December 2, 1961 Issue, THE NATION

- Editorials, pp. 441-442
- Teachers Choose a Union
  Myron Lieberman
  , pp. 443-446
- Congressmen in Uniform
  Jerry Greene
  , pp. 447-448
- Better Dead
  E.U. Condon
  , p. 449
- Hired Brains for the Brass
  Wesley Marx
  , pp. 450-452
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  The Mythical Turning Point (Review)
  Geoffrey Barraclough
  , p. 453
  The Cold War and Its Origins, 1917-1960, by Denna F. Fleming
  1. The Cold War and Its Origins, 1917-1960 by Denna F. Fleming
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  The Health Peddlers (3 Reviews)
  Vern L. Bullough
  , pp. 454-455
  The Toadstool Millionaires, by James Harvey Young
  1. The Toadstool Millionaires by James Harvey Young
  2. One for a Man, Two for a Horse by Gerald Carson
  3. The Medicine Show by The Editors of Consumer Reports
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  Background to Crisis (Review)
  Desmond Stewart
  , p. 456
  A Short History of North Africa, by Jane Soames Nickerson
  1. A Short History of North Africa by Jane Soames Nickerson
- Architecture
  Walter McQuade
  , p. 457
- Art
  Max Kozloff
  , p. 458
- Theatre
  Harold Clurman
  , pp. 459-462
- Crossword Puzzle
  Frank W. Lewis