Smart Bombs Smart Bombs
There was quite an astonishing little item in the paper recently about the sort of thing that makes me glad I grew up in the inner city: i.e., the national proliferation of "assa...
May 20, 1999 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Kosovars and Palestinians Kosovars and Palestinians
Many Jews have, understandably, seen parallels between the tragic events in Kosovo and their experiences of the Holocaust. But in fact, it is not a good parallel.
May 20, 1999 / Ghada Karmi
Iraqi Sideshow Continues Iraqi Sideshow Continues
On May 12 the Iraqi News Agency reported the deaths of twelve people, including two children, and 200 head of livestock near the northern city of Mosul, caused by American bombs.
May 20, 1999 / Dilip Hiro
‘We Are All Albanians’ ‘We Are All Albanians’
The other day on the BBC news I saw a young, educated and eloquent Serbian woman speaking about the life of ordinary citizens under the NATO bombing. The Serbian citizens are af...
May 20, 1999 / Slavenka Drakulic
Europe’s New Divide Europe’s New Divide
How can you doubt the progressive nature of NATO missiles when they are blessed by Europe's socialists and the radical heroes of the sixties?
May 20, 1999 / Daniel Singer
Israel Chooses Peace Israel Chooses Peace
The Israeli election is good news indeed.
May 20, 1999 / The Editors
Welcome Out, Amy Fisher Welcome Out, Amy Fisher
We welcome out Ms. Amy Fisher And all of us sincerely wish her Success in any field she might embrace. We hope that she'll avoid the showy,
May 20, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Labor’s Foundations Labor’s Foundations
Deep in the pages of the biweekly Chronicle of Philanthropy lies the "New Grants" section.
May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Colman McCarthy
On the Virtual Picket Line On the Virtual Picket Line
The unfortunate flaw in From the Telegraph to the Internet is its title, which suggests a highly specialized account of an industry when in fact it is a deeply moving narrative ...
May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Marcus G. Raskin
Borges in Another Métier Borges in Another Métier
With Pablo Neruda and Alejo Carpentier, Jorge Luis Borges set in motion the wave of astonishing writing that has given Latin American literature its high place in our time.
May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Jay Parini