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As the violence continued, President Clinton attempted one last-ditch effort to resuscitate the peace process. In late December 2000, Clinton presented his proposal, “The Clinton Parameters,” which proposed that the new Palestinian state would include 94 to 96 percent of the West Bank (though the parameters did not mention Gaza, Clinton clarified i
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
Bill Clinton received a generous and possibly inappropriate $1 million “birthday gift” from the country of Qatar to the Clinton Foundation when Hillary was secretary of state. To complicate matters further for the Clintons, their foundation failed to notify the State Department of Bill’s gift, even though Hillary had signed an ethics agreement prom
... See moreSharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Dans l’affaire Monica Lewinsky, Clinton a péché en voulant jouir seul. Cette jouissance individuelle a fait de lui un simple citoyen, alors que sa mission est d’être une métaphore de l’Amérique. Bush propose au grand nombre une jouissance collective : la guerre. Voilà pourquoi Clinton est punissable et pas Bush. L’écrivain américain Philip Roth a l
... See moreDany Laferrière de l'Académie française • L'art presque perdu de ne rien faire: Collection bleue (essai français) (French Edition)
Bill and Hillary Clinton were policy wonks who mashed together idealism with business-friendly ideas for economic growth. Instead of speaking for the working class, the Clintons spoke about equipping workers to rise into the professional class through education and training. Their assumption was that all Americans could do what they did and be like
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Even while Congress was still debating the tariff bill, Wilson had summoned it into a second joint session, at which he called for the creation of a system of regional banks controlled by a Federal Reserve Board (its seven members would be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate) that would end Wall Street’s control of
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
The Clinton administration, led by Lawrence Summers, signed into law the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, which ripped down the firewalls that had been established by the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act. Designed to prevent the kind of meltdown we are now experiencing, Glass-Steagall established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It se
... See moreChris Hedges • Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Clinton called as soon as he received Mixner’s letter to assure him, “Hillary and I will always be your friends and you can count on us . . .You’re doing the right thing.”