Politics

LA Story: Backlash of the Boosters LA Story: Backlash of the Boosters

What happens to a leading Marxist writer after he gets a MacArthur genius grant, a Getty Fellowship, and his new book hits number one on the nonfiction bestseller list?

Feb 4, 1999 / Feature / Jon Wiener

Starr’s Right-Hand Man Starr’s Right-Hand Man

As the impeachment trial was slouching toward completion, another issue began rising in prominence: Can Bill Clinton be indicted while he's President?

Feb 4, 1999 / David Corn

The False Dawn of Civil Society The False Dawn of Civil Society

When we put our faith in civil society, we are grasping at straws.

Feb 4, 1999 / Feature / David Rieff

The Cost of an Afghan ‘Victory’ The Cost of an Afghan ‘Victory’

Ten years ago, on February 15, 1989, as the last of the 115,000 Soviet soldiers crossed over from Afghanistan into Soviet Tajikistan, there was quiet celebration in Washington ...

Jan 28, 1999 / Feature / Dilip Hiro

Theme Wars 2000 Theme Wars 2000

It was yet another Washington confab where Democrats gathered in a hotel to ponder their prospects.

Jan 28, 1999 / Feature / David Corn

Democrats Face the Future Democrats Face the Future

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating," Winston Churchill wrote in his memoir of the Boer War, "as to be shot at without result." Surely this accounts for the ebullience of Cong...

Jan 21, 1999 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage

Justice Over-Decorated Is Justice Denied Justice Over-Decorated Is Justice Denied

Chief Justice Rehnquist now presides. He rules the chamber that decides If Clinton should remain or go. This role's important, that we know.

Jan 21, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Real Threat to Social Security The Real Threat to Social Security

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

Jan 21, 1999 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

The People vs. Larry Flynt? The People vs. Larry Flynt?

I didn't realize how much I was counting on Larry Flynt until I noticed I had spent Monday evening trying to find on the Web or TV a report of the much-anticipated news conf...

Jan 14, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt

My Lost Weekend My Lost Weekend

By the time we got to firing off the water-cooled, tripod-mounted, 30-caliber machine gun at the NRA-run Ben Avery gun range a half-hour north of here on the Saturday after ...

Jan 14, 1999 / Feature / Marc Cooper

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