Communism’s Great Debate Communism’s Great Debate
"Is the Communist Party of the Soviet Union still the ruling party, the political vanguard of the people? . . . Should there be a multiparty system? Does the C.P.S.U.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Treason of the New Intellectuals The Treason of the New Intellectuals
The jingoist euphoria that followed a successful one-sided war may not last as long as the Republicans now assume.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Italy’s Summer of Discontent Italy’s Summer of Discontent
Maastricht--shorthand now for the speeding up of the European Community's financial integration--is both an eye-opener and a mystification.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Mitterrand: Middle of the Journey Mitterrand: Middle of the Journey
On March 21, French President François Mitterrand arrives in the United States for a three-day state visit. When he was elected President in May 1981, he was the subject o...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
From Balzac to Salvador Dali From Balzac to Salvador Dali
"You are mistaken, dear angel, if you think that King Louis-Philippe rules--a mistake the King himself does not make.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
P.C.I.–What’s in a New Name? P.C.I.–What’s in a New Name?
I thought I was going to the opulent city of Bologna, with its ancient red-brick palaces, for the funeral of the Italian Communist Party.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Socialism’s Setting Sun Socialism’s Setting Sun
Amid the noise of the unending Urbatechnic affaire, a scandal over the Socialist Party's fraudulent financing of its electoral funds, the tenth anniversary of François Mitte...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Capitalism From Above Capitalism From Above
Boris Yeltsin celebrated the first anniversary of his reign in the mood of a satisfied yet rather puzzled survivor ("we jumped into the river not knowing how to swim...but we did...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
GATT & the Shape of Our Dreams GATT & the Shape of Our Dreams
Maastricht, NAFTA, GATT....
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
A Specter Is Haunting Eurocommunism A Specter Is Haunting Eurocommunism
Is Europe, like Britain, swinging to the right? Whatever the answer, the State Department need not be haunted, for the time being, by the ghost of Eurocommunism.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer