A City That Worked A City That Worked
The New York of 1945 was the victorious city of the New Deal and World War II, one that can barely be glimpsed today beneath postmodern towers and billboards for dot-com enterprise...
Jul 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Robert W. Snyder
Media and Trade: A Love Story Media and Trade: A Love Story
On the final day of the Seattle demonstrations this past December, Peter Jennings of ABC's World News Tonight introduced the story with a sly aside: "The thousands of demonstrato...
Jul 13, 2000 / Feature / William Greider
The New World Order (They Mean It) The New World Order (They Mean It)
The United States never held a large number of direct colonies, a fact that has prompted many political leaders to declare it the great exception to colonialism.
Jun 29, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stanley Aronowitz
Labor’s Love Lost Labor’s Love Lost
After the House passed President Clinton's China trade bill, Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer, issued a threat: "The 163 Republicans and 73 Democrats that voted for ...
Jun 8, 2000 / David Corn
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
Corporate Responsibility Corporate Responsibility
So Ford now says the SUV Is very bad for you and me. It slurps gas to a fare-thee-well, And makes the earth as hot as hell. Its weight means any car it hits
May 18, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
China and Globalism China and Globalism
The politics of trade will always contrive to decide the most fateful questions in private while leaving public debate to chew over narrow, derivative issues.
May 18, 2000 / William Greider
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
Antitrust & the Media–I Antitrust & the Media–I
This spring the topic of antitrust returned to the headlines after a long absence as the government pursued and won (for the time being) its case against Microsoft and, in a more...
May 3, 2000 / Robert W. McChesney
Extra! Extra! Read Less About It Extra! Extra! Read Less About It
* * * When legendary media critic A.J. Liebling issued that warning some decades ago about the corrosive effect of media monopolies on the First Amendment, media ownership...
Apr 24, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer