, Lech Walesa, the former electrician from the Lenin Shipyards, will be the President of the Polish Republic.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
Bad Memories Bad Memories
France is still feeling the shock of a legal decision destined to induce collective amnesia.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer