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by W.S. Merwin

The Nation, March 4, 1978, p. 246

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      2. What's in a Name?---Plenty by Peter W. Martin, p. 6
      3. Women Students v. Male Teachers by Anne Nelson, pp. 7-9
      4. The Big Union Blues by B.J. Widick, pp. 10-12
      5. Between Freedom Fighters and Mercenaries by John M. Swomley Jr., pp. 13-15
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        Assault with a Deadly Weapon by John Allen, Diane Hall Kelly, and Philip Heymann, ...
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      11. Harper's Bizarre by Gene Lyons, pp. 24-26
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      13. Legend by Brian Swann, p. 27
      14. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, p. 28
      15. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 29
      16. [+]
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        Padre Padrone (1977 Film) by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
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      2. Reflections on an Assassination by Irene Gendzier, pp. 36-37
      3. Rebuilding from Within by Robert Schur, pp. 38-41
      4. Who Owns the Phosphates? by Alex Beam, pp. 42-43
      5. You Can't Hold Back the Dawn by Bruce L. Welch, pp. 44-47
      6. Lunch with Mr. So-and-CIA by James Higgins, pp. 48-49
      7. Employment by Mandate by Dorothy R. Steffens, pp. 50-52
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        Gaudete by Ted Hughes
      9. The Goal by David Ray, p. 54
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        The Selected Poems: 1951-1977 by A.R. Ammons
      11. The Happy Ending by Emile Capouya, pp. 56-58
      12. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, p. 59
      13. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 60-61
      14. Records by David Hamilton, pp. 62-64
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      2. New York's Unrepentant Sinner by Robert Lekachman, pp. 71-73
      3. Caught in the Purse Strings by Mary Ellen Leary, pp. 74-77
      4. At Moscow's Book Fair by Joseph S. Drew, pp. 78-81
      5. The Right to Make Waves by Mike Wiener, pp. 82-84
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        The Romance of American Communism by Vivian Gornick
        The Autobiography of an American Communist by Peggy Dennis
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        Good Neighborhood by Morris Milgram
        America's Housing Challenge by Roger Starr
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        Dersu Uzala (1975 Film) by Akira Kurosawa
        The Duellists (1977 Film) by Ridley Scott
      10. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 92
      11. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 93
      12. The Man-Fish by Keith Bosley, pp. 94-96
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      1. Editorials, pp. 98-100
      2. Pax Americana for the Middle East? by A.J. Kfouri and Paul Saba, p. 101
      3. Eurocommunism & the Voice of God by Marcel Ophuls, pp. 102-104
      4. Obscenity and the Law by Peter Michelson, pp. 105-107
      5. The FBI Shreds Its Files by John Rosenberg, pp. 108-110
      6. Blueprint for Trident by Robert C. Aldridge, pp. 111-113
      7. "Directive to Physicians" by Harold Rubin, pp. 114-116
      8. Racial Films of the 1940s by Nora Sayre, pp. 117-118
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        The Vast Majority by Michael Harrington
      13. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 124
      14. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 125-128
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      2. The Image Polishers by Vern L. Bullough, p. 134
      3. The Atomic Energy Cloud by John Abbotts, pp. 135-136
      4. Resistance Gets Set for Spring by Harvey Wasserman, pp. 137-139
      5. Communists, Christian Democrats & Foggy Bottom by Norman Birnbaum, pp. 140-143
      6. Carter's Circular Brushoff by Leonard Robins, pp. 144-145
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      8. The Coast Is Not Clear by Victor Perera, pp. 149-151
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      10. Robert Lowell by Jean Valentine, p. 153
      11. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 154
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        The Serpent's Egg (1978 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
      13. Morning, with Chinese Blue by Joan LaBombard, p. 155
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        The Battle of Chile (1975 Film) by Patricio Guzman
      15. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 157
      16. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 158-160
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      2. Unleashing the Army by Alan Wolfe, pp. 166-169
      3. The Congress Party Watershed by Robert Zalisk, pp. 170-172
      4. The Lynn Coleman Appointment by Rep. Bob Eckhardt, pp. 173-176
      5. Power and the People by Joel Ray, pp. 177-180
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        Genocide in Paraguay by Richard Arens
        Victims of the Miracle by Shelton H. Davis
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        The Maimie Papers by Maimie Pinzer, Ruth Rosen, and Sue Davidson
      8. Contest for New Poets, p. 183
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        The "Lowell Offering" by Benita Eisler
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        The End of the World in Our Usual Bed in a Night Full of Rain (1978 Film) by Lina Wertmuller
      11. Rocks by Brian Swann, p. 185
      12. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 186-187
      13. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 188-189
      14. Music by David Hamilton, pp. 190-192
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      1. Editorials, pp. 194-195
      2. Webster: Good Enough for the FBI? by Ramsey Clark, pp. 196-197
      3. No Push Came to Shove by Mark Green, pp. 198-200
      4. Israel's Colonies by Irene Gendzier, pp. 201-203
      5. Indians for Sovereignty by Bruce Johansen, pp. 204-206
      6. Shuttle Diplomacy for Namibia by Patrick Lawrence, pp. 207-209
      7. People as Legislators by Michael Nelson, pp. 210-212
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        The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov by Howard Nemerov
      9. Contest for New Poets, p. 214
      10. [+]
        O'Brien's Irish Stew by J.D. O'Hara, p. 215 - 1 Review
        A Flann O'Brien Reader by Stephen Jones and Flann O'Brien
      11. [+]
        Out from Under the Big Top by George Deaux, p. 216 - 1 Review
        The Ringmaster by Darryl Ponicsan
      12. An Exchange of Views by Raoul Berger and E. Richard Larson, p. 217
      13. Holding Pattern by Katherine Soniat, pp. 218-219
      14. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 220
      15. The Village by Alfred Corn, p. 220
      16. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 221
      17. Domain by Jim Barnes, p. 221
      18. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 222-224
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      1. Editorials, pp. 226-227
      2. U.S. Judges: The Case for Politics by Sanford Levinson, pp. 228-229
      3. Coal and Steel by Mike Yarrow, pp. 230-234
      4. Placebos for a Sick Industry by Edward Greer, pp. 235-238
      5. U.S. Aid for the Rich by James K. Boyce and Betsy Hartmann, pp. 239-241
      6. Lead Poisoning, Acute and Chronic by Albert L. Huebner, pp. 242-244
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        Black Labor and the American Legal System, Vol. I by Herbert Hill
      8. Son by W.S. Merwin, p. 246
      9. Contest for New Poets, p. 246
      10. [+]
        The War Among the Liberals by Carey McWilliams, p. 247 - 1 Review
        Crisis on the Left by Mary Sperling McAuliffe
      11. The Poet Remembers His Life by Vicente Aleixandre, p. 248
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        More Despondency Than Madness by William Pritchard, p. 249 - 1 Review
        Remembering Poets by Donald Hall
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        The Machineries of Control by Bruce Jackson, p. 250 - 1 Review
        Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault
      14. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 251 - 1 Review
        Blue Collar (1978 Film) by Paul Schrader
      15. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 252
      16. The Walking Tree by Lewis Turco, p. 253
      17. Records by David Hamilton, pp. 254-256
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      1. Editorials, pp. 258-260
      2. France's Two Elections by Norman Birnbaum, p. 261
      3. The Syngman Rhee File by Barton J. Bernstein, pp. 262-265
      4. Watching for Cominfil by Ann Morrissett Davidon, pp. 266-268
      5. "Cloud on the Title" by C. Scott Graber, pp. 269-271
      6. With McCarthy in '68 by Stephen Darst, pp. 272-276
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        A One-Mand Heathen Horde by Jack Hicks, p. 277 - 1 Review
        Shrovetide in Old New Orleans by Ishmael Reed
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        Humiliation After Humiliation by Terry Thometz, p. 278 - 1 Review
        The Panama Canal by Walter LaFeber
      9. Teeth by May Swenson, p. 278
      10. Turning Over the Other Cheek by Brina Caplan and Leonard Ross, p. 279
      11. Architecture by Jane Holtz Kay, p. 280
      12. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 281
      13. Country Drive-In by Josephine Jacobsen, p. 282
      14. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 283
      15. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, p. 284
      16. 1914 by Stephen Berg, p. 284
      17. Television by Peter Sourian, pp. 285-288
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      1. Editorials, pp. 290-292
      2. Lord Caradon on His Resolution, p. 293
      3. The Nuclear Plough Horses by Steven E. Ferrey, pp. 294-296
      4. Jonathan Lubell & the Law Review by Joel Seligman and Paul J. Rosenberg, pp. 297-299
      5. Organizing the Military by Edward F. Sherman, pp. 300-305
      6. Charles Keith, a Seaman by Bernard D. Nossiter, p. 306
      7. Arson by Steve Slade, pp. 307-309
      8. [+]
        Blues and the Concrete Truth by Steve Lawson, p. 310 - 1 Review
        Blue in Chicago by Bette Howland
      9. Driving to Mexico by Constance Urdang, p. 310
      10. [+]
        Historians and Black Families by Ira Berlin, pp. 311-312 - 2 Reviews
        Slavery by Stanley M. Elkins
        The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925 by Herbert G. Gutman
      11. [+]
        Dread Disease and Legislation by Henry McDonald, pp. 313-314 - 1 Review
        Cancer Crusade by Richard A. Rettig
      12. Sizing Up Robert Graves by Anne Fremantle, p. 315
      13. Music by David Hamilton, p. 316
      14. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 317-320
    11. [+]
      March 25, 1978 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Editorials, pp. 322-323
      2. J. Edgar and Me by Walter Goodman, pp. 324-325
      3. Terror and the Sense of Justice by Aryeh Neier, p. 326
      4. Third World Business as Usual by William Goodfellow, pp. 327-329
      5. Square Tomatoes and Idle Workers by Cesar Chavez, pp. 330-332
      6. Saints and Killers by Robert C. Aldridge, pp. 333-335
      7. Dialogue on the Revised Criminal Code by Anthony Lewis, p. 336
      8. The Emerson-Lewis Letters , p. 336
      9. Remarks by Senator Kennedy , pp. 337-338
      10. Testimony of Thomas I. Emerson , pp. 339-340
      11. [+]
        The Moral Argument as Apologia by Richard Falk, p. 341 - 1 Review
        Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer
      12. The Chinese Insomniacs by Josephine Jacobsen, p. 342
      13. [+]
        Can the Bill of Rights Get a Disaster Relief Loan? by William Preston, p. 343 - 1 Review
        Freedom vs. National Security by Morton H. Halperin and Daniel Hoffman
      14. [+]
        Vietnam, We've All Been There by Elizabeth Pochoda, pp. 344-345 - 2 Reviews
        Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
        Dispatches by Michael Herr
      15. [+]
        Professing French by Anna Balakian, p. 346 - 1 Review
        Journal of Rehearsals by Wallace Fowlie
      16. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 347 - 2 Reviews
        An Unmarried Woman (1978 Film) by Paul Mazursky
        Furtivos (1975 Film) by Jose Luis Borau
      17. January, 1917 by Anna Akhmatova, p. 348
      18. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 348-349
      19. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 350-352
  2. [+]
    Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1978 = 13 Issues, 223 Articles
    1. [+]
      April 1, 1978 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 354
      2. Editorials, pp. 355-357
      3. The Schlesinger Problem by Sen. James Abourezk, p. 358
      4. The Dilemma of American Jewry by Arthur H. Samuelson, pp. 359-364
      5. Rhodesia's "Internal Settlement" by Daniel I. Fine, pp. 365-367
      6. Understanding the Master by Andrew Silk, pp. 368-369
      7. Welfare vs. Liberty by Ira Glasser, pp. 370-372
      8. [+]
        The New Conservatism's Hidden Face by Philip Green, pp. 373-374 - 1 Review
        Two Cheers for Capitalism by Irving Kristol
      9. At the Wharf, Yorktown; For All Tracks Made in Sand by Paula Rankin, pp. 375-376
      10. [+]
        A Very Special Service by Luys A. Diez, p. 377 - 1 Review
        Captain Pantoja and the Special Service by Mario Vargas Llosa
      11. Memorial by Robert Pinsky, p. 378
      12. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 379
      13. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, p. 380
      14. Amagansett by Abigail Luttinger, p. 380
      15. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 381 - 2 Reviews
        Straight Time (1978 Film) by Ulu Grosbard
        Fingers (1978 Film) by James Toback
      16. Home and Abroad by Donald Lawder, pp. 382-384
    2. [+]
      April 8, 1978 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Editorials, p. 386
      2. Letters, pp. 386-389
      3. China's New Constitution by O. Edmund Clubb, pp. 390-392
      4. [+]
        Allen Weinstein's "Perjury" by Victor Navasky, pp. 393-400 - 1 Review
        Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case by Allen Weinstein
      5. Don't Put That in Your Pipe by Leslie Danoff, pp. 401-404
      6. [+]
        From the Infected Zones by Leonard Kriegel, p. 405 - 1 Review
        Whistle by James Jones
      7. James Jomes, Another Side by Michael Mewshaw, p. 406
      8. [+]
        The Ambivalent Victorian by Jackson Lears, p. 407 - 1 Review
        Mencken: A Study of His Thought by Charles A. Fecher
      9. Letter, on Whistling in This Weather by Debora Greger, p. 408
      10. [+]
        No Clear and Present Danger by Thomas I. Emerson, pp. 409-410 - 1 Review
        Cold War Political Justice by Michal R. Belknap
      11. [+]
        Aeneas in Tennessee by J.D. McClatchy, p. 411 - 1 Review
        Collected Poems, 1919-1976 by Allen Tate
      12. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 412-413
      13. Summer Hillside by Anne S. Perlman, p. 414
      14. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 414-416
    3. [+]
      April 15, 1978 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Freedom Plays No Favorites; Less Is More Secure; Lance the Loser, pp. 418-419
      2. "If FDR Were Alive Today..." by John Rosenberg, pp. 420-421
      3. The Right to Be Offensive by Carl Cohen, pp. 422-427
      4. France Votes to Wait and See by Godfrey Hodgson, pp. 428-430
      5. The Trick in a Treaty by Jonathan Rowe, pp. 431-433
      6. Coors Beer, the Union Buster by Peter Michelson, pp. 434-436
      7. [+]
        Abortion: The Hidden Agenda by Jane O'Reilly, p. 437 - 2 Reviews
        From Private Vice to Public Virtue by James Reed
        Abortion in America by James C. Mohr
      8. Floating the Big Piney by Jim Barnes, p. 438
      9. [+]
        Shades of Gray by Lindsy Van Gelder, p. 439 - 1 Review
        The Ambivalence of Abortion by Linda Bird Francke
      10. [+]
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        Burning Questions by Alix Kates Shulman
      11. [+]
        Before We Become Them by Mopsy Strange Kennedy, p. 442 - 3 Reviews
        Growing Old in America by David Hackett Fischer
        The Pursuit of Dignity by Bert Kruger Smith
        Caring for Your Aged Parents by Earl A. Grollman and Sharon Hya Grollman
      12. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 443
      13. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 443 - 2 Reviews
        The First Time (1976 Film) by Claude Berri
        Madame Rosa (1977 Film) by Moshe Mizrahi
      14. Music by David Hamilton, p. 444
      15. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 445-448
    4. [+]
      April 22, 1978 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 450
      2. Waiting for Weinstein; Justice or So It Appears, pp. 451-453
      3. Drifting Left by James Boylan, p. 454
      4. Meeting by Ruth Fainlight, p. 455
      5. Reviewing Poetry by Robert Bly, pp. 456-458
      6. Living in the House of Fiction by E.L. Doctorow, p. 459
      7. The Geese by John Engels, pp. 460-461
      8. [+]
        Merdistes in Fiction's Garden by Max Apple, p. 462 - 1 Review
        On Moral Fiction by John C. Gardner
      9. [+]
        The Unconventional Wisdom by J. Anthony Lukas, pp. 463-465 - 1 Review
        On Press by Tom Wicker
      10. [+]
        Adventures in the Brain Trade by Andrew Scull, pp. 466-468 - 2 Reviews
        The Mind Stealers by Samuel Chavkin
        Mind Control by Peter Schrag
      11. [+]
        Tom Mix Was a Softie by Mark Crispin Miller, pp. 469-472 - 1 Review
        Big Bad Wolves by Joan Mellen
      12. [+]
        She Lost It at the Movies by Nancy Lynn Schwartz, p. 473 - 1 Review
        Perdido by Jill Robinson
      13. [+]
        A Map for Misreading by Frederick Turner, pp. 474-475 - 1 Review
        The White Man's Indian by Robert F. Berkhofer, Jr.
      14. [+]
        How to Spot a Red by Peter Biskind, pp. 476-477 - 1 Review
        The Great Fear by David Caute
      15. [+]
        The Darkroom Album by Earl Rovit, pp. 478-479 - 1 Review
        New York Jew by Alfred Kazin
      16. Bamboo by Ellen Bryant Voigt, p. 480
      17. [+]
        The Exile's Return by Clancy Sigal, pp. 480-481 - 1 Review
        ---And I Worked at the Writer's Trade by Malcolm Cowley
      18. [+]
        The Sympathetic Eye by Angus Cameron, p. 482 - 1 Review
        What Is an Editor? by Dorothy B. Commins
      19. Television by Peter Sourian, p. 483
      20. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 484 - 2 Reviews
        Pretty Baby (1978 Film) by Louis Malle
        September 30, 1955 (1978 Film) by James Bridges
      21. News from the Low Country by Leonard Nathan, p. 485
      22. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 485-488
    5. [+]
      April 29, 1978 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Anti-Disinformation Business; Spiro T. Lance; Who Let Them Down?; With Full Respect, pp. 490-492
      2. Bhutto: The Tables Turned by William J. Drummond, p. 493
      3. Post-Utopian Cuba by Peter Winn, pp. 494-497
      4. Ploughing the Highways by Robert Sherrill, pp. 498-501
      5. Pipeline to Pinochet by Cynthia Arnson and Michael Klare, pp. 502-504
      6. Women v. the City of Denver by Sylvia Kronstadt, pp. 505-506
      7. Richmond's Congressional Record by Fred Powledge, pp. 507-508
      8. [+]
        Under Several Hats by Aaron Latham, p. 509 - 1 Review
        Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald by Edward Jay Epstein
      9. [+]
        Algeria: Deja and Prevue by Michael Mewshaw, p. 510 - 1 Review
        A Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
      10. Survey of the Whole by May Swenson, p. 511
      11. [+]
        Men of Questionable Honor by Morton H. Halperin, p. 512 - 4 Reviews
        Portrait of a Cold Warrior by Joseph Burkholder Smith
        Decent Interval by Frank Snepp
        The CIA's Secret Operations by Harry Rositzke
        The Night Watch by David Atlee Phillips
      12. [+]
        Agents, Informers and Narcs by Sanford Levinson, p. 513 - 1 Review
        The Investigators by James Q. Wilson
      13. Dawn Lake by Etta Blum, p. 514
      14. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 515
      15. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 516 - 1 Review
        A Woman of Paris (1923 Film) by Charles Chaplin
      16. Kicking the Candles Out by Mark Jarman, p. 516
      17. Music by David Hamilton, p. 517
      18. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 518-520
    6. [+]
      May 6, 1978 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Cohen vs. Skokie: An Exchange, p. 522
      2. New Republic, New Mistakes by Victor Navasky, pp. 523-524
      3. Checking Up on Peter's Smile by Donald Kirk, pp. 525-526
      4. Carrots for Oil by John Tirman, pp. 527-529
      5. Eritrean Battle Front by Dan Connell, pp. 530-532
      6. The Attorney General's Loose Grip by Dorothy J. Samuels and James A. Goodman, pp. 533-534
      7. Coal's Future by Curtis Seltzer, pp. 535-538
      8. Blacklisting Lives On by Bill Wallace, pp. 539-541
      9. [+]
        Russian Women: A Tradition of Dissent by Ernst Pawel, p. 542 - 1 Review
        A Captive of Time by Olga Ivinskaya
      10. On Blue Mountain Tower by Jim Barnes, p. 543
      11. Literary Cloning Scandal by Richard R. Lingeman, p. 544
      12. [+]
        'I Want to Be as Much of Me as I Can Be' by James Sloan Allen, p. 545 - 1 Review
        The Seasons of a Man's Life by Daniel J. Levinson
      13. [+]
        Do You Remember Vienna? by Gerald Weales, p. 546 - 1 Review
        The Little Comedy and Other Stories by Arthur Schnitzler
      14. [+]
        The Twilight Zone by David Cort, p. 547 - 1 Review
        Janus: A Summing up by Arthur Koestler
      15. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, p. 548
      16. Friday's Child by Linda Pastan, p. 548
      17. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 549
      18. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, pp. 550-552 - 2 Reviews
        Word Is Out (1977 Film) by Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, and Rob Epstein
        Joseph Andrews (1977 Film) by Tony Richardson
    7. [+]
      May 13, 1978 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 554
      2. The Moral Fallout; Security Justice and Morale; a Chronology, pp. 555-557
      3. The Story of MOVE by Emily Van Ness, pp. 558-559
      4. First Strike with Mobility by Robert C. Aldridge, pp. 560-562
      5. U.S. Students vs. Apartheid by Barry Mitzman, pp. 563-566
      6. Cottage Industry to Conglomerate by Leonard C. Lewin, pp. 567-572
      7. [+]
        The Riches of Cultural Disarray by Mark Shechner, pp. 573-574 - 1 Review
        Defenses of the Imagination by Robert Alter
      8. [+]
        Only Kidding, Folks? by Kurt Vonnegut, p. 575 - 7 Reviews
        The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
        The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem
        The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem
        The Investigation by Stanislaw Lem
        Mortal Engines by Stanislaw Lem
        Memoirs Found in a Bathtub by Stanislaw Lem
        The Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem
      9. Ghosts by John Engels, p. 575
      10. Prize-Winning Poets---1978 by Tom Absher, p. 576
      11. Ancient Lamentation by Sherod Santos, p. 576
      12. Avenues on the Elm by Mark Rubin, p. 576
      13. Many Junipers, Heartbeats by Jane Miller, p. 576
      14. [+]
        A Movement Baedecker by Gerald Graff, p. 577 - 1 Review
        Twilight of the Young by Klaus Mehnert
      15. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 578
      16. After a Death by Abigail Luttinger, p. 579
      17. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 580
      18. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 580-584
    8. [+]
      May 20, 1978 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Notes in a Bad Week; Carter Rejiggered; The U.S. Snubs the U.N., pp. 586-588
      2. You and I and Corporate Management by Melvin Wulf, p. 589
      3. Intelligence on the Attack by Frank Donner, pp. 590-593
      4. Libel, A Weapon for the Right by Isidore Silver, pp. 594-596
      5. Dangerous Bedfellows by Nicholas R. Burnett, pp. 597-599
      6. "The Cops Took Momma Off Last Night" by Jason Berry, pp. 600-604
      7. [+]
        What Rogue Elephants Know by J.D. O'Hara, p. 605 - 1 Review
        Blood Tie by Mary Lee Settle
      8. [+]
        Living in History by Norman Kotker, p. 606 - 1 Review
        The Hill of Evil Counsel by Amos Oz
      9. [+]
        Destabilization and Co. by Alex Beam, p. 607 - 2 Reviews
        The Illusion of Peace by Tad Szulc
        The Wrong Horse by Laurence M. Stern
      10. Then by Beth Bentley, p. 608
      11. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 609 - 1 Review
        The Last Supper (1976 Film) by Tomas Gutierrez Alea
      12. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 610
      13. Architecture by Jane Holtz Kay, pp. 611-612
      14. Records by David Hamilton, p. 613
      15. Remembrance by Geoffrey Godbey, p. 613
      16. Margot by Antony Oldknow, pp. 614-616
    9. [+]
      May 27, 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. "Absolute Priority"; Feckless in Shaba Voice Test, pp. 618-619
      2. The U.N. Session: What Do We Need? by Richard Falk, pp. 620-621
      3. Thirty Years of Escalation by Sidney Lens, pp. 622-625
      4. The True Utility of "SALT" by Herbert Scoville, Jr., pp. 626-628
      5. Delhi: A Third World Overture by William Sweet, pp. 629-631
      6. There Must Be No Neutron Bomb by Daniel Ellsberg, pp. 632-633
      7. The Defense Worker's Dilemma by William W. Winpisinger, pp. 634-635
      8. Does Disarmament Have a Future? by Earl C. Ravenal, pp. 636-639
      9. Annotated Bibliography, p. 640
      10. [+]
        Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Bigness by Robert Engler, pp. 641-643 - 1 Review
        The Overdeveloped Nations by Leopold Kohr
      11. Cabo San Lucas by Andrew Grossbardt, p. 644
      12. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 645
      13. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 646-648
    10. [+]
      June 3, 1978 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 650
      2. The Truth: Do We Care?; Keeping Out of It; A Job Half Done, pp. 650-652
      3. The FBI Would Shred the Past by John Rosenberg, pp. 653-654
      4. California Tax Revolt by Michael Castleman, pp. 655-657
      5. On Truth in Publishing by Richard Kluger, pp. 658-659
      6. Responses by Edward L. Burlingame#2, p. 660
      7. --- by Irving Louis Horowitz and Mary E. Curtis, p. 660
      8. --- by Donald S. Lamm, p. 661
      9. --- by James Landis, p. 662
      10. --- by John Leonard, p. 663
      11. --- by Thomas H. Lipscomb, p. 663
      12. --- by William McPherson, p. 664
      13. --- by Peter S. Prescott, p. 664
      14. --- by Harold Roth, p. 664
      15. --- by Sol Stein, p. 665
      16. Congress and SALT II by Milton Viorst, pp. 665-668
      17. The Well-Tempered Story by Ted Solotaroff, pp. 669-672
      18. Is Anybody Home? by Michael Mewshaw, pp. 673-674
      19. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, pp. 675-676 - 1 Review
        F.I.S.T. (1978 Film) by Norman Jewison
      20. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 677
      21. Still Life with Grass, Fur and Air at the Museum of Natural History by Katherine Soniat, pp. 678-680
    11. [+]
      June 10, 1978 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The Strategy of Inattention; Mondale's Magic Show; Dust on the Constitution, pp. 682-683
      2. The Democrats Rig the Primary Rules by Iric Nathanson, pp. 684-685
      3. Killed with Kindness by Alan Tonelson, pp. 686-688
      4. Rhetoric & Reality by Michael T. Klare and Max Holland, pp. 689-691
      5. British Immigration by Susan Jacoby, pp. 692-694
      6. Navigating the Loopholes by Tamar Lewin, pp. 695-697
      7. Consumer Product Safety by Mark Green and David Moulton, pp. 698-700
      8. The Well-Tempered Story: Part II by Ted Solotaroff, pp. 701-703
      9. A Form of Asking by Mark Rubin, p. 704
      10. [+]
        Everything that Rises by Michael Malone, p. 705 - 2 Reviews
        Airships by Barry Hannah
        The World According to Garp by John Irving
      11. The Diviner by Ellen Bryant Voigt, pp. 706-707
      12. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 708
      13. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 709
      14. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 710-712
    12. [+]
      June 17, 1978 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. California Earthquake by Carey McWilliams, p. 714
      2. The Uncertain Trumpet, p. 715
      3. The FBI's Wildest Dream by Victor Navasky, pp. 716-717
      4. The Hiss/Weinstein File by Warren Hinckle, p. 718
      5. --- by Alden Whitman, p. 719
      6. --- by Cushing Strout, p. 719
      7. --- by William A. Reuben, p. 720
      8. --- by Jeff Kisseloff, p. 721
      9. --- by Sender Garlin, p. 721
      10. --- by A.B. Magil, p. 722
      11. --- by Hope Hale Davis, p. 722
      12. --- by Helen L. Buttenwieser, p. 723
      13. --- by Philip Nobile, p. 723
      14. How Democratic Is Spain? by Stanley Meisler, pp. 724-726
      15. Teen-Age Pregnancy by Andrew Cherlin, pp. 727-729
      16. The World's Skewed Priorities by Ruth Leger Sivard, pp. 730-732
      17. [+]
        All in the Family by Saul Maloff, p. 733 - 1 Review
        The Eighth Sin by Stefan Kanfer
      18. [+]
        A Safe Cruise by Ben Sonnenberg, p. 734 - 1 Review
        An Absolute Gift by Ned Rorem
      19. [+]
        Cardinals' Red Scare by Jack Miles, pp. 735-737 - 1 Review
        The Final Conclave by Malachi Martin
      20. Juggler by Lucien Stryk, p. 738
      21. [+]
        Not Scared to Death by Carol Bly, pp. 738-739 - 1 Review
        The Hospice Movement by Sandol Stoddard
      22. [+]
        Dangerous Channels by David Kirby, p. 740 - 1 Review
        Remote Control by Frank Mankiewicz and Joel Swerdlow
      23. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 741 - 2 Reviews
        The Chess Players (1977 Film) by Satyajit Ray
        Cat and Mouse (1978 Film) by Claude Lelouch
      24. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 742-744
    13. [+]
      June 24, 1978 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 746
      2. The Oldest Dilemma; Last Ditch for the Black Baggers; Snooping About in the Files; Brze..., pp. 747-749
      3. Souvenirs, Flackery & Public Papers by Robert Sherrill, pp. 750-752
      4. Domestic Uses of Foreign Policy by Alan Wolfe, pp. 753-756
      5. Genocide and the Nazis by Carl Cohen, pp. 757-761
      6. The Mind of a Torturer by A.J. Langguth, pp. 762-764
      7. [+]
        A Storyteller's Appreciations by Robert B. Shaw, p. 765 - 1 Review
        The Eye of the Story by Eudora Welty
      8. [+]
        The Power of the Obvious by Gene Lyons, p. 766 - 1 Review
        Better Times Than These by Winston Groom
      9. Mt. Tamalpais, "The Sleeping Woman" by Paul Minx, p. 767
      10. [+]
        What Publishers Should Be Doing by Jerome Klinkowitz, pp. 768-769 - 4 Reviews
        New Directions in Prose and Poetry, Volume 36 by James Laughlin, Peter Glassgold, and Frederick R. Martin, ...
        In the Future Perfect by Walter Abish
        Arrival by Robert Nichols
        Garh City by Robert Nichols
      11. [+]
        Serving Your Captives' Needs by Patrick Lawrence, pp. 770-771 - 1 Review
        A History of Rhodesia by Robert Blake
      12. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 772
      13. February Morning by Gary Young, p. 772
      14. Television by Peter Sourian, pp. 773-776
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1978 = 10 Issues, 158 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 1, 1978 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Cannibals; The Anti-Tax Parade; Spy Farce; Varieties of Freedom, pp. 2-4
      2. A Break in the Rosenberg Case by Athan Theoharis, pp. 5-6
      3. International Firing Range by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 7-9
      4. Internment Camps for Citizens by Robert Justin Goldstein, pp. 10-15
      5. Open Letter to a White House Friend by Norman Birnbaum, pp. 16-18
      6. Love/Hate & the First Amendment by Jules Feiffer, pp. 19-20
      7. [+]
        Everything That Grows by Donald Hall, p. 21 - 1 Review
        The Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich
      8. [+]
        Rigged Systems, Special Pleas by Brina Caplan, p. 22 - 1 Review
        Shrinking by Alan Lelchuk
      9. [+]
        From Unspeakable to Ineffable by Jack Miles, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
        Miracle by Dotson Rader
      10. [+]
        Capitalism's Junior Partner by Richard J. Walton, p. 25 - 1 Review
        Labor and Communism by Bert Cochran
      11. The Certainty of Bees by Nina Schneider, p. 25
      12. [+]
        Worker Self-Management by David Morris, p. 26 - 1 Review
        Economic Democracy by Juan G. Espinosa and Andrew S. Zimbalist
      13. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 27 - 1 Review
        Grease (1978 Film) by Randal Kleiser
      14. Architecture by Jane Holtz Kay, p. 27
      15. Dance by Nancy Goldner, pp. 28-32
    2. [+]
      July 8, 1978 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Expendable Zbigniew; Slap at Labor; Unfunny Coincidence Dept.; Publication of Records, pp. 34-36
      2. The Bakke Decision by Ramsey Clark, p. 37
      3. Western Arrogance by Julius K. Nyerere, pp. 38-40
      4. The Press vs. the Bench by David Rudenstine, pp. 41-42
      5. "From Paradise into Hell" by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 43-44
      6. State Laws and Equal Rights by Jane O'Reilly, pp. 45-46
      7. Peking Spring by Geoffrey Cowan, pp. 47-48
      8. The U.N. Embargo Evaded by Michael T. Klare and Eric Prokosch, pp. 49-52
      9. [+]
        The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Robert Sherrill, p. 53 - 1 Review
        RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard M. Nixon
      10. Padre Island: A Sanctuary by Cleopatra Mathis, pp. 54-55
      11. Presbyopia by Linda Pastan, p. 56
      12. [+]
        An Idealist, But No Ideologue by A.J. Langguth, p. 57 - 1 Review
        The Early Fidel by Lionel Martin
      13. [+]
        Profane Illuminations by Todd Gitlin, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Reflections by Walter Benjamin and Peter Demetz
      14. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 59
      15. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 60
      16. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, pp. 61-64 - 2 Reviews
        The Cheap Detective (1978 Film) by Robert Moore
        A Woman at Her Window (1977 Film) by Pierre Granier-Deferre
    3. [+]
      July 22, 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 66
      2. SALT and the Pinprinks; The Informer Apparatus; Escape to Hope; Muhammad Ali for Congress, pp. 67-69
      3. Indian Rights by Petra Shattuck and Jill Norgren, pp. 70-71
      4. The Meaning of Bakke's "Window" by Jack Greenberg, pp. 72-73
      5. How Wrong Can You Be? by Stephen Gillers, pp. 74-76
      6. Proposition 13 by Peter Connolly, p. 77
      7. Fuel Oil by Fred J. Cook, pp. 78-79
      8. A Quiet Spring in Prague '78 by Anton Novak, pp. 80-82
      9. [+]
        Armageddon Is Well Located by Noam Chomsky, pp. 83-87 - 5 Reviews
        Access to Oil - the United States Relationships with Saudi Arabia and Iran by Fern Racine Gold and Melvin A. Conant
        Israel: The Embattled Ally by Nadav Safran
        Quest for Peace by Bernard Reich
        Decade of Decisions by William B. Quandt
        Israel: Utopia Incorporated by Uri Davis
      10. Theatre by Julius Novick, pp. 88-90
      11. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 91 - 1 Review
        A Wedding (1978 Film) by Robert Altman
      12. Music by David Hamilton, p. 92
      13. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 93-96
    4. [+]
      August 5, 1978 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Editorials, pp. 98-101
      2. A Bill to Protect the Press by Rep. Robert F. Drinan, p. 102
      3. Latin America by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 103-104
      4. The Good Riddance of Terence Todman by Cressida McKean and Max Holland, p. 105
      5. The Dominican Republic by Raymond Alcide Joseph, pp. 106-107
      6. "All Greeks Were Heroes" by Herbert Mitgang, pp. 108-110
      7. Angola Still Off Limits by Sen. Dick Clark, pp. 111-113
      8. United Nations Symbolism by Pamela Constable, pp. 114-116
      9. [+]
        Part Dada and Part Buster Keaton by Ben Sonnenberg, pp. 117-119 - 2 Reviews
        Light Verse and Satires by Witter Bynner and William Jay Smith
        Selected Poems by Witter Bynner and Richard Wilbur
      10. [+]
        The Psyche's Quarrel With the World by David Kalstone, p. 120 - 1 Review
        A Call in the Midst of the Crowd by Alfred Corn
      11. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 121
      12. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 122
      13. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 123 - 1 Review
        Bread and Chocolate (1974 Film) by Franco Brusati
      14. Records by David Hamilton, p. 124
      15. A Mockingbird by Joseph Bruchac, pp. 124-128
    5. [+]
      August 19, 1978 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 130
      2. Freedom's Underpinnings, p. 131
      3. Chile's Fake Amnesty by Eugenio Velasco, pp. 131-132
      4. Riders of Human Rights, p. 133
      5. Multinationals and Democrats by Thomas Ferguson and Joel Rogers, pp. 134-135
      6. The Trial of Ali Bhutto by Ramsey Clark, pp. 136-139
      7. What Degree of Cold War? by Charles Lipson, pp. 140-142
      8. Tuition Tax Credits by Paula DiPerna, pp. 143-145
      9. Skokie's Lessons on Liberty by Philip Green, pp. 146-148
      10. [+]
        Training Latin America's Finest by Jose Yglesias, p. 149 - 1 Review
        Hidden Terrors by A.J. Langguth
      11. The Healing by Arthur Gregor, pp. 150-151
      12. [+]
        More on Engineering Genes by Tabitha M. Powledge, p. 152 - 1 Review
        Recombinant DNA: The Untold Story by John Lear
      13. [+]
        Napalm and M&Ms by Philip Stevick, p. 153 - 1 Review
        Zip by Max Apple
      14. Theatre by Julius Novick, pp. 154-155
      15. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 156 - 2 Reviews
        Interiors (1978 Film) by Woody Allen
        Girlfriends (1978 Film) by Claudia Weill
      16. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 157-160
    6. [+]
      September 2, 1978 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Lies Lies Lies; Rafshoonism and Carterism; News Vacuum, pp. 162-163
      2. The Militarism of Politics by Carey McWilliams, pp. 164-165
      3. The Crucial Legal Import of ERA by Monroe Freedman, p. 166
      4. Fiddling with the Law by Adrian W. DeWind and Morris B. Abram, p. 167
      5. Congress Overlooks Oversight by George Lardner Jr., pp. 168-171
      6. Murder, Inc. in the Middle East by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 172-173
      7. Cold-War Legacy by John S. Rosenberg, pp. 174-177
      8. The Inflation Game by John L. Hess, pp. 178-180
      9. [+]
        Thoughts on a Medium by Sanford Levinson, p. 181 - 1 Review
        Lying by Sissela Bok
      10. [+]
        And the Beat Goes On by Fred Powledge, p. 182 - 1 Review
        Lying by Sissela Bok
      11. Flame Speech by Octavio Paz, p. 183
      12. [+]
        Interesting Times by John Taylor, p. 184 - 3 Reviews
        The Execution of Mayor Yin, and Other Stories from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution by Chen Jo-Hsi
        The Coldest Winter in Peking by Chih-Yen Hsia
        The Death of Woman Wang by Jonathan D. Spence
      13. [+]
        A Dillar, A Dollar by Benita Eisler, pp. 185-186 - 1 Review
        The Revisionists Revised by Diane Ravitch
      14. [+]
        What's Good for General Motors by David M. Trubek, p. 187 - 1 Review
        Politics and Markets by Charles E. Lindblom
      15. [+]
        State Time Is Hard Time by James Lieber, p. 188 - 1 Review
        A Prison and a Prisoner by Susan Sheehan
      16. Television by Gerald Weales, pp. 189-192
    7. [+]
      September 9, 1978 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Sandino Somoza and Carter; The Victim's View; Defensive Dissent, p. 194
      2. Amtrak's Hard Road by Patrick J. McCaffrey, pp. 195-196
      3. It Isn't Labor's Day by A.H. Raskin, pp. 197-200
      4. Report from "Rhobabwe" by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 201-202
      5. The Poverty Protocol by John Guinther, pp. 203-205
      6. Dinosaurs & Neaderthals by J. Brian Smith, pp. 206-208
      7. China and Vietnam by Gareth Porter, pp. 209-212
      8. [+]
        The Discreet Charm of Soviet Reality by Vera Dunham, p. 213 - 1 Review
        The Long Goodbye by Yury Trifonov
      9. But Then by Hank Lazer, p. 214
      10. [+]
        Siberia: Domestic & Imported by Harlow Robinson, p. 215 - 2 Reviews
        The Diary of Vikenty Angarov by Victor Muravin
        Live and Remember by Valentin Rasputin
      11. The Years by Gary Soto, p. 216
      12. [+]
        St. Peter's City by Alfred Corn, pp. 217-218 - 1 Review
        Petersburg by Andrei Bely
      13. [+]
        The Pure and the Impure by Harvey Fireside, pp. 219-220 - 1 Review
        The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
      14. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 221-224
    8. [+]
