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