Society

An Old City Seeks a New Model An Old City Seeks a New Model

In early December 1984, an undercover police officer named Marcellus Ward met with a pair of heroin dealers above a candy store in southwest Baltimore.

Sep 2, 1999 / Feature / Joshua Wolf Shenk

Burned by Waco Burned by Waco

On July 26 I sat for almost fourteen hours in a hearing room waiting to testify before Congress on the tragedy at Waco, and watched a dismal performance.

Aug 28, 1999 / Alan Stone

The Pacifica Struggle Continues The Pacifica Struggle Continues

Oakland, Calif.

Aug 19, 1999 / Marc Cooper and Our Readers

Saving History From the Shredder Saving History From the Shredder

They call him "the world's most famous bank guard": Christoph Meili, the former night watchman at the Union Bank of Switzerland in Zurich who in 1997 rescued from the shredder do...

Aug 19, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Reality Check–Virtual, of Course Reality Check–Virtual, of Course

A perplexing disconnect from reality haunts the American financial community.

Aug 19, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Larry Hedrick

Living La Vida ‘Loca’ Living La Vida ‘Loca’

Few Latino writers have challenged homophobia and machismo as fiercely as Jaime Manrique.

Aug 19, 1999 / Books & the Arts / George De Stefano

Not for Me Not for Me

I think I'd rather not belong At this point to the Falun Gong. The exercises don't look easy, And doing them might make me queasy

Aug 5, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bush’s Death Watch Bush’s Death Watch

In rather the same way as new movies are now "reviewed" in terms of their first weekend gross, new candidates have become subject to evaluation by the dimensions of their "war ch...

Aug 5, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Pacifica Static Pacifica Static

The temblors around Ground Zero Berkeley, otherwise known as station KPFA, seemed to be diminishing, but there were lingering aftershocks.

Aug 5, 1999 / The Editors

Pricks Up Your Ears Pricks Up Your Ears

In the August 9/16 issue of The Nation, Alexander Cockburn discusses Pacifica's alleged plans to use "scab" programming. KPFK General Manager Mark Schubb has told The Nation that h...

Jul 22, 1999 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

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