Steve Diamond wrote: >Well, Walzer certainly has a "just war" viewpoint - but fortunately >I wasn't asked to endorse his line when I submitted the review! >They have moved well away from their old Irving Howe style - with >for example some interesting debates on Seattle etc. with younger >activists. So I viewed this as an experiment.
The editors who brought in those younger voices - Rachel Neumann and Kira Brunner - have left. Walzer has repositioned Dissent as the "battle magazine of the anti-Chomsky left," as he put it in a meeting (which was reported in LBO, thanks to a helpful spy). Word is that resources are dwindling, and the mag's future isn't so bright that they'll need to wear shades. Doug
