The American Ascendancy The American Ascendancy
The turn of the millennium provided yet another occasion to celebrate a triumphant American Century.
Apr 20, 2000 / Feature / Bruce Cumings
A Foreign Policy for the Common Citizen A Foreign Policy for the Common Citizen
A quarter-century after the end of the Vietnam War, and eleven years after the collapse of the Berlin wall, it has become commonplace to say that we Americans have no consensus o...
The ‘Shame’ Game The ‘Shame’ Game
When we last visited New York Times foreign affairs pundit Thomas Friedman during last year's Seattle protests, he was attacking critics of the antidemocratic World Trade Organiz...
Apr 20, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Welfare Movement Rises Welfare Movement Rises
The federal law that gave us "welfare reform" expires in September 2002.
Apr 20, 2000 / Frances Fox Piven
A17 and Counting A17 and Counting
The thousands of protesters who danced, marched and, in a few cases, got clubbed by police as they tried to shut down the meetings of the World Bank and the International Monet...
Apr 20, 2000 / The Editors
Cheney Was a Gusher Deal for Halliburton Cheney Was a Gusher Deal for Halliburton
Let's not begrudge Dick Cheney his $36 million income last year. Sure, it dwarfs the puny $744,682 reported by the President, but George W. Bush represents old money, and he know...
Apr 17, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Semper Fi, But Why? Semper Fi, But Why?
Were I to tell you that Rules of Engagement features a protracted fistfight between Samuel L.
Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Reparting the Waters Reparting the Waters
It is delightfully ironic that a site has been approved for the construction of a monument in Martin Luther King Jr.'s name on the Washington Mall, given that in the last months ...
Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jason Sokol
The Compleat Walker The Compleat Walker
Shortly before he died, Bruce Chatwin found God. This was on top of Mount Athos, after which he left for Katmandu. Looking down from the bees and grapes, he had seen an iron cros...
Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / John Leonard
Poetry Poetry
After Troy Not quite putting on what little power or knowledge pigeons lay claim to, she nonetheless bids them come. Launched off cornices,
Apr 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors