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Slobo in Prayer Slobo in Prayer

So Slobodan said prayers with Jesse. But prayed for what? Who knows? I'd guess he Would say, "So stop the bombs!" and then amens. Except when bombs no longer shower

May 6, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Ulster Veto, Ulster Terror Ulster Veto, Ulster Terror

If Bill Clinton finds time to look up from the debacle of NATO's bombing of Serbia, he will find that Protestant holdouts in Northern Ireland are on the verge of denying him the ...

May 6, 1999 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Belgrade Degraded Belgrade Degraded

Every now and then it really happens. A "military spokesman" emerges to prove that Joseph Heller was a realist, and Catch-22 a work of reportorial integrity.

Apr 29, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Another Candidate Announces Another Candidate Announces

Republicans seem rather sour About the run of Gary Bauer. But Democrats are glad to greet The one opponent Gore might beat.

Apr 29, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Wherefore Al Gore? Wherefore Al Gore?

They're asking now, "Wherefore Al Gore?" They're thinking now, "Should we explore A few alternatives before We find too late we've bet the store

Apr 21, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Trials of the Millennium The Trials of the Millennium

As New York City braces itself for the trials of two sets of police officers accused in the injury of Abner Louima and the death of Amadou Diallo, perhaps it's time to cull a lis...

Apr 21, 1999 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Battle Hymn Battle Hymn

We're bombing you back to the Stone Age, Slobo, To teach you that you must behave. When all of our bombing is finished, Slobo,

Apr 15, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Ethnic Poisoning Ethnic Poisoning

In the very first days of Kosovo's drama of the dispossessed--a calculated atrocity that Slobodan Milosevic probably thinks of as his "exodus strategy"--the most amazing mantra ...

Apr 15, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Rebellion at Pacifica Rebellion at Pacifica

One in five people in America lives within reach of the FM frequencies of the Pacifica radio network, which consists of stations in Berkeley, Los Angeles, New York, Washington an...

Apr 8, 1999 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Media Matters Media Matters

Record numbers of students are going online, according to UCLA's annual survey of college freshmen released this past January.

Apr 8, 1999 / Column / Logan Hill

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