Society

History and the Holocaust History and the Holocaust

"This trial," said the plaintiff, David Irving, "is not really about what happened in the Holocaust." Opposing counsel agreed: "The essence of the case is Mr.

Apr 13, 2000 / D.D. Guttenplan

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

Microsoft: Judgment Day Microsoft: Judgment Day

Despite all the palaver, the denouement came quickly.

Apr 5, 2000 / Eben Moglen

Still With Us Still With Us

The editors of The New York Times Magazine had a good idea recently.

Apr 5, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

Raising a Ruckus: Students Take the Bus to DC Raising a Ruckus: Students Take the Bus to DC

Students heading for DC are bringing more than a toothbrush and a change of underwear.

Apr 5, 2000 / Feature / Jane Spencer

Whose Millennium March? Whose Millennium March?

Scheduled for April 30, the Millennium March on Washington for Equality--the fourth national lesbian and gay rally on the Mall--may sound like your standard, good old-fashioned m...

Mar 30, 2000 / Feature / Joshua Gamson

The New U The New U

While the public has been napping, the American university has been busily reinventing itself.

Mar 30, 2000 / Books & the Arts / David Kirp

LAPD: Law and Disorder LAPD: Law and Disorder

Can you top this? seems to be the theme of the escalating police scandal in Los Angeles.

Mar 22, 2000 / Tom Hayden

Into the Muck Into the Muck

That the mainstream media are increasingly conservative and gossip-driven is not exactly news.

Mar 22, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

Cops and Dogs Cops and Dogs

In California, as in most states, any election aftermath involves a wan hunt for silver linings. As always, it's hard to find them.

Mar 9, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

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