June 24, 1978 Issue, THE NATION

- Variations
  Calvin Trillin
  , p. 746
- The Oldest Dilemma; Last Ditch for the Black Baggers; Snooping About in the Files; Brzezinski Infuses Clarity, pp. 747-749
- Souvenirs, Flackery & Public Papers
  Robert Sherrill
  , pp. 750-752
  Burger's Court Feathers Its Nest
- Domestic Uses of Foreign Policy
  Alan Wolfe
  , pp. 753-756
  Carter Plays at Hawks and Doves
- Genocide and the Nazis
  Carl Cohen
  , pp. 757-761
  The Case Against Group Libel
- The Mind of a Torturer
  A.J. Langguth
  , pp. 762-764
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  A Storyteller's Appreciations (Review)
  Robert B. Shaw
  , p. 765
  The Eye of the Story, by Eudora Welty
  1. The Eye of the Story by Eudora Welty
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  The Power of the Obvious (Review)
  Gene Lyons
  , p. 766
  Better Times Than These, by Winston Groom
  1. Better Times Than These by Winston Groom
- Mt. Tamalpais, "The Sleeping Woman"
  Paul Minx
  , p. 767
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  What Publishers Should Be Doing (4 Reviews)
  Jerome Klinkowitz
  , pp. 768-769
  New Directions in Prose and Poetry, Volume 36, by James Laughlin, Peter Glassgold, and ...
  1. New Directions in Prose and Poetry, Volume 36 by James Laughlin, Peter Glassgold, and Frederick R. Martin, ...
  2. In the Future Perfect by Walter Abish
  3. Arrival by Robert Nichols
  4. Garh City by Robert Nichols
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  Serving Your Captives' Needs (Review)
  Patrick Lawrence
  , pp. 770-771
  A History of Rhodesia, by Robert Blake
  1. A History of Rhodesia by Robert Blake
- Art
  Lawrence Alloway
  , p. 772
- February Morning
  Gary Young
  , p. 772
- Television
  Peter Sourian
  , pp. 773-776