      September 16, 1978 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 226
      2. Three Men on a Mountain, p. 227
      3. Seeds of Peace by Milton Viorst, p. 228
      4. The Rights of Farber's Sources by Aryeh Neier, pp. 228-229
      5. Nicaragua's Civil War by Penny Lernoux, pp. 230-231
      6. Easy Money for Repression by Jim Morrell, pp. 232-234
      7. Frostbelt, Sunbelt and Straitjacket by David C. Perry and Alfred J. Watkins, pp. 235-237
      8. Hopes That Went Glimmering by Barton J. Bernstein, pp. 238-241
      9. Pollution & Flags of Convenience by Peter J. Bernstein, pp. 242-244
      10. [+]
        Network Capers: The Insider's Scoop by Desmond Smith, p. 245 - 1 Review
        Air Time by Gary Paul Gates
      11. [+]
        The Scourge of Central Europe by Ernst Pawel, pp. 246-247 - 2 Reviews
        A Tomb for Boris Davidovich by Danilo Kis
        Garden, Ashes by Danilo Kis
      12. Animal Crackers by Kathy Callaway, p. 248
      13. [+]
        Oh Dad, Poor Dad by Anthony Astrachan, p. 249 - 1 Review
        Mother's Day by Robert Miner
      14. [+]
        10,000 Successive Octobers by Jim Harrison, p. 250 - 1 Review
        The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
      15. [+]
        The Redbaiting Brigades by William Preston, p. 251 - 1 Review
        Political Repression in Modern America by Robert Justin Goldstein
      16. Depayse by Peter Makuck, p. 251
      17. Blanco by Gary Soto, p. 252
      18. Music by David Hamilton, pp. 253-256
    9. [+]
      September 23, 1978 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Policy and Conseqeucne; The Big Gas Leak; Southern Justices---and Justice; Agents as Au..., p. 258
      2. On Defending Free Speech by Carl Cohen, pp. 258-261
      3. How Not to Pick a Judge by Sanford Levinson, p. 262
      4. Bomb Fins for Chile by David Matza and David Wellman, pp. 263-264
      5. Black Marchers Bring Out the Klan by Aryeh Neier, pp. 265-266
      6. Apartheid Sails West by Penny Lernoux, pp. 267-269
      7. Neighborhoods as Real Estate by Jason Berry, pp. 270-276
      8. [+]
        A Figure of Flawed Greatness by Alexander Rabinowitch, p. 277 - 1 Review
        Leon Trotsky by Irving Howe
      9. Twice Told Tales by Vivian Gornick, p. 278
      10. The Longest Distance Between Two Points by James Galvin, pp. 279-280
      11. [+]
        The Lament for Lost Art by Joan Peters, p. 281 - 1 Review
        Silences by Tillie Olsen
      12. [+]
        One Good Judge by Jeffrey Gillenkirk, p. 282 - 1 Review
        Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
      13. [+]
        Swimsuit and Talent Show by Benita Eisler, p. 283 - 1 Review
        Miss Rhode Island by Norman Kotker
      14. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 283
      15. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 284-288
    10. [+]
      September 30, 1978 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. In Israel by Milton Viorst, p. 289
      2. Cabinet Eavesdropping by Robert Sherrill, p. 289
      3. Letters, p. 290
      4. Black and White; The Money Tree; A New Beginning, pp. 291-293
      5. Second Thoughts by Carey McWilliams, p. 294
      6. Big Brother from Georgia? by David Burnham, pp. 295-297
      7. Giveaway or Breakthrough: A Debate on TV Licensing by Nicholas Johnson, pp. 298-299
      8. --- by Karl E. Meyer, pp. 300-301
      9. Pawns and Bishops by Penny Lernoux, pp. 302-306
      10. Cabinet Eavesdropping by Kurt Vonnegut, pp. 307-309
      11. --- by Marcus Raskin, pp. 310-311
      12. --- by Marcel Ophuls, pp. 312-313
      13. [+]
        The Capstone of Imperial Fiction by Benny Green, p. 314 - 1 Review
        The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott
      14. Shores by Alfred Corn, pp. 314-315
      15. [+]
        RFK: The Official Version by Paul Cowan, pp. 316-317 - 1 Review
        Robert Kennedy and His Times by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
      16. The Chicory Comes Out; Late August in Umbria by Jorie Graham, pp. 318-319
      17. [+]
        Looking Both Ways by Earl Shorris, pp. 320-321 - 1 Review
        Wrinkles by Charles Simmons
      18. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, pp. 322-323 - 2 Reviews
        A Slave of Love (1978 Film) by Nikita Mikhalkov
        Who'll Stop the Rain (1978 Film) by Karel Reisz
      19. Statis by Jane Flanders, p. 324
      20. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 325-328
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1978 = 13 Issues, 240 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 7, 1978 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Editorial: Relief for the Greedy by Joseph H. Crown, p. 329
      2. The Peacock Throne Under Siege by Linda Heiden, p. 329
      3. Letters, pp. 330-331
      4. What Bears Repeating; "Stupid Umbrella", p. 332
      5. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 333
      6. The Electric Chair Campaign by Randall Williams, pp. 334-335
      7. Abuse of Power by Athan Theoharis, pp. 336-341
      8. Spies as Newsmen by Hillel Levin, pp. 342-348
      9. A.J. Liebling Abroad by Nora Sayre, p. 349
      10. Cezanne by Philip Schultz, pp. 350-351
      11. [+]
        How the News Was Invented by James Aronson, p. 352 - 1 Review
        Discovering the News by Michael Schudson
      12. How to Love Mountains by Kathy Callaway, p. 353
      13. [+]
        The Poplaw Industry by Tom Goldstein, p. 354 - 1 Review
        The Million Dollar Lawyers by Joseph C. Goulden
      14. The Death of Saint Clare by Sarah Gorham, p. 354
      15. [+]
        Not Just Another Atrocity by Alex Beam, p. 355 - 1 Review
        The Execution of Charles Horman by Thomas Hauser
      16. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, p. 356 - 1 Review
        Days of Heaven (1978 Film) by Terrence Malick
      17. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 357-360
    2. [+]
      October 14, 1978 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Editorial: Atom Bombs Also Pollute by Elaine Douglass, p. 361
      2. New Conservatism by Philip Green, pp. 361-362
      3. Is There a Parade?, p. 363
      4. Group Politics by John Kifner, p. 364
      5. Second Thoughts by Carey McWilliams, p. 365
      6. Economics Goes Right by James Crotty, pp. 366-368
      7. Congress Doesn't Dance by Adam Clymer, pp. 369-371
      8. Conservatism by Default by Curtis B. Gans, pp. 372-373
      9. Carter the Acceptable by Nicholas von Hoffman, pp. 374-380
      10. Progress, Anti-Classical by Peter Viereck, p. 381
      11. [+]
        Fighting for the Right by Alan Crawford, p. 382 - 1 Review
        The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Sobering Thoughts by George F. Will
      12. [+]
        White on White by James Chace, p. 383 - 1 Review
        In Search of History by Theodore H. White
      13. The Whale Poem by Mekeel McBride, pp. 383-384
      14. [+]
        Riding the Perfect Wave by Michael W. Doyle, p. 385 - 1 Review
        Getting from Here to There by W.W. Rostow
      15. Woodcarving by Susan Mitchell, p. 386
      16. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 387
      17. From This Angle by Debora Greger, p. 388
      18. Art by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 389-392
    3. [+]
      October 21, 1978 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Editorial: Smith Comes Calling, p. 393
      2. Virtue in a Vacuum by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 393
      3. Letters, pp. 394-395
      4. Iranian Quagmire by Michael T. Klare, p. 396
      5. Eternal Vigilance, p. 397
      6. Polarized Middle Way by Alan Wolfe, pp. 398-400
      7. Navstar's First-Strike Capability by Robert C. Aldridge, pp. 401-402
      8. Scapegoating the Gays by Michael Castleman, pp. 403-405
      9. Van Deerlin, Round 2 by Nicholas Johnson and Karl E. Meyer, pp. 406-412
      10. [+]
        A Long Way from 'Cutter and Bone' by Gene Lyons, p. 413 - 1 Review
        Black Angus by Newton Thornburg
      11. Ripening by Wendell Berry, p. 413
      12. [+]
        Stalking the Greasy Kid Stuff by Alice Stewart Trillin, p. 414 - 1 Review
        Alice, Let's Eat by Calvin Trillin
      13. [+]
        And Now a Word From... by John S. Rosenberg, p. 415 - 1 Review
        The Sponsor by Erik Barnouw
      14. [+]
        Encountering History by Jules Chametzky, p. 416 - 1 Review
        The Thirties and After by Stephen Spender
      15. [+]
        Virtues of the Common Scold by Emile Capouya, p. 417 - 1 Review
        Reviewing the Forties by Diana Trilling
      16. Harvest by Tom Absher, p. 417
      17. Angels for Cezanne by Jorie Graham, p. 418
      18. Music by David Hamilton, p. 419
      19. [+]
        New York Film Festival I by Harold Clurman, p. 420 - 9 Reviews
        Camouflage (1977 Film) by Krzysztof Zanussi
        The Apple Game (1976 Film) by Vera Chytilova
        Newsfront (1978 Film) by Phillip Noyce
        Bloodbrothers (1978 Film) by Robert Mulligan
        A Wedding (1978 Film) by Robert Altman
        Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978 Film) by Bertrand Blier
        The Green Room (1978 Film) by Francois Truffaut
        Despair (1978 Film) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
        The Left-Handed Woman (1978 Film) by Peter Handke
      20. Preface to Luther's 95 Theses by Scott Ruescher, p. 420
      21. Seeing It by Sharon Bryan, p. 421
      22. [+]
        Review Goin' South (1978 Film), by Jack Nicholson by Robert Hatch, pp. 422-424 - 1 Review
        Goin' South (1978 Film) by Jack Nicholson
    4. [+]
      October 28, 1978 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Editorial: Hearst Case Is Not So Different by Aryeh Neier, p. 425
      2. The Guatemala Papers by Stephen Schlesinger, p. 425
      3. Letters, pp. 426-427
      4. Midterm Sweepstakes; Aggriornamento; Working Together; Story of a Story, p. 428
      5. Second Thoughts by Carey McWilliams, pp. 429-430
      6. Northern Ireland Since '68 by Jack Holland, pp. 431-433
      7. Congressional Trespass by Mark Green and Frances Zwenig, pp. 434-436
      8. "Not a Bunch of Monsters" by Bruce Jackson, pp. 437-444
      9. On Harold Clurman by Brendan Gill, p. 445
      10. [+]
        Circuses Without Bread by Michael Mewshaw, p. 446 - 1 Review
        Conference of the Birds by John Heilpern
      11. Crowd of Absences by Arthur Gregor, p. 446
      12. [+]
        Versions of Jones by Krim, p. 447 - 1 Review
        James Jones: A Friendship by Willie Morris
      13. [+]
        The Classroom Revolution by Anne Nelson, pp. 448-449 - 1 Review
        Children of the Revolution by Jonathan Kozol
      14. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 450
      15. [+]
        Films & Plays by Harold Clurman, p. 451 - 2 Reviews
        Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978 Film) by Luc Beraud
        Violette Noziere (1978 Film) by Claude Chabrol
      16. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 452
      17. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 453-456
    5. [+]
      November 4, 1978 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Bonn Caper by Norman Birnbaum, p. 457
      2. Memo from California by Mary Ellen Leary, p. 457
      3. Letters, p. 458
      4. As Iowa Goes... by David Schoenbaum, p. 459
      5. The Mind of Somoza by Max Holland, pp. 460-461
      6. Pro Bono, p. 462
      7. Variations by Calvin Trillin, pp. 463-467
      8. Congress Watch by Philip Brenner, pp. 468-469
      9. Pistol Justice by Tom Miller, pp. 470-471
      10. Lousy Lawyers; Laxer Judges by Monroe H. Freedman, pp. 472-475
      11. [+]
        A History of Wasted Opportunities by Henry Foner, p. 476 - 1 Review
        The North Will Rise Again by Jeremy Rifkin and Randy Barber
      12. [+]
        Bad Art and Good Intentions by Mateo Pardo, p. 477 - 1 Review
        View of Dawn in the Tropics by G. Cabrera Infante
      13. [+]
        In the Land of the Blind by Peter Dreyer, pp. 478-479 - 2 Reviews
        Black Power in South Africa by Gail M. Gerhart
        Let Freedom Come by Basil Davidson
      14. [+]
        Gamesmanship and After by David Fromkin, p. 480 - 1 Review
        Primacy or World Order by Stanley Hoffmann
      15. Chinaberry Tree by Dave Smith, p. 480
      16. [+]
        The House of Women by Sheila Schwartz, p. 481 - 1 Review
        A Weave of Women by E.M. Broner
      17. Television by Peter Sourian, pp. 482-483
      18. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 484
      19. Spring Fire by Jane Flanders, p. 484
      20. Music by David Hamilton, pp. 485-488
    6. [+]
      November 11, 1978 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Publish and Be Damned by Elizabeth Pochoda, p. 489
      2. Cover Scholarship by Allen Boyce, p. 489
      3. Letters, pp. 490-491
      4. Fraser's Game by B.J. Widick, pp. 492-495
      5. Second Thoughts by Carey McWilliams, p. 496
      6. [+]
        Allusions to a Presence by Doon Arbus, p. 497 - 1 Review
        Walker Evans, First and Last by Walker Evans
      7. [+]
        Mac the Flack by Blair Clark, pp. 498-499 - 1 Review
        American Caesar by William Manchester
      8. [+]
        An Exemplary Life by Samuel Hynes, pp. 500-501 - 1 Review
        E.M. Forster: A Life by P.N. Furbank
      9. [+]
        A Discomforting Sense of Nothing by Franklin Russell, pp. 502-504 - 3 Reviews
        Audubon by John Chancellor
        Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holstun Lopez
        A Walk Through the Year by Edwin Way Teale
      10. [+]
        Farewell, The Secret Garden by Earl Rovit, p. 505 - 1 Review
        Fairy Tales and After by Roger Sale
      11. Song by Leonard Nathan, pp. 506-507
      12. [+]
        Nothing in the Hole by Joe McGinniss, p. 508 - 1 Review
        Fools Die by Mario Puzo
      13. [+]
        Mandarin and Socialist by Mark Shechner, pp. 508-511 - 2 Reviews
        Essays on Literature and Politics, 1932-1972 by Philip Rahv, Arabel J. Porter, and Andrew J. Dvosin, ...
        Images and Ideas in American Culture by Arthur Edelstein
      14. [+]
        At Home in Exile by John Murray Cuddihy, pp. 512-513 - 1 Review
        The Jew as Pariah by Hannah Arendt and Ron H. Feldman
      15. [+]
        After Shaw and Wilde by Ben Sonnenberg, p. 514 - 2 Reviews
        Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr
        The Complete Plays by Joe Orton
      16. [+]
        Lives At Risk by Jane Mankiewicz, p. 515 - 1 Review
        Lying Low by Diane Johnson
      17. Night-Catch by Peter Balakian, p. 516
      18. The Poet's Choice, pp. 517-518
      19. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, pp. 519-520 - 2 Reviews
        Comes a Horseman (1978 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
        Perceval (1978 Film) by Eric Rohmer
      20. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 521
      21. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 521
      22. Architecture by Jane Holtz Kay, pp. 522-524
      23. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, p. 525
      24. Late Hope by Scott Ruescher, pp. 525-528
    7. [+]
      November 18, 1978 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Phase III: The Bankers Win by Robert Lekachman, p. 529
      2. The Murdoch Trap by Anthony D. Smith, p. 529
      3. Letters, pp. 530-531
      4. Persian Mosaic by James Cockcroft and Eva Cockcroft, p. 532
      5. Newsprint Ecology, pp. 533-535
      6. Congress Is a Shopping Mall by Randall Rothenberg, pp. 536-538
      7. "Secret" by Definition by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 539-540
      8. The Inventor as Target by Greg Mitchell, pp. 541-543
      9. Brandy and Poker at Yale by Vivian Gornick, pp. 544-548
      10. [+]
        Aesthete and Mandarin by Mark Shechner, p. 549 - 2 Reviews
        Essays on Literature and Politics, 1932-1972 by Philip Rahv, Arabel J. Porter, and Andrew J. Dvosin, ...
        Images and Ideas in American Culture by Arthur Edelstein
      11. Seabright, Shells, and a Woman Floating in the Moon by H.A. Maxson, pp. 550-551
      12. [+]
        A Level of Art Below the Monumental by Arthur R. Gold, pp. 552-553 - 1 Review
        Democracy and the Novel by Henry Nash Smith
      13. [+]
        Machiavelli for the Little Man by Bert Cochran, p. 554 - 1 Review
        The Teamsters by Steven Brill
      14. [+]
        A Document of Human Grace by Geoffrey Biddle, p. 555 - 1 Review
        Russell Lee, Photographer by Russel Lee and F. Jack Hurley
      15. Music by David Hamilton, p. 556
      16. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 557-560
    8. [+]
      November 25, 1978 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. A Mandate to Mark Time, p. 561
      2. The Shy Financiers by Peter L. Brosnan, p. 561
      3. Letters, pp. 562-563
      4. Namibian Souffle by Patrick Lawrence, p. 564
      5. Chicken by Joseph H. Crown, p. 565
      6. Bureaucratic Follies by Fred J. Cook, p. 565
      7. Second Thoughts by Carey McWilliams, p. 566
      8. Variations by Calvin Trillin, pp. 567-568
      9. Medicine in China by George A. Silver, M.D., pp. 569-571
      10. Bahamas Tax Dodge by Deborah Rankin and Ann Crittenden, pp. 572-573
      11. The President's New Clothers by Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr., pp. 574-580
      12. [+]
        Vietnam Sandwich by Peter McInerney, p. 581 - 1 Review
        Writing Under Fire by Jerome Klinkowitz and John Somer
      13. [+]
        No Bugles, No Drums by Frederick C. Stern, pp. 582-583 - 2 Reviews
        Winning Hearts and Minds by Larry Rottmann, Jan Barry, and Basil T. Paquet
        Demilitarized Zones by Jan Barry and W.D. Ehrhart
      14. [+]
        A Secret About a Secret by Patricia Bosworth, pp. 584-585 - 1 Review
        Avedon: Photographs,1947-1977 by Richard Avedon
      15. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 586
      16. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 586-587
      17. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 588
      18. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 589-592
    9. [+]
      December 2, 1978 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Long Agenda, p. 593
      2. Reason in the Cold War by Norman Redlich, p. 593
      3. Letters, p. 594
      4. American Radical---Western Style by Carey McWilliams, p. 595
      5. A Quiet Man---With Scissors by Robert Hatch, p. 596
      6. The Gravity of Good Sense by Robert Sherrill, pp. 597-598
      7. "Unmeltable" Immigrants by Susan Jacoby, pp. 599-601
      8. "Juggernaut: The Warfare State by Fred J. Cook, pp. 602-603
      9. California & the Two Browns by Mary Ellen Leary, pp. 604-614
      10. American Between Covers by Christopher Lasch, p. 615
      11. The Eye by Sharon Olds, pp. 615-618
      12. [+]
        Films by Robert Hatch, pp. 619-620 - 2 Reviews
        Autumn Sonata (1978 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
        Message from Space (1978 Film) by Kinji Fukasaku
      13. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 621-622
    10. [+]
      December 9, 1978 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Nicaragua Visited by Marc Lindenberg, p. 625
      2. Peacock's Cement by Robert Graham, p. 625
      3. Letters, p. 626
      4. Withdrawing from Nicaragua, p. 627
      5. Symbolic Politics, p. 628
      6. SALT's Escalation, p. 629
      7. The Politics of Political Prisoners by Anne Nelson, p. 629
      8. Minnesota Peasants' Revolt by Hank Nuwer, pp. 630-631
      9. Second Thoughts by Carey McWilliams, p. 632
      10. Proposition 6 by Joseph R. Gusfield, pp. 633-634
      11. Why They Settled by Marion Knox, pp. 635-644
      12. Mins Shaughnessy: Meeting Challenges by Benjamin DeMott, p. 645
      13. Letter from a Stranger by Jean Valentine, pp. 646-647
      14. [+]
        Crime and Punishment: A Symposium Review by Diana Gordon, p. 648 - 1 Review
        Criminal Violence, Criminal Justice by Charles E. Silberman
      15. [+]
        Hard and Easy Cases by Aryeh Neier, p. 649 - 1 Review
        Criminal Violence, Criminal Justice by Charles E. Silberman
      16. [+]
        Staying Away In Droves by Jeffrey Gillenkirk, p. 650 - 2 Reviews
        The Empty Polling Booth by Arthur T. Hadley
        Where Have All the Voters Gone? by Everett Carll Ladd, Jr.
      17. The Debt by Stanley Moss, p. 651
      18. Theatre, p. 652
      19. Art by Lawrence Alloway, p. 653
      20. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, pp. 653-656
    11. [+]
      December 16, 1978 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 658
      2. The First Commitment, p. 659
      3. Civil Offense, p. 660
      4. Need for a Cause by Aryeh Neier, p. 661
      5. Carey's Night, p. 661
      6. Variations by Calvin Trillin, p. 662
      7. Race and Leadership by Roger Wilkins, pp. 663-665
      8. Falling Behind Again by Herbert Hill, pp. 666-667
      9. Blacks in the System by Charles V. Hamilton, pp. 668-670
      10. Milestones of Civil Rights by Carey McWilliams, pp. 671-673
      11. Getting Down to Cases... by Marc Levinson, p. 674
      12. "Sort of Dampens Your Spirits" by Scott Derks, pp. 675-676
      13. Black Writing in the 1970s by Robert Bone, p. 677
      14. Observing Whales Through Binoculars by William Logan, p. 678
      15. [+]
        A State of Uneasy Peace by Jack Hicks, p. 679 - 1 Review
        Proud Shoes by Pauli Murray
      16. Kgositsile: How You Sound by Len Fulton, p. 680
      17. Photograph of Rain by Patrick Milliken, pp. 680-681
      18. Indigenous Music by Nat Hentoff, p. 682
      19. Charles Baudelaire by Richard Howard, p. 682
      20. Music by David Hamilton, pp. 683-684
      21. Theatre by Harold Clurman, pp. 685-688
    12. [+]
      December 23, 1978 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Carter's Bench by Dorothy J. Samuels, p. 689
      2. The Tennessee Waltz, p. 689
      3. Letters, pp. 690-691
      4. SALT for Survival, p. 692
      5. Second Thoughts by Carey McWilliams, p. 693
      6. Taiwan's Big Chance by Peter Clark, p. 694
      7. The "Eyes Only" Committee for Lyndon's War by Richard Dudman, pp. 695-696
      8. Jumping Through Hoops by Rep. Michael J. Harrington, pp. 697-698
      9. "Saudi Venezuela" by Penny Lernoux, pp. 699-702
      10. A Gray Christmas by Robert Lekachman, pp. 703-704
      11. [+]
        The World in a Very Small Space by Robert B. Shaw, pp. 705-706 - 1 Review
        The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
      12. [+]
        The Hand That Holds the Ladle... by Saul Maloff, pp. 707-709 - 1 Review
        The Flounder by Gunter Grass
      13. Rediscovering Political Economy by Alan Wolfe, pp. 710-711
      14. [+]
        A Year's Poetry by Hayden Carruth, pp. 712-713 - 15 Reviews
        The Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich
        Miners Getting Off the Graveyard by Walter Hall
        The Black Unicorn by Audre Lorde
        Transparencies by Judith Sherwin
        Foam on Gulf Shore by Duane Locke
        Death in Lobster Land by Leo Connellan
        What She Means by Clayton Eshleman
        Swath by John Perlman
        Night Road by Ralph J. Mills, Jr.
        Lightworks by David Rosenberg
        The Dark Room and Other Poems by Enrique Lihn
        Life in the Forest by Denise Levertov
        The Swastika Poems by William Heyen
        Tailings by Theodore Enslin
        The Serum of the Water by Dean Phelps
      15. [+]
        The Presentation of Self by Richard Howard, p. 714 - 1 Review
        Seeing Through Clothes by Anne Hollander
      16. The Respectable Coffee Table by Lawrence Alloway, pp. 715-716
      17. Publisher's Row: The Fallen List by Bob Abel, pp. 717-720
    13. [+]
      December 30, 1978 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The McRae Case by Aryeh Neier, p. 721
      2. FBI Letters by William M. Kunstler, p. 721
      3. Letters, p. 722
      4. Breakdown and Breakthrough, p. 723
      5. The Writing on the Chinese Walls by Michael Chinoy, p. 724
      6. Namibia---Rhodesia Again? by Christopher Hitchens, p. 725
      7. Ringing Out Ringing In, pp. 726-727
      8. The Loyola Opposition by Bjorn Kumm, pp. 728-729
      9. Mobil-izing for Action by John Tirman, pp. 730-733
      10. Gadflies & Dreamers by Jules Feiffer, pp. 734-740
      11. Czeslaw Milosz: The Poetry of Aftermath by Terrence Des Pres, p. 741
      12. I Would Walk Widely by Etta Blum, p. 742
      13. [+]
        The Convert's Fervor by Clara Claiborne Park, pp. 743-745 - 1 Review
        A Revolution in Taste by Louis Aston Marantz Simpson
      14. Theatre by Harold Clurman, p. 746
      15. Music by David Hamilton, pp. 746-747
      16. Dance by Nancy Goldner, p. 748
      17. Television by Peter Sourian, pp. 749-752
10. [+]
  Issues of 1979 = 47 Issues, 847 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 443 Issues, 7,323 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1980 = 47 Issues, 833 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1981 = 47 Issues, 774 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1982 = 47 Issues, 790 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1983 = 47 Issues, 769 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1984 = 47 Issues, 777 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1985 = 47 Issues, 783 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1986 = 47 Issues, 723 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1987 = 22 Issues, 380 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 45 Issues, 725 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 47 Issues, 769 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 4 Years, 122 Issues, 2,090 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 48 Issues, 766 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 47 Issues, 849 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 25 Issues, 436 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 9 Years, 341 Issues, 6,414 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 16 Issues, 324 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 4 Issues, 76 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 45 Issues, 911 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 47 Issues, 977 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 45 Issues, 810 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 45 Issues, 837 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 47 Issues, 812 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2008 = 46 Issues, 833 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 46 Issues, 834 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 2 Years, 50 Issues, 881 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2010 = 47 Issues, 828 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2011 = 3 Issues, 53 Articles