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Inherit an Ill Wind Inherit an Ill Wind

Way down in Georgia last month, REM lead singer Michael Stipe paused in the middle of a solo during a rock concert because he had Kansas on his mind.

Sep 16, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Larry Witham and Edward Larson

Pacifica/Bellicosica Pacifica/Bellicosica

Our coverage of the situation at KPFA in San Francisco--Marc Cooper's "Pacifica on the Brink" (Aug.

Sep 16, 1999 / Our Readers

Adults Only Adults Only

Conventional wisdom has it that Americans stopped attending foreign films as soon as the domestic ones started featuring bare breasts. Convention, as usual, is too simple.

Sep 16, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Polymaritally Perverse Polymaritally Perverse

I've always vowed I would never be one of those people--and you know who you are!--who cancel their ACLU membership in a fit of pique over a single issue.

Sep 16, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt

George W. Bush’s Education Plan George W. Bush’s Education Plan

A public school whose students don't test well Would lose some funds unless its score improves. If cutting funds won't help the kids advance,

Sep 16, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

War of the Worlds War of the Worlds

When a boy comes of age in a movie made by Francophones, he's generally obliged to visit a brothel.

Sep 9, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Candid in Camera Candid in Camera

It all began in the heat of the summer of 1940. Hitler was at his peak in Europe. France had been defeated.

Sep 9, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Gore Vidal

Behind the Blue Helmets Behind the Blue Helmets

The new US envoy to the United Nations, Richard Holbrooke, has personal experience of how frustrating it can be to negotiate, even when speaking in the name of that mega-clich&ea...

Sep 9, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Ian Williams

Students for Sale Students for Sale

Research support was provided by the Open Society Institute and the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Sep 9, 1999 / Feature / Steven Manning

Little Limbaughs and the Fire Next Time Little Limbaughs and the Fire Next Time

Residents of Skaneateles, New York, complained to visiting reporters about the Clintons' decision to make themselves relatively scarce on their recent vacation.

Sep 9, 1999 / Column / Eric Alterman

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