Sartre’s Roads to Freedom Sartre’s Roads to Freedom
Asked where he was coming from, my friend's son replied, "From the demo against the death of Sartre." It was April 19, 1980, and the definition fitted perfectly, for Sartre's fun...
May 18, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
Memory Lapses From Ted Olson Memory Lapses From Ted Olson
Remember when Hillary Clinton dared suggest that a vast right-wing conspiracy was behind the campaign to destroy her husband's presidency? Well, the troubles besetting the nomina...
May 15, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Village Idiots, Then & Now Village Idiots, Then & Now
To watch Lars von Trier's The Idiots is to see a dead dog rise and howl at the moon.
May 11, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
A Closing of the American Kind A Closing of the American Kind
You will recall that when Augie March went to Mexico, he hooked up with an eagle, which he called Caligula.
May 11, 2000 / Books & the Arts / John Leonard
What Monsanto Knew What Monsanto Knew
In a small brick house strung year-round with Christmas lights, behind curtains made of flowered sheets, Jeremiah Smith is listening to his favorite preacher on the radio.
May 11, 2000 / Feature / Nancy Beiles
The NRA Wants You The NRA Wants You
Research assistance was provided by the Elections 2000 Fund of the Nation Institute.
May 11, 2000 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Underground Against the Taliban Underground Against the Taliban
The atrocities of the Afghan Taliban toward women have been widely reported in the Western press: women banned from work; forbidden to leave their homes unless shrouded in the bu...
May 11, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Second Thoughts on the Family Values Front Second Thoughts on the Family Values Front
Republicans, observing young González Removed at night, thought they could take some solace From hearings showing Reno as a baddie.
May 11, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Battle of Vieques The Battle of Vieques
Puerto Ricans’ opposition to the Navy’s suffocating presence had been brewing long before the sit-in.
May 11, 2000 / Ed Morales
Cheney Is an Oaf on Conservation Cheney Is an Oaf on Conservation
His considerable portfolio reflects his identity as a Texas oilman and a friend to oil-rich Saudis.
May 8, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer