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Liberté, Égalité, Racisme? Liberté, Égalité, Racisme?

Scapegoating immigrants may be a transatlantic and pan-European phenomenon, but need Paris pander to those who want the tricolor to be monochrome?

Feb 24, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Italy’s Olive Tree Italy’s Olive Tree

Who would have guessed a few years ago that Italy's Communists, converted or otherwise, would win control of their country's government with the blessing of the U.S.

Feb 24, 1999 / Daniel Singer

The Burden of Boris The Burden of Boris

Russia's June 16 ballot is not simply the rematch of communism vs. capitalism.

Feb 24, 1999 / Feature / Daniel Singer

The Prophet Vulgarized The Prophet Vulgarized

Trotsky is both the hero of the Russian Revolution--the mastermind of October, the founder of the Red Army--and also its Job, hounded across a "planet without a visa," his family...

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

Mitterrand’s Legacy Mitterrand’s Legacy

François Mitterrand badly wanted to leave a mark, an imprint.

Feb 24, 1999 / Daniel Singer

Hope in a Cold Climate Hope in a Cold Climate

"It's not a revolt, Sire, or a revolution; it's the beginning of the end of the reign of big business, of capital, over the minds of the people," a courtier might have told Jacqu...

Feb 24, 1999 / Daniel Singer

Haitian Lament: Killing Me Softly Haitian Lament: Killing Me Softly

Haitians call secondhand clothes pèpè, pronounced "peh-peh." In an earlier time these were called Twoomann and Kenedi because it was under those US Presidents

Feb 11, 1999 / Feature / Dan Coughlin

A Global Green Deal A Global Green Deal

Government can do a lot to save the planet, from altering tax policies to aiding nascent industries. The money is there; all it takes now is the will.

Feb 1, 1999 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

France’s Rival Führers France’s Rival Führers

For once the news from France's racist front is optimistic. At least the worst will not happen.

Jan 28, 1999 / Daniel Singer

Bitter Fruit for Rigoberta Bitter Fruit for Rigoberta

In the early eighties, I, Rigoberta Menchú became an international bestseller.

Jan 21, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin and Francisco Goldman

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