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June 1999 Issue - 22 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-9 A Possible President... Celebrity Journalism... Credit Card Companies Crow... The Toile...
- Rough Trade
Nick Thompson
, pp. 10-13 How currency traders profited from the Asian meltdown.
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 14-15
Features
- The Wrong Answer to Littleton
Megan Twohey
, pp. 16-19 A few teen criminals belong in prison, but most do not.
Cover Story
- Inside the Globe
Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
, pp. 20-23 A tabloid reporter who taped his bosses tells all.
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 24
Features
- The Man Behind Ventura
Alexandra Starr
, pp. 25-28 Electing an improbable candidate without money or mudslinging.
Departments
- Memo of the Month, p. 29
Features
- Big Brother
Kip Sullivan
, pp. 30-33 How HMOs stole our right to medical privacy.
- The Scandal of Special Ed
Robert Worth
, pp. 34-38 It wastes money and hurts the poor
On Political Books
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History vs. Loyalty (Review) James Fallows
, pp. 39-41 Stephanopoulos' important but untimely memoir.
- All Too Human by George Stephanopoulos
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Chicago's Conscience (Review) Jack C. Doppelt
, pp. 42-43 Mike Royko was the voice of the common man for half a century.
- One More Time by Mike Royko
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Madam Secretary (Review) Michael Hirsh
, pp. 44-45 How Madeleine Albright's past shapes American foreign policy.
- Madeleine Albright by Michael Dobbs
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The Peacemaker (Review) Fred Barbash
, pp. 46-48 How George Mitchell helped the Irish put "the troubles" behind them.
- Making Peace by George J. Mitchell
Political Booknotes
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Understanding Globalization (Review) Paul Krugman
, p. 49 The Lexus and the Olive Tree, by Thomas L. Friedman
- The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman
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Nonlethal Arms (Review) Gregg Easterbrook
, p. 50 Future War, by John B. Alexander
- Future War by John B. Alexander
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Media Magnate (Review) Matthew Cooper
, p. 51 Legacy, by Christopher Ogden
- Legacy by Christopher Ogden
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Robber Banker (Review) Robert Weissman
, p. 52 Morgan: American Financier, by Jean Strouse
- Morgan: American Financier by Jean Strouse
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The Perception Gap (Review) Charles William Maynes
, p. 53 Misreading the Public, by I.M. Destler and Steven Kull
- Misreading the Public by I.M. Destler and Steven Kull
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Man of the Times (Review) Harry C. McPherson, Jr.
, pp. 54-55 The Times of My Life, by Max Frankel
- The Times of My Life by Max Frankel
Departments
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 56-58