Political Figures

Starr Must Go Starr Must Go

Kenneth Starr, seeking to rehabilitate his reputation, is now portraying himself as a sincere professional trapped by the exigencies of a bad law.

Apr 29, 1999 / The Editors

Hawks, Doves & Ducks Hawks, Doves & Ducks

As NATO was beginning its fourth week of not-yet-successful persuasion bombing, several progressive members of the House gathered privately to hash out their views of President C...

Apr 21, 1999 / David Corn

Wherefore Al Gore? Wherefore Al Gore?

They're asking now, "Wherefore Al Gore?" They're thinking now, "Should we explore A few alternatives before We find too late we've bet the store

Apr 21, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Ethnic Poisoning Ethnic Poisoning

In the very first days of Kosovo's drama of the dispossessed--a calculated atrocity that Slobodan Milosevic probably thinks of as his "exodus strategy"--the most amazing mantra ...

Apr 15, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Running on Empty Running on Empty

Texas Observer editor Louis Dubose estimates that his property tax will decrease by $130 in the year 2000.

Apr 8, 1999 / Feature / Lou Dubose

If Poverty Is the Question… If Poverty Is the Question…

What does it mean to be poor in America? We can offer no single description of American poverty.

Apr 1, 1999 / Paul Wellstone

Srebrenica Revisited Srebrenica Revisited

During the Balkan war of 1912, Leon Trotsky was a war correspondent for a group of liberal Russian and Ukrainian newspapers.

Apr 1, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

All the President’s Man? All the President’s Man?

When Dick Morris announced that he would write a book to divert attention from his adventure with the toes of a call girl, George Stephanopoulos, the President's senior policy a...

Apr 1, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stanley I. Kutler

The Clinton Doctrine The Clinton Doctrine

President Clinton's decision to use military force against the Serbs was not simply a calculated response to Slobodan Milosevic's intransigence.

Apr 1, 1999 / Michael T. Klare

Kissinger and Pinochet Kissinger and Pinochet

Henry Kissinger, realpolitiker nonpareil, never gave a damn about human rights.

Mar 11, 1999 / Peter Kornbluh

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