Brands ‘R’ Us? Brands ‘R’ Us?
Jeremy Rifkin wants to rock the world of the jaded reader: He predicts that we're entering a completely new--the final--stage of capitalism.
May 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jane Slaughter
How We Made the Balkans How We Made the Balkans
When the Pulitzer prizes were announced in April, surprisingly none of the hundreds of journalists covering the war in the Balkans last year were among the winners.
May 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder
When the CIA Was the NEA When the CIA Was the NEA
In June 1948 George Kennan, director of the State Department's policy planning staff, drafted National Security Directive NSC-10/2.
May 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Michael P. Rogin
Author, Author! Author, Author!
"There are more than a million writers in the United States and they write more than 500,000 books each year, 90% of which never see publication.
May 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Art Winslow
Moms to NRA: Grow Up! Moms to NRA: Grow Up!
In the end, after months of waffling, I violated my principles and went to the Million Mom March for gun control--make that "common-sense gun control." I've never liked maternali...
May 25, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Summary of Two Weeks in the Life of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani A Summary of Two Weeks in the Life of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
The health news really walloped Rudy. He dissed his wife, and in that mood he Went strolling with his good friend Judi-- And found himself in deepest doodie.
May 25, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Don’t Try This at Home Don’t Try This at Home
At 4 pm on Monday, May 22, Inigo Thomas posted an item in Slate wondering whether New York magazine's Michael Wolff's pan of Inside, the new website about the media not yet o
May 25, 2000 / Eric Alterman
Testing, Testing Testing, Testing
With education among the electorate's top priorities, the phrase "higher standards" has become ubiquitous in political campaigns across the country.
May 18, 2000 / Feature / Gary Orfield and Johanna Wald
The School That Wasn’t The School That Wasn’t
Fernando Contreras points to the area behind a green mesh fence where his family home used to be. He is about to be a grandfather for the first time.
May 18, 2000 / Feature / Susan Anderson
Who’s Vouching for Vouchers? Who’s Vouching for Vouchers?
Cammillia Mays is an African-American single parent who, like millions of parents across the country, faced a difficult decision when her daughter turned 4 years old.
May 18, 2000 / Feature / Barbara Miner