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                          Issues of 1986 = 11 Issues, 205 Articles
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                            Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1986 = 2 Issues, 35 Articles
                            1. [+]
                              February 19, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
                              1. Reagan's Budget by John B. Judis, p. 2
                              2. Split Decision Divides Islands by James B. Goodno, p. 3
                              3. Election Fraud in Marcos Country, p. 3
                              4. Musical Mishaps Trail Challenger, p. 4
                              5. Utah Passes into the Third World, p. 4
                              6. Peru Walks Through the Valley of Debt by Carol Wise, pp. 5-6
                              7. Low-Intensity War Against Arabs by Diana Johnstone, p. 7
                              8. The 26-Year-Old Blast Furnace That U.S. Steel Wanted To Tear Down And Workers Wanted To... by David Morse, p. 8
                              9. Dorothy by David Morse, p. 9
                              10. Letters, p. 10
                              11. Representation of Conversion Ideas by Lloyd J. Dumas and Suzanne Gordon, p. 11
                              12. Winning Isn't the Only Thing, But... by Jon Brandow, p. 12
                              13. [+]
                                Corea's Rebirth of a Notion by Katherine Carlson, p. 13 - 2 Reviews
                                1. The Mother Machine by Gena Corea
                                2. The Hidden Malpractice by Gena Corea
                              14. Awakening to the Dream, pp. 14-15
                              15. Visions of Black History by Salim Muwakkil, p. 16
                            2. [+]
                              February 26, 1986 Issue = 20 Articles
                              1. As Fears Diminish New Right Fades by John B. Judis, p. 2
                              2. Barely Managing to Stay Aloft at Eastern by David Moberg, pp. 3-4
                              3. Merging Strategies to Aid Black America by Salim Muwakkil, p. 5
                              4. Girls Club vs. Single Mother by Jane Juffer, p. 6
                              5. Showdown at Big Mountain by Richard Lawrence, p. 7
                              6. Winter Discontent for Europe's Poor Sister by Joel Bleifuss, p. 8
                              7. U.S. Muscle-Flexing Sparks Italian Protest by Diana Johnstone, pp. 9-10
                              8. Vietnamese Trying to Find a Way Out by Paul Joseph, p. 11
                              9. Big Business is Watching You by Tim Healy and Peter Marshall, pp. 12-13
                              10. Let's Face Reality the Contras Have Lost, p. 14
                              11. It's as Simple as ABC to the Cold Warriors, p. 14
                              12. Letters, p. 15
                              13. Local P-9 Is Leading a Mass Suicide by Bill Montross, p. 16
                              14. P-9's High Standard of Democracy Is Truly Progressive by Hardy Green, p. 17
                              15. Writers Looking after the End of the World by Alan Cheuse, p. 18
                              16. [+]
                                Asbestos: Working Them to Death by Tom Jenn, p. 19 - 1 Review
                                1. Outrageous Misconduct by Paul Brodeur
                              17. [+]
                                Laboring under False Illusions by David Moberg, p. 20 - 2 Reviews
                                1. Brave New Workplace by Robert Howard
                                2. Inside the Circle by Mike Parker
                              18. New Pinter Work Spotlights Torture by Stephen Hoffius, p. 21
                              19. Soundtracks by Simon Frith, pp. 21-23
                              20. Video Subversion, David Letterman Makes Savage Humor Out of TV's Traditions. But Is He ... by James Hynes, p. 24
                          2. [+]
                            Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1986 = 3 Issues, 53 Articles
                            1. [+]
                              April 30, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
                              1. Will They Respect Him in the Morning? by John B. Judis, p. 2
                              2. U.S. Libyan Raid Is Also Aimed at Allies by Diana Johnstone, p. 3
                              3. In Short by Rachel Sternberg, p. 4
                              4. Fear and Loathing in Marion Federal Prison by M. Floyd Hall, p. 4
                              5. Professor Fingered for Use of in These Times by George Fish, p. 4
                              6. Rainbow Lightens Up, Broadens Its Base by Salim Muwakkil, p. 5
                              7. Race Relations by Danton Asher Berube, p. 6
                              8. Small Party Plans and Big Talk in Botswana by Steve Askin, p. 7
                              9. Nobody's Business by David Moberg, pp. 8-9
                              10. LaRouchies Have Rights Too, p. 10
                              11. Letters, p. 10
                              12. NYC Corruption Is Built into System by Jim Sleeper, p. 11
                              13. Haymarket Centennial by David Montgomery, pp. 12-13
                              14. Bigots Borrow Public Access by Lewis Beale, pp. 14-15
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                                Fellini's Soft Shoe Circus, Fellini, Europe's Magical Realist, Became the Chronicler of... by Pat Aufderheide, p. 16 - 1 Review
                                1. Ginger and Fred (1986 Film) by Federico Fellini
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                              May 7, 1986 Issue = 22 Articles
                              1. Stockman Takes Stock, Grinds Axes by John B. Judis, p. 2
                              2. Nuclear Power's Credibility Meltdown by Zoltan Grossman, p. 3
                              3. In Short by Rachel Sternberg, p. 4
                              4. Governors Keep National Guard Out of Honduras by Beth Kaplan, p. 4
                              5. Local 1199 Victors May Unite Hospital Workers by David Moberg, p. 4
                              6. Ed Garvey's New Democratic Populism by David Moberg, p. 5
                              7. Quota Hiring by Leonard Sykes, Jr., p. 6
                              8. Europe by Diana Johnstone, p. 7
                              9. Will Islands' Freedom Be Merely Economic? by James B. Goodno, p. 8
                              10. A New Storm Watch in Haiti by Anne-Christine d'Adesky, p. 9
                              11. DJs of the Revolution, pp. 9-10
                              12. Peru Looks Toward a Knight in Lima by James Evans and Jack Epstein, p. 11
                              13. Gary's Dynasty Declines by Lawrence Muhammad, pp. 12-13
                              14. Secrecy, p. 14
                              15. Letters, p. 15
                              16. Eye for an Eye Causes Blindness by Rex B. Wingerter, p. 16
                              17. Justice Bird Battles for Independence by Bill Blum and Gina Lobaco, p. 17
                              18. Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous by Russell Miller, p. 18
                              19. Whole Lotta Lotto Goin' on by Ellen Moodie, p. 19
                              20. [+]
                                Science: Radical Biologists Checking Their Ideological Baggage by Billy Goodman, p. 20 - 1 Review
                                1. The Dialectical Biologist by Richard Levins and Richard C. Lewontin
                              21. [+]
                                Noam Chomsky's Erudite Passion by George Scialabba, pp. 21-23 - 1 Review
                                1. Turning the Tide by Noam Chomsky
                              22. The Band That Time Forgot by Ed Rifferey, Jr., p. 24
                            3. [+]
                              May 14, 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
                              1. Dominican Vote Promises Little by David B. Bray and Martin F. Murphy, p. 2
                              2. Building on Divestment Chic by Salim Muwakkil, p. 3
                              3. In Short by Rachel Sternberg, p. 4
                              4. Anti-Nuke Cloud Settles on East Coast by Sharon Tracy, p. 4
                              5. Animal Rights Workers Camp Out at NIH, p. 4
                              6. New Directions for the Democratic Left by John B. Judis, p. 5
                              7. Justice Scaled Down in Tucson Verdict by Dennis Bernstein and Connie Blitt, p. 6
                              8. Miskito Exodus II by William Gasperini, pp. 7-8
                              9. At the Tokyo Summit Reagan Mobilizes the Rich vs. the Poor by Diana Johnstone, p. 9
                              10. Reagan's Sanitizers Still Seek Contra Aid, p. 10
                              11. Letters, p. 10
                              12. Tommy Douglas by Lawrence Kootnikoff, p. 11
                              13. Ashes and Diamonds by Alexander Cockburn, p. 12
                              14. [+]
                                Le Carre's Flawed Perfection by Paul Skenazy, p. 13 - 1 Review
                                1. A Perfect Spy by John le Carre
                              15. Hammer-Lock Rock by Steve Perry, pp. 14-15
                              16. Crafty Capitalism by Carole Collins and Steve Askin, p. 16
                          3. [+]
                            Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1986 = 4 Issues, 87 Articles
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                              July 23, 1986 Issue = 26 Articles
                              1. All That's Left of Patriotism by Salim Muwakkil, p. 2
                              2. A Deficit of Ideas Plagues Trade Policy by John B. Judis, p. 3
                              3. In Short by Rachel Sternberg, p. 4
                              4. Salvadoran Dialog May Be Headed Nowhere by Chris Norton, p. 4
                              5. Capitalism Distracts Specialists in Zimbabwe by Steve Askin, p. 4
                              6. State Dems in Political Swamp by Patrick Toomey, p. 5
                              7. Senate Control May Rest on Six Races by Bob Gottlieb and Peter Wiley, p. 5
                              8. Thatcher's Unsanctionable View by Dilip Hiro, p. 6
                              9. Student-Led Apartheid Protests Prompt Soweto School Daze by Anton Clayton, pp. 7-8
                              10. Garcia May Be Riot's Final Victim by Gregory N. Heires, p. 9
                              11. Thread of Truth; Fabric of Lies by Hillel Schenker, p. 10
                              12. Guide to the High Tech City of Light by Diana Johnstone, p. 11
                              13. Justice Bound by David Kairys, p. 12
                              14. Sexual Privacy and Justice, But Not for All by Margaret A. Burnham, p. 12
                              15. Saying No to Sexual Harassment by Ellen M. Saideman, p. 13
                              16. Saying Yes to Affirmative Action by John Brittain, p. 13
                              17. Tax Reform Falls Short If It Doesn't Boost Equality, p. 14
                              18. Letters, p. 15
                              19. How to Escape Steel's Quagmire by David Bensman, p. 16
                              20. Ashes & Diamonds by Alexander Cockburn, p. 17
                              21. Psychiatry by Beth Maschinot, p. 18
                              22. [+]
                                Critique of Family Policy Winds Up Blaming the Victim by Joan Walsh, p. 19 - 1 Review
                                1. A Lesser Life by Sylvia Ann Hewlett
                              23. Media B E A T by Pat Aufderheide, p. 20
                              24. Updating Ajax, Redlining Orwell by Joel Schechter, p. 20
                              25. [+]
                                Movies: Preying on Adult Obsessions by Pat Aufderheide, pp. 21-23 - 1 Review
                                1. Legal Eagles (1986 Film) by Ivan Reitman
                              26. Graffiti; Electronic; Soapbox by Connie Blitt and Dennis Bernstein, pp. 24-28
                            2. [+]
                              August 6, 1986 Issue = 27 Articles
                              1. How Far Will Populists Go? by David Moberg, p. 2
                              2. What Makes the Democrats Right? by John B. Judis, p. 3
                              3. In Short by Rachel Sternberg, p. 4
                              4. Packaging Scam Leads to La Dolce Velveeta by John L. Kent, p. 4
                              5. Lesbian Fights to Defend Rights and Country by Robin Epstein, p. 4
                              6. The Latest Weapon in a Deadly Arsenal by Carolyn van Schaik, p. 5
                              7. Humanitarian' Aid Is All in the Family by Beth Sims, p. 6
                              8. Little Light at the End of a Dark Tunnel by William Gasperini, p. 7
                              9. Is Soviet Manifesto a Sign of Rebellion? by David Moberg, p. 8
                              10. State Control Is Now a Thing of the Past by Diana Johnstone, p. 9
                              11. Some Sanctions Suit the U.S. by Steve Askin, p. 10
                              12. Cycle of Violence Fuels Unrest in Disintegrating KwaNdebele by Pat Sidley, p. 11
                              13. Down on Cocaine by Gregory N. Heires, p. 12
                              14. Up in Bolivia by Gregory N. Heires, p. 13
                              15. Wealth Triumphs We Lose, p. 14
                              16. Letters, p. 15
                              17. Israeli War on Syria Seems Inevitable to All Analysts by Rex B. Wingerter, p. 16
                              18. Since the Law Is Political, Why Don't Liberals Admit It? by Mark V. Tushnet, p. 16
                              19. Ashes & Diamonds by Alexander Cockburn, p. 17
                              20. The Workplace by Lori Erickson, p. 18
                              21. [+]
                                Sometimes, the Pen's the Sword by Gene H. Bell-Villada, p. 19 - 1 Review
                                1. Culture and Politics in Nicaragua by Steven F. White
                              22. [+]
                                The Literature of Survival by Darcy DeMarco, p. 19 - 1 Review
                                1. Fire from the Ashes by Kenzaburo Oe
                              23. [+]
                                In the Wreckage of Our Recreation by Jim Naureckas, p. 19 - 1 Review
                                1. Playing God in Yellowstone by Alston Chase
                              24. Transcending Hiroshima Day's Legacy of Shame by Pat Aufderheide, p. 20
                              25. In Praise of a Tape Sales Tax by Simon Frith, p. 21
                              26. Continental Rockin' on the Political Beat, pp. 21-22
                              27. Battle of the Supermoms by Pat Aufderheide, pp. 23-24
                            3. [+]
