World

Capitalism From Above Capitalism From Above

Boris Yeltsin celebrated the first anniversary of his reign in the mood of a satisfied yet rather puzzled survivor ("we jumped into the river not knowing how to swim...but we did...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

The French C.P.–On the Way Out? The French C.P.–On the Way Out?

The French Communist Party has no future in the government. Does it have a future outside it?

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

From Public TV to ‘Dallasty’ From Public TV to ‘Dallasty’

The battle over French television is now being joined in earnest.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Partnership for Poland? Partnership for Poland?

There was no miracle at the polls for the regime of Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Western Front Western Front

Fundamentalism is spreading westward; now it has invaded the Maghreb. The results of Algeria's June 12 local elections, in which the Islamic Salvation Front (F.J.S.) won more ...

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

Socialism’s Setting Sun Socialism’s Setting Sun

Amid the noise of the unending Urbatechnic affaire, a scandal over the Socialist Party's fraudulent financing of its electoral funds, the tenth anniversary of François Mitte...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Buba Knows Best Buba Knows Best

By the skin of their teeth... Watching on French television the gloomy faces of the alleged winners one could not help feeling there was an element of defeat in their victory.

Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer

GATT & the Shape of Our Dreams GATT & the Shape of Our Dreams

Maastricht, NAFTA, GATT....

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Supping With the French Devil Supping With the French Devil

Cartoonists can beat journalists at their own game of first oversimplifying and then exaggerating.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Does the Left Have a Future? Does the Left Have a Future?

With the Soviet model shattered forever, it is the social democratic one that is now in deep crisis in Western Europe. On the face of it, judging just by the results of June's Eu...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

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