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This was TIME's most interesting and profound issue ever, in particular because of Walter Isaacson's article "Our Century... and the Next One." Isaacson concluded, "The ultimate goal of democracy and freedom...is...to nurture the dignity and values of each individual." To my mind that idea is more than an American political idea. It is the promise to obliterate racial and religious bigotry, hence to end most of mankind's current agonies. It is the mutual spiritual purpose for all human life. OLIVER ANDRESEN Schaumburg...
...Isaacson missed one key point: The world, despite the upheavals and two world wars, has come full circle and after almost 100 years, finds itself at Square 1. This century dawned amid the evils of unrestrained capitalism, symbolized by the emergence of industrial giants and a landed aristocracy. The inevitable consequence was the rise of communism. Today, as the century draws to a close, we are witnessing not only the fall of communism but sadly also the collapse of social-welfare systems for the disadvantaged. Unbridled capitalism is showing its ugly face. Once again the worker of the world...
...advisers feel that his success in the polls has come from his ability to convey to the American people that he is more concerned about their problems than his own. Shuffling the CDs on his desk and drinking coffee, he spent more than an hour with managing editor Walter Isaacson discussing the Jones case, his Africa trip and his future agenda...
...been a fascinating process. When TIME managing editor Walter Isaacson dreamed up this project two years ago, he promised that the debate about these 100 people would make for some of the liveliest dinner-party conversations imaginable. This list certainly did that. In meetings, hallway chats and, yes, even over dinner, TIME's staff wrestled with some wonderful historical dilemmas: Lenin or Stalin? Mao Zedong or Deng Xiaoping? The answers were closely reasoned and thoroughly researched. The editors also solicited the opinions of readers, who let us know what they thought by letter, E-mail and fax. Our Website time.com...
WASHINGTON: As President, Bill Clinton is happy he no longer has the Paula Jones case to contend with. As a person, he's irked that her claims of harassment were never aired before a jury. In an exclusive interview with TIME managing editor Walter Isaacson, Clinton said: "If I were just a private citizen, Joe Six-pack, I would have mixed feelings about not getting a chance to disprove these allegations in court...