                              September 17, 1986 Issue = 20 Articles
                              1. Third World Gets in Line by Steve Askin and Jan Lippincott, p. 2
                              2. The Democrats' Most Vital Vote by John B. Judis, pp. 3-4
                              3. Steelworkers Brace for USX's Next Move by David Moberg, p. 5
                              4. Lewis Work Ethic Triumphs Over Bond Image in Georgia by Salim Muwakkil, pp. 6-7
                              5. Oakdale Prison by Robert Kahn, p. 8
                              6. The South Pacific by Glenn Alcalay, p. 9
                              7. Aquino Is Pressured at Home and Away by Lee Feinstein, p. 9
                              8. A Yellow Light Is Flashing on Germany's Red-Green Coalition by Diana Johnstone, pp. 10-11
                              9. Gorbachov's New Openness Unleashes A Popular Torrent of Debate And Protest. by Alexander Amerisov, p. 12
                              10. A Leafleting Mission to Moscow by Bob McGlynn, pp. 12-13
                              11. Reagan and the Empire's Decline, p. 14
                              12. A Cheer for Weinberger, p. 14
                              13. Letters, pp. 15-16
                              14. Ashes & Diamonds by Alexander Cockburn, p. 17
                              15. [+]
                                Japan: Rising Sun, Rising Crime by Peter Wiley, p. 18 - 1 Review
                                1. Yakuza by David E. Kaplan and Alec Dubro
                              16. [+]
                                A Southern Exposure by Lance Selfa, p. 19 - 1 Review
                                1. Old South, New South by Gavin Wright
                              17. [+]
                                Rebel without Applause by E. Kay Trimberger, p. 19 - 1 Review
                                1. Rebel Pen by Dee Garrison
                              18. The Truth about Men and Women by Pat Aufderheide, p. 20
                              19. Phil Ochs by David Browne, pp. 21-23
                              20. The Reagan Years Have Taught the '80s Generation That the Rich Stay Rich And Dreamers D... by Robert Joe Stout, p. 24
                            4. [+]
                              September 24, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
                              1. A Spooky Count Haunts Reagan by Diana Johnstone, p. 2
                              2. 1988: One Nation, under Pat? by John Judis, p. 3
                              3. The Evolution of Protestant Evangelicals by J.B.J., p. 3
                              4. In Short by Rachel Sternberg, p. 4
                              5. Army Presence Stalls Talks in Salvador by Chris Norton, p. 4
                              6. Columbia River Salmon by Jeremy Solomon, p. 4
                              7. Hormel Settlement Leaves Unionists Bitterly Divided by David Moberg, pp. 5-6
                              8. Black Election Numbers Game by Salim Muwakkil, p. 7
                              9. Editor Deleted by Joan Walsh, pp. 8-9
                              10. Pinochet's Bloody Grip Is Slipping by Paul Cantor, p. 10
                              11. Is Charles Krauthammer Tilting at Windmills? by Peter Karman, pp. 11-12
                              12. [+]
                                Bhopal: A Cloud with No Silver Lining by Dilip Hiro, p. 13 - 1 Review
                                1. Behind the Poison Cloud by Larry Everest
                              13. Music: Paul Simon's State of Grace by Jeff Reid, pp. 14-15
                              14. Taken for a Ride by Marcia Pally, p. 16
                          4. [+]
                            Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1986 = 2 Issues, 30 Articles
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                              November 5, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
                              1. Duvalier Is Gone, But Haiti Remains in Political Turmoil by Anne-Christine d'Adesky, p. 2
                              2. The Black and White of Capital Punishment by John B. Judis, p. 3
                              3. In Short by Joel Bleifuss, p. 4
                              4. Putting Apartheid on the Half Shell by Matt Witt, p. 4
                              5. Weapon Destruction Hits Public Nerve by Jeremy Solomon, p. 4
                              6. Catholic Dissenters under Church Attack by Dan Morris, p. 5
                              7. The Peace Movement Is Still Living... and Learning by Diana Johnstone, p. 6
                              8. Earthquake Likely to Shake Up Civil War by Chris Norton, p. 7
                              9. The Teflon Mayor by Salim Muwakkil, pp. 8-9
                              10. Letters, p. 10
                              11. Europe Still under a Chernobyl Cloud by Martin Oppenheimer, p. 11
                              12. Nicaragua Minister of Defense on the U.S. War by William I. Robinson and Kent Norsworthy, p. 12
                              13. [+]
