Honor the Blacklistees Honor the Blacklistees
After last year's brouhaha surrounding the presentation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Elia Kazan, one member of the academ...
Mar 16, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
The Outcome of the Primaries The Outcome of the Primaries
So after the excitement fades, We end up with the norm: Both candidates are regulars Who say they're for reform.
Mar 16, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Pigsty Politics Dirties Davis More Than Actor Pigsty Politics Dirties Davis More Than Actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor! Well, why not? I hadn't thought of putting in a plug for the actor's political career until Gov. Gray Davis' top political operative, Garr...
Mar 13, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Planetary Realignments Planetary Realignments
Last night a teenager killed himself below my bedroom window. I heard it happen: first a crescendo of police sirens coming up the avenue at two in the morning, then a crash.
Mar 9, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Executioners’ Songs Executioners’ Songs
The Control Equipment such as Voltage Regulators, Auto Transformers, Oil Circuit Breakers, Panel Board, etc., was designed by and supplied by General Electric Company.
Mar 9, 2000 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski
All the President’s Mien All the President’s Mien
Leon Aron, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, has over the past few years become known as an authority on Boris Yeltsin, a man he patently likes and has vig...
Mar 9, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Abraham Brumberg
Temps Demand a New Deal Temps Demand a New Deal
With this issue, we resume our 'What Works' series, which explores effective projects and strategies for improving people's lives through progressive social change. &nb...
Mar 9, 2000 / Feature / Christopher D. Cook
Where’s the Rest of Him? Where’s the Rest of Him?
Both Republican candidates battled to claim the mantle of the Gipper. John McCain calls himself "a true Reagan Republican." George W.
Mar 9, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Ask Dr. Mad Law Ask Dr. Mad Law
Section 10-131, subparagraph (g)1, of the administrative code of the City of New York provides that: "It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, possess or us...
Mar 9, 2000 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Cops and Dogs Cops and Dogs
In California, as in most states, any election aftermath involves a wan hunt for silver linings. As always, it's hard to find them.
Mar 9, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn