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For 20 years, the party now in power has been crusading for smaller government. But that was then. Since Sept. 11, we’ve gotten a rude awakening that everything from our personal and national security to the rebuilding of a stunned economy depends on an effective government. We also got a look at public workers in […]

Broadcast September 9, 2001 Who’s to blame for the technology stock bubble that burst over the last year, for the billions of dollars that have been lost? Class-action lawsuits are in full gear. Investment houses and brokerages are on the defensive. The financial media are also under fire for acting as mindless cheerleaders. And what […]

In his timeless essay ”Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell explored how manipulation of words can change how people think. Orwell noted Stalin’s use of the word ”liquidation” as a delicate synonym for execution of political enemies among several other examples. Generations of freshman English students and aspiring journalists have read their Orwell and […]

Tony Blair moved there with great success. So, of course, did Bill Clinton after 1994. George W. Bush was supposed to move there when he assumed office but hasn’t yet, which cost the Republicans the Senate; maybe he’ll move there now. Trent Lott seems constitutionally unable to travel there. John McCain is doing everything he […]

The Power of Disruption: Janitors Seize Victory in an Era of Union Decline Harold Meyerson is executive editor of L.A. Weekly and a member of Dissent magazine’s editorial board. His article “A Clean Sweep: The WEIU’s Organizing Drive for Janitors Shows How Unionization Can Raise Wages,” appears in the June 19-July 3, 2000, issue of […]