                                Conservatives: Another Guise of the Right Wing's Counter-Establishment by Paul Gottfried, p. 13 - 1 Review
                                1. The Rise of the Counter-Establishment by Sidney Blumenthal
                              14. Cracking the Case of Rock and Roll's Political Opportunism by Dave Marsh, pp. 14-15
                              15. Past Tense by Pat Aufderheide, pp. 16-20
                            2. [+]
                              December 17, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
                              1. The Clues in a Political Whodunit by John B. Judis, p. 2
                              2. France's New Wave of Student Unrest by Diana Johnstone, p. 3
                              3. In Short by Joel Bleifuss, p. 4
                              4. The Geneva Convention and Other Victims by Jackey Gold, p. 4
                              5. A Different Kind of Fusion - Anti-Nuclear by David Moberg, p. 4
                              6. Immigration Reform Crosses an Uncertain Border into Law by Tim Vanderpool, p. 5
                              7. The Biting Problem of Corporate Control by David Moberg, pp. 6-7
                              8. Black Mayors by Salim Muwakkil, pp. 8-9
                              9. KAL Spy Plane Question Can't Be Brushed Aside without Considering Evidence by John Stockwell, p. 10
                              10. Letters, p. 10
                              11. The Denial of Mideast Reality Hurts Israel by Diana Johnstone, p. 11
                              12. Left Challenge on Issues Brings Grassroots Campaign Gains by Dean Becker, p. 12
                              13. [+]
                                Demme Still Making Sense in His Walk on the Wild Side by Pat Aufderheide, p. 13 - 1 Review
                                1. Something Wild (1986 Film) by Jonathan Demme
                              14. [+]
                                Black and White Comedy Bought and Souled by Pat Aufderheide, pp. 14-15 - 1 Review
                                1. Soul Man (1986 Film) by Steve Miner
                              15. Move Massacre of '85 by Alice Walker, pp. 16-20
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                          Issues of 1987 = 28 Issues, 590 Articles
                          1. [+]
                            Issues of 1988 = 29 Issues, 612 Articles
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                              Issues of 1989 = 38 Issues, 828 Articles
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                              Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 222 Issues, 4,094 Articles
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                                              Issues of 1997 = 22 Issues, 347 Articles
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                                                Issues of 1998 = 24 Issues, 356 Articles
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                                                  Issues of 1999 = 23 Issues, 350 Articles
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                                                  Issues of the 2000s = 10 Years, 176 Issues, 3,141 Articles
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                                                    Issues of 2000 = 23 Issues, 362 Articles
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                                                      Issues of 2001 = 24 Issues, 378 Articles
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                                                        Issues of 2002 = 24 Issues, 348 Articles
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                                                          Issues of 2003 = 22 Issues, 320 Articles
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                                                            Issues of 2004 = 20 Issues, 379 Articles
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                                                              Issues of 2005 = 16 Issues, 284 Articles
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                                                                Issues of 2006 = 12 Issues, 261 Articles
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                                                                  Issues of 2007 = 12 Issues, 270 Articles
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                                                                    Issues of 2008 = 12 Issues, 294 Articles
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                                                                      Issues of 2009 = 11 Issues, 245 Articles
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                                                                      Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 2 Issues, 39 Articles
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                                                                        Issues of 2010 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles