Non-fiction

Cables Coming in From the Cold Cables Coming in From the Cold

Nearly four years ago, soon after the initial public release by the National Security Agency (NSA) of its long-secret Venona archive--decoded Soviet intelligence messages transmi...

Jun 17, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Walter Schneir and Miriam Schneir

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

White Shirt, Blue Collar White Shirt, Blue Collar

In 1992, as the United States wallowed in recession, presidential candidate Bill Clinton began to use the term "working middle class" to describe millions of Americans who were b...

May 27, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stanley Aronowitz

Rolling Thunder: the Rerun Rolling Thunder: the Rerun

People concerned about the US-led NATO war against Yugoslavia find much to reflect upon in the Vietnam experience.

May 27, 1999 / Books & the Arts / George Kenney

On the Virtual Picket Line On the Virtual Picket Line

The unfortunate flaw in From the Telegraph to the Internet is its title, which suggests a highly specialized account of an industry when in fact it is a deeply moving narrative ...

May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Marcus G. Raskin

Labor’s Foundations Labor’s Foundations

Deep in the pages of the biweekly Chronicle of Philanthropy lies the "New Grants" section.

May 13, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Colman McCarthy

Bioterrorism Hits Home Bioterrorism Hits Home

The high moral tone in Washington and London about "rogue" states, such as Iraq, building arsenals of biological weapons belies a shameful past.

Apr 15, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Peter Pringle

Political Chapter, Bible Verse Political Chapter, Bible Verse

After writing this, her fourth book on the Christian right, Sara Diamond donated fourteen years' worth of research--right-wing pamphlets, fliers and position papers--to the Unive...

Apr 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Abby Scher

Feminine Mystiquers Feminine Mystiquers

For Danielle Crittenden, the "click" came when she was going to play tennis with her husband and a couple of acquaintances. She left her racket on one side of the court.

Mar 11, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

After Alienation After Alienation

Since the collapse of the Berlin wall and the Soviet Union, many on the left seem to have swallowed the idea that there is no alternative to capitalism.

Feb 24, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer

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