Mourning and America Mourning and America
He's not dead yet, but the spirit of Ronald Reagan is omnipresent these days, and nowhere is it more damnably profane than in politicians' relentless invocations of the Almighty.
Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Michael Joseph Gross
Navigating The Atlantic Navigating The Atlantic
Michael Kelly said all the right things upon being appointed to head the 142-year-old beacon of American letters, The Atlantic Monthly.
Oct 7, 1999 / Column / Eric Alterman
You’re Not Entitled! You’re Not Entitled!
According to the 1996 welfare law, Gail Aska was a model recipient.
Oct 7, 1999 / Feature / Karen Houppert
Bradley Does Healthcare Bradley Does Healthcare
With his recent speech on healthcare, Bill Bradley has moved the worsening plight of the uninsured back into the spotlight.
Oct 7, 1999 / Jacob S. Hacker
Standardized Schools Standardized Schools
Wielding high-stakes tests, a noisy alliance of politicians, corporate CEOs and media pundits seems intent on standardizing education, proclaiming that every kid in America shoul...
Sep 30, 1999 / Susan Ohanian
Swatting at Art Swatting at Art
After successfully attacking jaywalkers with curbside barriers and adult-oriented businesses with zoning curbs, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is now waging war on two fronts at...
Sep 30, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Art Winslow
Noise From Underground Noise From Underground
For more information about Positive Force, or to send donations to the Arthur S. Flemming Center, write to Positive Force, 3510 North 8th Street, Arlington, VA 22201. Checks should...
Sep 30, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Johnny Temple
Out of East Timor Out of East Timor
On September 19, as the UN peacekeeping force was deploying in the ashes of Dili, our correspondent Allan Nairn was deported from West Timor to Singapore.
Sep 23, 1999 / The Editors
From Pacifica to the Atlantic From Pacifica to the Atlantic
The summer of 1999 will be remembered by many progressives as the time of the great KPFA lockout--when Pacifica's management tried to muzzle the nation's oldest community radio s...
Sep 23, 1999 / Robert W. McChesney
Ragtime, My Time Ragtime, My Time
As the youngest of five girls and two boys growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, I was raised to believe that if I worked hard, was a good person and always told the truth, the world w...
Sep 23, 1999 / Feature / Alton Fitzgerald White