Politics

Braving Bush’s New World Order Braving Bush’s New World Order

The Soviet Union can no longer act as a brake on US. expansion, and Western Europe cannot do so yet. That is the bitter, bloody and understated lesson of the current crisis.

Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer

The Politics and the Pity The Politics and the Pity

"We are all German Jews" chanted 50,000 Frenchmen at the gates of the Bastille in 1968; I was recently reminded of this episode, which has become revolutionary lore, when Holocau...

Jan 2, 1998 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer

Heart of Whiteness Heart of Whiteness

Milton Friedman, Gary Bauer, William F. Buckley. Could we ask more of a cruise?

Oct 6, 1997 / Eric Alterman

The Adolescent Lockup The Adolescent Lockup

Not so long ago politicians campaigned by kissing babies. Today, they lock children in jail.

Jun 19, 1997 / Bruce Shapiro

The End of History The End of History

In 1996, Gore Vidal narrated his debacle defending the programs he wrote for the History Channel, which dealt with on the imperial aspects latent in the American presidency, to a p...

Sep 30, 1996 / Gore Vidal

Why Say No? Why Say No?

Alex on the pathetic handshake between Rabin and Arafat.

Oct 4, 1994 / Alexander Cockburn

William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage

William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage

A not-too-fond remembrance of “Squire Willie,” patron saint of post-World War II American conservatism.

Jun 11, 1988 / Robert Sherrill

For Jesse Jackson and His Campaign For Jesse Jackson and His Campaign

Jesse Jackson is a serious candidate for the presidency.

Apr 16, 1988 / The Editors

The Rebellion in Israel and the Territories The Rebellion in Israel and the Territories

The usual regulatory mechanisms of the mainstream U.S. media (aim: exclusion of troubling or potentially disruptive information, narcosis of population) processed the turmoil in th...

Jan 16, 1988 / Alexander Cockburn

From Smoking Gun to Smoking Dog: A ‘Beat The Devil’ Investigation From Smoking Gun to Smoking Dog: A ‘Beat The Devil’ Investigation

 Why were two dogs gunned down right before the arrival of Air Force One?

Oct 3, 1987 / Alexander Cockburn

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