Electoral College Dropouts Electoral College Dropouts
When Americans go to the polls next November to choose a President, virtually every citizen over the age of 18 will have the opportunity to cast a ballot. But while the rules of ...
Jun 17, 1999 / Feature / Matthew Hoffman
Kosovo Teach-In Kosovo Teach-In
In a sign of mounting opposition to the Clinton Administration's war policies, more than a thousand people participated in a five-hour teach-in on May 23 in Los Angeles.
Jun 10, 1999 / Various Contributors
Fast Times at Carver High Fast Times at Carver High
In Variety, where industry rumors congeal into analysis and analysis hardens to consensus, the news is bad for filmmakers like Alexander Payne.
Jun 10, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Reflections on the War Reflections on the War
Only the most dedicated spinmaster at the White House would have the audacity to claim victory as the outcome of the NATO war, especially at this stage.
Jun 10, 1999 / Feature / Richard Falk
A Bookmaker’s Tale A Bookmaker’s Tale
"The real money in books was going to be made not by writing or publishing but by buying and selling the publishing companies themselves." Thus Michael Korda writes in his new me...
Jun 10, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Gayle Feldman
The Officer and the Diva The Officer and the Diva
This spring, two important chapters in the surprising story of Israeli gay and lesbian politics concluded.
Jun 10, 1999 / Feature / Joshua Gamson
Left-Right Bedfellows Left-Right Bedfellows
"We are the evil empire.
Jun 10, 1999 / Benjamin Schwarz
Pas de Deux, en Masse Pas de Deux, en Masse
A cluster of concepts that, before the seventies, had together formed the received idea of art and artists came under intense criticism in that decade.
Jun 10, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
The Company Picnic The Company Picnic
A Wall Street Journal poll of 350 major corporations found that the median compensation, including stock options, for CEOs last year was $2,635,799. That was a growth of 3.1 perc...
Jun 10, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sherrill
Depression Confession Depression Confession
How will we know when women have achieved equality? Male politicians will all be bachelors.
Jun 10, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt