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Beat the Devil

by Alexander Cockburn

The Nation, May 4, 1985, pp. 518-519

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      5. Moral Minorities, p. 68
      6. Wrong Answer, p. 68
      7. Transition Time, p. 69
      8. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 70-71
      9. Sovieticus by Stephen F. Cohen, p. 72
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      6. Castro Calling by Wayne S. Smith, p. 197
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      8. Sovieticus by Stephen F. Cohen, p. 199
      9. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 200-201
      10. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 202
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      3. Letters, p. 226
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      5. CBS Surrenders by Alexander Cockburn, p. 228
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      7. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 230-231
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 232
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      17. The Riders by Ellen Bryant Voigt, p. 251
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      3. Letters, p. 258
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      5. Lehman Sellout, p. 260
      6. Growing Up With Union Carbide by Michael B. Gerrard, p. 261
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 262-263
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      16. Dance by Mindy Aloff, pp. 283-288
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      3. Letters, p. 290
      4. Middle East Thaw?, p. 291
      5. The Missing Tape, p. 292
      6. Chain of Fools, p. 293
      7. The Weeks That Were by William Attwood, p. 294
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 295
      9. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 296
      10. Answer Time for Reagan by Howard Morland, pp. 297-299
      11. The Reckoning Comes Due by Milton Viorst, pp. 300-308
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        The Theater of Images by Robert Wilson
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      2. Cap's Annual Report by Michael T. Klare, p. 321
      3. Give the New Man a Chance, p. 321
      4. Letters, p. 322
      5. Labor Looks Ahead, p. 323
      6. Geneva "Background" by Tom Pugh, pp. 324-325
      7. Ethics in the Meese Erea by Edward Sorel, p. 326
      8. Sovieticus by Stephen F. Cohen, p. 327
      9. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 328-329
      10. Gutting the Farm Labor Law by Richard Steven Street, pp. 330-334
      11. Slender Threads by Joseph A. Blum, Elsa Dixler, and George L. Leventhal, ..., pp. 335-339
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      13. Old Offense by Arthur Gregor, p. 340
      14. Before They Wake by Alfred Corn, p. 340
      15. Jungle Taxi by Nancy Esposito, p. 341
      16. Demolition by James Reiss, p. 341
      17. Icarus by Nicholas Christopher, p. 341
      18. Stone Pond by Ellen Bryant Voigt, p. 341
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      20. Gale Meadows by Florence Grossman, p. 342
      21. The Cherry Blossoms at Mitsubishi by Mary Jo Salter, p. 342
      22. How His Vigilance Became the Night by Terry Travis, p. 342
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      24. Art by Arthur C. Danto, p. 345
      25. Music by Dave Marsh, pp. 346-352
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      2. Lords of the Air, p. 355
      3. A Costly Chip, p. 356
      4. Unequal Speech, p. 356
      5. House of Cards, p. 357
      6. The Greeks Choose, p. 357
      7. Belated Oscars, p. 357
      8. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 358-359
      9. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 360
      10. Beyond Westmoreland by Walter Schneir and Miriam Schneir, pp. 361-366
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      15. Dance by Mindy Aloff, pp. 410-411
      16. Theater by Paul Berman, pp. 412-416
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      2. In Praise of Smallness, p. 417
      3. Letters, p. 418
      4. Salvadoran Hopes, p. 419
      5. Kampelmania, p. 420
      6. Judging Judges, p. 420
      7. Toxic Town, U.S.A. by Thomas Kiely, p. 421
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 422
      9. The Smear-Nicaragua Campaign by Robert Borosage and Peter Kornbluh, pp. 423-425
      10. Four More Years of Secrecy by Lois P. Sheinfeld, pp. 426-427
      11. Hatch Act Prosecution by Keith A. Sinzinger, pp. 428-431
      12. Chile Under Siege by Cynthia Brown, pp. 432-436
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      14. Art by Arthur C. Danto, p. 439
      15. Glacial Vallye, Late July by Lee Edelman, p. 440
      16. Films by Andrew Kopkind, p. 441
      17. Of Island Animals by Henri Cole, p. 442
      18. Theater by Paul Berman, pp. 443-448
    3. [+]
      April 20, 1985 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Atmosphere Pollution, p. 449
      2. Moynihan II by Andrew Kopkind, p. 449
      3. Letters, p. 450
      4. Japan Bashing, p. 451
      5. Socialists Meet, p. 452
      6. Anti-Duarte Tilt by Jonathan Kwitny, pp. 452-453
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 454-455
      8. Responses to Michael Massing: The U.S. Left and Nicaragua by Richard Barnet, p. 456
      9. --- by Peter Davis, pp. 456-457
      10. --- by Richard Falk, p. 458
      11. --- by William LeoGrande, p. 459
      12. --- by Allan Nairn, p. 459
      13. --- by Holly Sklar, p. 460
      14. --- by Ronald Steel, p. 461
      15. --- by William Appleman Williams, p. 461
      16. Reply by Michael Massing, p. 462
      17. Into Pinochet's Chile---II by Ariel Dorfman, pp. 463-468
      18. [+]
        History Class by David Montgomery, p. 469 - 1 Review
        Workers: Worlds of Labor by Eric Hobsbawm
      19. [+]
        Becoming Sartre by Tom Bishop, pp. 470-472 - 1 Review
        The War Diaries by Jean-Paul Sartre and Quintin Hoare
      20. [+]
        Healthy Permissiveness by Carol Tavris, p. 473 - 1 Review
        The New Our Bodies, Ourselves by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective, ...
      21. Theater by Paul Berman, p. 474
      22. [+]
        Films by Dan Bellm, pp. 475-480 - 1 Review
        Ballad of the Little Solder (1984 Film) by Werner Herzog and Denis Reichle
    4. [+]
      April 27, 1985 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 482
      2. No to the Contras, p. 483
      3. Protest on Campus, p. 484
      4. Whose Technology?, p. 484
      5. Welcome Reversal by Angus Mackenzie, p. 485
      6. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 486
      7. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 487
      8. Many Bhopals by Robert Engler, pp. 488-500
      9. A Guide to Horrors by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 501-502
      10. [+]
        The Big Domino by John Dinges, pp. 503-504 - 1 Review
        Distant Neighbors by Alan Riding
      11. [+]
        Symmetrical Migrations by James Marcus, p. 505 - 1 Review
        Continental Drift by Russell Banks
      12. [+]
        Mother Wit by Carole S. Oles, pp. 506-512 - 1 Review
        Assumptions by Marilyn Hacker
    5. [+]
      May 4, 1985 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Re-activist Judges by Herman Schwartz, p. 513
      2. Unseemly Trade-off, p. 513
      3. Letters, p. 514
      4. Humanitarian Aid?, p. 515
      5. Cemetery Politics by Stanley Diamond, p. 516
      6. Sinn Fein Runs by Reese Erlich, p. 517
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 518-519
      8. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 520-521
      9. Sovieticus by Stephen F. Cohen, p. 522
      10. Avon Isn't Calling Anymore by Chris Goodrich, pp. 523-524
      11. A Curious Crew by Lucette Lagnado, pp. 525-531
      12. [+]
        In the American Grain by Jackson Lears, pp. 532-534 - 1 Review
        Culture As History by Warren I. Susman
      13. [+]
        Freedom's Rider by David J. Garrow, pp. 535-536 - 1 Review
        Lay Bare the Heart by James Farmer
      14. [+]
        After the Coup by Stephen Schlesinger, p. 537 - 2 Reviews
        Garrison Guatemala by George Black, Milton Jamail, and Norma Stoltz Chinchilla, ...
        I, Rigoberta Menchu by Elisabeth Burgos-Debray and Rigoberta Menchu
      15. [+]
        Bureaucratic Hats by Maurice Isserman, p. 538 - 1 Review
        The Practice of Solidarity by David Bensman
      16. [+]
        First-Amendment Fiddling by Tom Goldstein, pp. 539-544 - 1 Review
        Emergence of a Free Press by Leonard W. Levy
    6. [+]
      May 11, 1985 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Inside Namibia by David L. Goodman, p. 545
      2. Cracks in the Teflon, p. 545
      3. Letters, p. 546
      4. The Communicators, p. 547
      5. Conrail Giveaway, p. 548
      6. Albert Maltz, p. 548
      7. Scuttling Peace, p. 549
      8. Nonaligned Speak by A.W. Singham, p. 549
      9. Weinberger Defense Cuts by Edward Sorel, p. 550
      10. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 551
      11. Peru Moves Left by Penny Lernoux, pp. 552-554
      12. Foreclosing Its Own by Jim Schwab, pp. 555-557
      13. A Lack of Amenities by Henry Weinstein, pp. 558-559
      14. Letter from Copenhagen by Alan Wolfe, pp. 560-565
      15. Prizewinning Poets---1985 by Richard Foerster, p. 566
      16. Jane Addams' Dream of a Wheel by Mary McArthur, p. 566
      17. Eastham Sonnets by Jennifer Rose, p. 567
      18. Cheek Biter by Lisa Ann Turner, p. 567
      19. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, p. 568 - 2 Reviews
        Mask (1985 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
        Desperately Seeking Susan (1985 Film) by Susan Seidelman
      20. Theater by Paul Berman, pp. 568-569
      21. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 570-576
    7. [+]
      May 18, 1985 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Visit to Turkey by Arthur Miller, p. 577
      2. A Political Embargo, p. 577
      3. Letters, p. 578
      4. War and Memory, p. 579
      5. Press Pooling, p. 580
      6. Guatemala Watch, p. 580
      7. Two-Tier Pensions by Fred J. Cook, p. 581
      8. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 582-583
      9. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 584
      10. Reinventing "The Sixties" by Todd Gitlin, pp. 585-586
      11. The Murder of Henry Liu by Patrick Smith, pp. 587-589
      12. Letter from North Carolina by Katherine Fulton, pp. 590-596
      13. [+]
        The Wise Child by J.D. McClatchy, pp. 597-598 - 1 Review
        Randall Jarrell's Letters by Mary Jarrell and Randall Jarrell
      14. [+]
        The Heavy Bear by Maria Margaronis, pp. 599-600 - 1 Review
        Letters of Delmore Schwartz by Robert S. Phillips and Delmore Schwartz
      15. [+]
        String of Pearls by Evan Eisenberg, p. 601 - 1 Review
        Rhythm-a-Ning by Gary Giddins
      16. Separate Houses by Ellen Bryant Voigt, p. 602
      17. Dance by Mindy Aloff, pp. 603-608
    8. [+]
      May 25, 1985 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 610
      2. Embattled Books, p. 611
      3. Mobile Castle, p. 612
      4. Out in the Kohl by Norman Birnbaum, p. 612
      5. Baseball and Drugs by Robert Lipsyte, p. 613
      6. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 614
      7. [+]
        Greater Expectations by David K. Cohen, pp. 615-622 - 2 Reviews
        Barriers to Excellence
        Make Something Happen
      8. [+]
        Black, White and Brown by J. Anthony Lukas, pp. 623-625 - 4 Reviews
        The Burden of Brown by Raymond Wolters
        The New American Dilemma by Jennifer L. Hochschild
        Strategies for Effective Desegregation by Willis D. Hawley
        The Consequences of School Desegregation by Christine Rossell and Willis D. Hawley
      9. [+]
        The Wrong Track by Deborah Meier, pp. 626-629 - 1 Review
        Keeping Track by Jeannie Oakes
      10. [+]
        Father Knows Best by Sue M. Halpern, pp. 630-633 - 2 Reviews
        The Schools We Deserve by Diane Ravitch
        Challenge to American Schools by John H. Bunzel
      11. Where the Action Is by Alice Seletsky, pp. 634-638
      12. [+]
        Imprinting the Kids by Theodore R. Sizer, p. 639 - 1 Review
        For Our Children by Frank Macchiarola and Thomas Hauser
      13. [+]
        Guess Again by Nina Barrett, pp. 640-642 - 1 Review
        None of the Above by David Owen
      14. [+]
        The Nonreaders by Andrew Hacker, pp. 643-644 - 1 Review
        Illiterate America by Jonathan Kozol
      15. Everything's Up-to-Date in Minnesota by Elizabeth Pochoda, pp. 645-650
      16. One Step Forward... by Felicia E. Halpert, p. 651
      17. [+]
        Book Notes by Francis Wilkinson and Elizabeth Pochoda, pp. 652-656 - 3 Reviews
        The Great School Debate by Ronald Gross and Beatrice Gross
        Choosing Equality by Ann Bastian
        The Devil in Classroom by James Marshall
      18. Cover drawing by Randall Enos
    9. [+]
      June 1, 1985 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Gay City on a Hill by Andrew Kopkind, p. 657
      2. Monopolizing the News, p. 657
      3. Letters, p. 658
      4. Is Philly Burning?, p. 659
      5. Budget as Usual, p. 660
      6. The Center Holds by Norman Birnbaum, p. 660
      7. One-Way Traffic by Phil Primack, p. 661
      8. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 662-663
      9. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 664-665
      10. Russia and the Third World by Jerry Hough, pp. 666-667
      11. The Air-Controller Crunch by Bill Blum and Gina Lobaco, pp. 668-676
      12. [+]
        Gunsmoke and Voodoo by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 677-678 - 1 Review
        Captain Maximus by Barry Hannah
      13. [+]
        A Confusion of Realms by Ian Hamilton, pp. 679-680 - 1 Review
        Zuckerman Bound: A Trilogy and Epilogue by Philip Roth
      14. [+]
        Freaks by John Seabrook, p. 681 - 1 Review
        The Magic Kingdom by Stanley Elkin
      15. Theater by Paul Berman, pp. 682-688
    10. [+]
      June 8, 1985 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Corporate Crime---I by Mark Green and John F. Berry, p. 689
      2. Fiscal Populism, p. 689
      3. Letters, p. 690
      4. Power of Darkness, p. 691
      5. Teflon Capitalism, p. 692
      6. Harvest of Chaos by Dilip Hiro, p. 692
      7. Gdansk Showdown by Daniel Singer, p. 693
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 694
      9. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 695
      10. World Information Cartel by Herbert i. Schiller, pp. 696-697
      11. Minority Voices by Victor Navasky, pp. 698-701
      12. The Talk at U.S.C. by Elsa Dixler, pp. 702-708
      13. [+]
        The Uncircumcised Heart by Mark Shechner, p. 709 - 1 Review
        A Perfect Peace by Amos Oz
      14. The Bee Tree by Ellen Bryant Voigt, p. 710
      15. [+]
        Gossip, Lies and Wishes by Brad Gooch, pp. 711-712 - 5 Reviews
        Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch
        In Youth is Pleasure by Denton Welch
        A Voice Through a Cloud by Denton Welch
        The Journals of Denton Welch by Michael De-la-Noy and Denton Welch
        Denton Welch: The Making of a Writer by Michael De-la-Noy
      16. [+]
        After Niebuhr by Michael Wreszin, p. 713 - 1 Review
        The Lost Soul of American Politics by John Patrick Diggins
      17. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 714-720
    11. [+]
      June 15, 1985 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Gold-Plated Weaponry by Tony Kaye, p. 721
      2. Greece Goes Its Own Way, p. 721
      3. Letters, p. 722
      4. Supply-Side Spies, p. 723
      5. Rajiv's Road Trip by Harish Khare, p. 724
      6. Stop the Cruise by Tom DeLuca, p. 724
      7. Cold War Cartography by Jack Huberman, p. 725
      8. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 726-727
      9. Incarceration Inc. by Craig Becker and Amy Dru Stanley, pp. 728-730
      10. Corporate Crime---II by Mark Green and John F. Berry, pp. 731-738
      11. [+]
        Remember Dat? by Carol Sternhell, pp. 739-740 - 1 Review
        Later the Same Day by Grace Paley
      12. [+]
        The Apple Polisher by Jim Sleeper, pp. 741-743 - 1 Review
        The Rise and Fall of New York City by Roger Starr
      13. Black and White At the Station by Nicholas Christopher, pp. 744-745
      14. Dance by Mindy Aloff, pp. 746-747
      15. [+]
        Book Notes by Barbara Fisher Williamson, pp. 748-752 - 3 Reviews
        Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
        Home Truths by Mavis Gallant
        Reasons to Live by Amy Hempel
    12. [+]
      June 22, 1985 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Smearing Disarmament by Peter Maass, p. 751
      2. Hope in the Middle East, p. 751
      3. Letters, p. 752
      4. SALT on Hold, p. 753
      5. Private Revolution, p. 754
      6. Life Is a Soap, p. 754
      7. Updates, p. 755
      8. The Peltier Case by Nicholas Hentoff, p. 756
      9. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 757
      10. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 758-759
      11. Poland Diary by Daniel Singer, pp. 760-763
      12. The Bank-Failure Wave by Sidney Lens, pp. 764-765
      13. World Hunger Myths by Albert L. Huebner, pp. 766-769
      14. [+]
        More Oil Follies by Thomas Powers, pp. 770-771 - 1 Review
        All Fall Down by Gary Sick
      15. [+]
        The Peacock by Edward Fox, pp. 772-773 - 1 Review
        Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski
      16. [+]
        Acts of Statesmanship by Martin J. Sherwin, p. 774 - 1 Review
        The Marshall Plan by Charles L. Mee, Jr.
      17. Art by Arthur C. Danto, p. 775
      18. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 776-777 - 2 Reviews
        Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985 Film) by George P. Cosmatos
        Birdy (1984 Film) by Alan Parker
      19. Theater by Paul Berman, pp. 778-782
    13. [+]
      June 29, 1985 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Getting There From Here by Michael T. Klare, p. 783
      2. The Worst-Man Scenario, p. 783
      3. Letters, p. 784
      4. Break the Cycle, p. 785
      5. Serving the Lord by David L. Kirp, p. 786
      6. The United Strike by Jack Metzgar and Andrew Banks, p. 787
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 788-789
      8. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 790
      9. Zia's "Islamic Democracy" by Aslam Khan, pp. 791-793
      10. X-Rated Feminism by Marcia Pally, pp. 794-796
      11. The Mexican Opposition by Luis J. Rodriguez, pp. 797-802
      12. [+]
        A Fine Excess by Robert B. Shaw, p. 803 - 1 Review
        What the Light Was Like by Amy Clampitt
      13. [+]
        The Media Maven by Bob Hall, pp. 804-806 - 1 Review
        Helms and Hunt by William D. Snider
      14. [+]
        Thinking Aloud by David Caute, p. 807 - 1 Review
        Waiting: The Whites of South Africa by Vincent Crapanzano
      15. Breaking and Entering by Sharon Bryan, p. 808
      16. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 809-814 - 1 Review
        The Goonies (1985 Film) by Richard Donner
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1985 = 9 Issues, 148 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 6, 1985 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, p. 1
      2. Desperately Seeking Solutions, p. 1
      3. Letters, p. 2
      4. Salvador Heats Up, p. 3
      5. Never on Sunday, p. 4
      6. The Right WAr, p. 4
      7. "Vote for Peace"? by Wayne S. Smith, pp. 5-7
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 8
      9. Politics of Transcendence by Michael Ferber, pp. 9-12
      10. The F.B.I. Is Watching by Frank Donner, pp. 13-16
      11. Easter Island Base by Tim Frasca, p. 17
      12. Screenwriters' Strike by Findlay Buntin, p. 18
      13. Turning Agricultre Around by Devorah Lanner, pp. 19-20
      14. [+]
        Watching the Detectives by Terrence Rafferty, p. 21 - 2 Reviews
        Suspects by David Thomson
        Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
      15. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 22-24
      16. [+]
        Films by George De Stefano, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
        Before Stonewall (1985 Film) by Greta Schiller and Robert Rosenberg
      17. Dance by Mindy Aloff, pp. 27-32
    2. [+]
      July 20, 1985 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. St. Ronald's Fire by Joshua Hammer, p. 33
      2. Rounding Up the Usual Suspects, p. 33
      3. Letters, p. 34
      4. Contra Pundit, p. 35
      5. The Way It Is, p. 36
      6. Smoking Gun by Alfie Kohn, p. 36
      7. Nectar Feeding by Edward Hoagland, p. 37
      8. Updates, p. 37
      9. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 38-39
      10. Operation Sojourner by Sandy Tolan and Carol Ann Bassett, pp. 40-43
      11. The Gouzenko Case by William A. Reuben, pp. 44-51
      12. [+]
        Narrative Overdrive by Paul West, pp. 52-53 - 2 Reviews
        The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
        Macunaima by Mario de Andrade
      13. [+]
        Funeral Baked Meats by Gerald Weales, pp. 54-55 - 2 Reviews
        Tennessee: Cry of the Heart by Dotson Rader
        The Kindness of Strangers by Donald Spoto
      14. [+]
        Anderre Menschens Gelt by Sol Yurick, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
        Other People's Money by Stephen Fenichell
      15. Dissolution by a Northern Ocean by Carol Cavallaro, p. 58
      16. Music by Evan Eisenberg, pp. 58-59
      17. [+]
        Book Notes by Laird Harrison, p. 60 - 2 Reviews
        No Free Lunch by Medea Benjamin, Joseph Collins, and Michael Scott, ...
        Contrasts: Soviet and American Thinkers Discuss the Future by Wiktor Osiatynski
      18. Naming the Shell by Judith Root, pp. 61-64
    3. [+]
      August 3, 1985 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Reflections on the Bomb by Kai Erikson, p. 65
      2. No Rules of the Game, p. 65
      3. Letters, p. 66
      4. Icons of Summer, p. 67
      5. Herbert G. Gutman, p. 68
      6. Young Hostages by Terry Bisson and Sally O'Brien, p. 69
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 70-71
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 72
      9. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 73
      10. Reform for the Rich by Bernard D. Nossiter, pp. 74-75
      11. Speaking Out Against War by Elinor Langer, pp. 76-77
      12. Suing the Victims by Allen Tullos, pp. 78-85
      13. [+]
        Living Matter by Ann Snitow, pp. 86-87 - 3 Reviews
        The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
        Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi
        If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi
      14. Crete: August by Ron Lieber, p. 88
      15. Art by Arthur C. Danto, p. 89
      16. Two Skulls by Mary Swander, p. 90
      17. Music by Frank Rose, p. 91
      18. Song by Ellen Bryant Voigt, pp. 91-96
    4. [+]
      August 17, 1985 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. K.A.L. 007: Unanswered Questions, p. 97
      2. Letters, pp. 98-100
      3. Cuba Libre by Andrew Kopkind, p. 101
      4. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 102-103
      5. Journey Into Doubt by David Pearson and John Keppel, pp. 104-105
      6. Propaganda Coup by Laurien Alexandre, pp. 106-107
      7. Overflights Past by Richard D. Challener, pp. 108-109
      8. On Threats and Missing Tapes by David Corn, pp. 110-112
      9. Secret U.S. Nuclear Arsenal by Walden Bello, Peter Hayes, and Lyuba Zarsky, pp. 113-114
      10. [+]
        Reading Aloud by Clara Claiborne Park, pp. 115-117 - 1 Review
        The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America by Donald Hall
      11. [+]
        Right From Wrong by Carol Tavris, pp. 118-119 - 1 Review
        Bringing up a Moral Child by Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler
      12. [+]
        Tempest in a Test Tube by Tabitha Powledge, pp. 120-121 - 1 Review
        Making Babies by Peter Singer and Deane Wells
      13. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 122-128
    5. [+]
      August 31, 1985 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Sandinistas' No-Win Choice by George Black and Robert Matthews, p. 129
      2. Blowing Peace Out of the Water, p. 129
      3. Letters, p. 130
      4. Apartheid Quakes, p. 131
      5. Runaway Chemicals, p. 132
      6. High-Tech Secrets by David Kahn, p. 133
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 134-135
      8. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 136-137
      9. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 138
      10. Zimbabwe's Elections by David Caute, pp. 139-144
      11. The New Age Movement by Harvey Wasserman, pp. 145-149
      12. [+]
        Huck at 100 by Leo Marx, pp. 150-151 - 1 Review
        The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
      13. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 152-154
      14. Dance by Mindy Aloff, pp. 155-160
    6. [+]
      September 7, 1985 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. The Sears case by Jon Wiener, p. 161
      2. The Finking of the President, p. 161
      3. Letters, p. 162
      4. Spy Dust Memories, p. 163
      5. Labor Day, 1985 by Thomas Ferguson and Joel Rogers, pp. 164-165
      6. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 166-167
      7. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 168
      8. South Africa's Townships by Eric Rieder, pp. 169-171
      9. Letter from Europe by Daniel Singer, pp. 172-173
      10. Reviving the Mon Valley by David Morse, pp. 174-180
      11. [+]
        The Christian Network by George Black, pp. 181-182 - 1 Review
        Nicaragua: Revolution in the Family by Shirley Christian
      12. [+]
        Exporting Persecution by Aryeh Neier, pp. 183-184 - 2 Reviews
        The American Connection, Vol. I by Michael McClintock
        American Connection, Vol. II by Michael McClintock
      13. Reading Nicaragua by Holly Sklar, pp. 185-192
    7. [+]
      September 14, 1985 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Chocolate Caper by Jay Peterzell, p. 193
      2. Ghosts on the F.B.I. Payroll, p. 193
      3. Letters, p. 194
      4. A Social Disease, p. 195
      5. No Time for Sergeant, p. 196
      6. Our Overseas Cops by Holly Burkhalter and Alita Paine, p. 197
      7. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 198
      8. Sovieticus by Stephen F. Cohen, p. 199
      9. Defense Contract Bonanza by William Hartung and Rosy Nimroody, pp. 200-201
      10. Nicaragua's Miskitos---I by Penny Lernoux, pp. 202-205
      11. Peace and Human Rights by E.P. Thompson, pp. 206-210
      12. The Imperial Theme by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 211-212
      13. [+]
        Solidarity Under Siege by David Bensman, pp. 213-215 - 2 Reviews
        The Share Economy by Martin L. Weitzman
        Inside the Circle by Mike Parker
      14. [+]
        Swords to Plowshares by Richard Caplan, pp. 216-218 - 1 Review
        Economic Conversion by Suzanne Gordon and Dave McFadden
      15. [+]
        The Apartheid Landscape by Vivienne Walt, p. 219 - 1 Review
        Freedom Rising by James North
      16. The Work by A.E. Stringer, pp. 220-224
    8. [+]
      September 21, 1985 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 226
      2. Global Talk Show?, p. 227
      3. Loss of Momentum, p. 228
      4. Silent Reproach, p. 229
      5. The ASAT "Stick" by Kai Bird and Max Holland, p. 229
      6. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 230-231
      7. Introduction by Richard Falk, pp. 232-235
      8. America and the U.N. by Charles William Maynes, pp. 236-237
      9. The U.N. in the Middle East by Stephen Green, pp. 238-241
      10. The U.N. and the Third World by Eqbal Ahmad, pp. 242-243
      11. The Blackening of the U.N. by A.W. Singham, pp. 244-245
      12. U.N. Famine Relief by William Shawcross, pp. 246-247
      13. The U.N. and Information by Herbert I. Schiller, pp. 248-250
      14. The U.N. Charter by Marcus Raskin, pp. 251-252
      15. The U.N. Revisited by Claude Bourdet, pp. 253-255
      16. [+]
        'La Cite, C'est Moi' by Marshall Berman, pp. 256-264 - 1 Review
        I, Koch by Arthur Browne #2, Dan Collins, and Michael Goodwin, ...
    9. [+]
      September 28, 1985 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. The Failure of Success by Alan Wolfe, p. 265
      2. Whom Do We Protect?, p. 265
      3. Letters, p. 266
      4. Heroes Are Made..., p. 267
      5. Oppose Miller, p. 268
      6. Puerto Rico Raid by Michael Goldfarb, p. 269
      7. Men in White by Edward Sorel, p. 270
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 271
      9. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 272-273
      10. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 274
      11. Nicaragua's Miskitos---II by Penny Lernoux, pp. 275-278
      12. Letter From Europe by Daniel Singer, pp. 279-283
      13. Fall Poetry Supplement by Florence Grossman, p. 284
      14. Scullers by Michael Blumenthal, p. 284
      15. Don't Fix It Again by Molly Peacock, p. 284
      16. On the Subway by Sharon Olds, p. 284
      17. Love Poem for My Husband by Barbara Helfgott Hyett, p. 285
      18. Break of Day by Galway Kinnell, p. 285
      19. My Grandfather's Poems by Edward Hirsch, p. 285
      20. Elephants at the Airport by Timothy Nolan, pp. 285-286
      21. [+]
        A Calm and Clear Eye by Mark Rudman, p. 287 - 1 Review
        Report from the Besieged City, and Other Poems by Zbigniew Herbert
      22. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 288-289
      23. Music by David Hamilton, pp. 290-296
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1985 = 13 Issues, 195 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 5, 1985 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Corrupting a Country by Richard J. Walton, p. 297
      2. Cold War Feminism, p. 297
      3. Letters, p. 298
      4. Thought for Food, p. 299
      5. Singing for Aid, p. 300
      6. President Heston by Neil Postman, p. 300
      7. Mulroney Says No? by David Kattenberg, p. 301
      8. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 302-303
      9. Taiwan's Press Crackdown by JoAnn Lum, pp. 304-305
      10. Death in the Fields by Richard Wiles, pp. 306-310
      11. The Carlos File by Martha Honey and Tony Avirgan, pp. 311-315
      12. [+]
        Crossfire by Mark Zanger, pp. 316-319 - 1 Review
        Common Ground by J. Anthony Lukas
      13. [+]
        Poetic Relations by Charles Molesworth, pp. 320-321 - 1 Review
        The Roundhouse Voices by Dave Smith
      14. [+]
        What's Going On by George De Stefano, pp. 322-328 - 1 Review
        Divided Soul by David Ritz
    2. [+]
      October 12, 1985 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Repent No More by Frank Donner, p. 329
      2. The Years With White, p. 329
      3. Letters, p. 330
      4. Heckler Heave-ho, p. 331
      5. Nuclear Bargains, p. 332
      6. Desperate Politics by Pat Aufderheide, p. 333
      7. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 334
      8. Sovieticus by Stephen F. Cohen, p. 335
      9. Political Ecology by Kirkpatrick Sale, pp. 336-343
      10. Teaching Cops About Terrorism by Bruce Shapiro, pp. 344-346
      11. [+]
        Coming to Grief by Catharine R. Stimpson, pp. 347-351 - 1 Review
        Never Guilty, Never Free by Ginny Foat and Laura Foreman
      12. It's a Small W by Henrietta Stackpole, pp. 352-353
      13. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 354-360
    3. [+]
      October 19, 1985 Issue = 10 Articles
      1. Return of the 'Yellow Peril' by Peter Irons, p. 361
      2. Details at 11 O'Clock, p. 361
      3. Letters, pp. 362-365
      4. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 366-367
      5. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 368
      6. Through the Looking-Glass War by Norman Birnbaum, pp. 369-370
      7. Officers' Mafia in El Salvador by Kenneth E. Sharpe, pp. 371-380
      8. [+]
        Conspiracy of Praise by Edward W. Said, pp. 381-385 - 1 Review
        From Time Immemorial by Joan Peters
      9. The Lenore Marshall Prize by John Hollander, pp. 386-390
      10. Crossword Puzzle No. 2074 by Frank W. Lewis, pp. 391-392
    4. [+]
      October 26, 1985 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. The A.N.C. and the Unions by Mike Calabrese and Mike Kendall, p. 393
      2. Give and Take at Chrysler, p. 393
      3. Exchange, p. 394
      4. Hijack Backwash, p. 395
      5. Punishing Friends by Stanley Reed, p. 396
      6. Is Peace a Victim? by Milton Viorst, p. 397
      7. Rules of Law by Aryeh Neier, p. 398
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 399
      9. Dispatches by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 400-401
      10. Licenses to Coin Money by Bernard D. Nossiter, pp. 402-403
      11. Glafko Sums Up by Peter Marin, pp. 404-411
      12. The Near Pavilions! by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 412-413
      13. Theater by Paul Berman, pp. 414-418
      14. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 419-424 - 1 Review
        Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985 Film) by Hector Babenco
    5. [+]
      November 2, 1985 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Democrats and the Left by Blair Clark, p. 425
      2. Reagan and the World, p. 425
      3. Letters, p. 426
      4. Love That Bomb!, p. 427
      5. Economic Tremors, p. 428
      6. Aid Commandos by Susanna McKean Moore, p. 429
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 430-431
      8. The Age of Belief by Edward Sorel, p. 432
      9. The Registration Strategy---I by Richard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven, pp. 433-436
      10. House Democrats by Frank Donner, pp. 437-439
      11. Black Democrats by Ron Walters, pp. 440-445
      12. The Last Trumpet by Evan Eisenberg, pp. 446-449
      13. [+]
        A Hole Is to Dig by James Marcus, pp. 450-456 - 1 Review
        The Nuclear Age by Tim O'Brien
    6. [+]
      November 9, 1985 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 458
      2. A Slippery Summit, p. 459
      3. Liberty Inc., p. 460
      4. Kahaneism by Amos Kenan, p. 461
      5. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 462
      6. Sovieticus by Stephen F. Cohen, p. 463
      7. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 464
      8. Iacocca's Golden Door by Roberta Brandes Gratz and Eric Fettmann, pp. 465-476
      9. [+]
        Glory Days? by James Traub, pp. 477-478 - 1 Review
        The Shopping Mall High School by Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar, and David K. Cohen, ...
      10. Linguistic Segregation by Jim Quinn, pp. 479-481
      11. [+]
        "Lesser Charlatans" by Calvin Trillin, pp. 482-483 - 1 Review
        Howe and Hummel by Richard H. Rovere
      12. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 484-488 - 2 Reviews
        Living at Risk (1985 Film) by Alfred Guzzetti, Susan Meiselas, and Richard Rogers, ...
        Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements (1985 Film) by Deborah Shaffer
    7. [+]
      November 16, 1985 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 490
      2. Monkey Business, p. 491
      3. Secret Sharers, p. 492
      4. Statuegate, p. 492
      5. Duarte Negotiations by Lucia Annunziata, p. 493
      6. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 494-495
      7. [+]
        Postmodern Maladies by Terrence Rafferty, pp. 496-497 - 2 Reviews
        Carpenter's Gothic by William Gaddis
        Adventures in the Alaskan Skin Trade by John Hawkes
      8. [+]
        The Doldrums Duet by Nicholas Xenos, pp. 498-501 - 2 Reviews
        Socialism and America by Irving Howe
        Taking Sides by Michael Harrington
      9. [+]
        The Canonization by Geoffrey O'Brien, pp. 502-505 - 1 Review
        The Harvard Book of Contemporary American Poetry by Helen Vendler
      10. [+]
        Plainsongs by Douglas Crase, pp. 506-509 - 1 Review
        A Few Days by James Schuyler
      11. [+]
        One Culture by Sue M. Halpern, pp. 510-511 - 1 Review
        The Flamingo's Smile by Stephen Jay Gould
      12. [+]
        The Comptian Groove by Casey Blake, pp. 512-517 - 2 Reviews
        Herbert Croly of the New Republic by David W. Levy
        Ralph Ingersoll: A Biography by Roy Hoopes
      13. [+]
        Cul-de-Sac by Richard Parker, pp. 518-519 - 1 Review
        The Zero-Sum Solution by Lester Thurow
      14. After a Visit by J.D. McClatchy, pp. 520-521
      15. [+]
        Blunt Instruments by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 522-523 - 1 Review
        Cutting Edges by Charles Krauthammer
      16. [+]
        Heresies by Maureen Quilligan, pp. 524-525 - 1 Review
        Immodest Acts by Judith C. Brown
      17. [+]
        Moralists and Esthetes by Phyllis Rose, pp. 526-527 - 1 Review
        Caracole by Edmund White
      18. Boom at BAM by Frank Rose, pp. 528-529
      19. Theater by Paul Berman, p. 530
      20. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 531-536 - 1 Review
        Sweet Dreams (1985 Film) by Karel Reisz
      21. Cover Drawing by Tony Auth
    8. [+]
      November 23, 1985 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Opposition Accord by Cynthia Brown, p. 537
      2. Upheaval in Colombia, p. 537
      3. Letters, p. 538
      4. Delayed Justice, p. 539
      5. The East's Summit by Lucy Komisar, p. 540
      6. Guatemala Votes by Allan Nairn, p. 541
      7. Investment Strategies by Edward Sorel, p. 542
      8. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 543
      9. Capitol Letter by Kai Bird and Max Holland, p. 544
      10. Letter from Texas by Molly Ivins, pp. 545-546
      11. The Registration Strategy---II by Richard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven, pp. 547-548
      12. Rainbow Warrior Aftermath by Peter Van Ness and Carolyn M. Stephenson, pp. 549-553
      13. [+]
        Across the Great Divide by Jon Wiener, pp. 554-555 - 1 Review
        Slavery and Freedom on the Middle Ground by Barbara Jeanne Fields
      14. [+]
        Throwback by Bill Farrell, p. 556 - 1 Review
        The Crucible of Race by Joel Williamson
      15. [+]
        Future Shocked by Deirdre Levinson, p. 557 - 1 Review
        The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing
      16. Halved by Michael Blumenthal, p. 558
      17. [+]
        The Second Reconstruction by David J. Garrow, p. 559 - 3 Reviews
        Reaping the Whirlwind by Robert J. Norrell
        Racial Change and Community Crisis by David R. Colburn
        In Pursuit of Power by Steven F. Lawson
      18. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 560-561 - 2 Reviews
        Compromising Positions (1985 Film) by Frank Perry
        Jagged Edge (1985 Film) by Richard Marquand
      19. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 562-568
    9. [+]
      November 30, 1985 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Letter from Europe by Daniel Singer, p. 569
      2. All Uphill From Here, p. 569
      3. Letters, p. 570
      4. Wrong Defectors, p. 571
      5. Science Shot Down, p. 572
      6. Citizen Nader, p. 572
      7. Hope in Ulster by Bernard D. Nossiter, p. 573
      8. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 574-575
      9. Uncivil Liberties by Calvin Trillin, p. 576
      10. The Peace Corps at 25 by Harris Wofford, pp. 577-578
      11. Preservation vs. Exploitation by Roberta Brandes Gratz and Eric Fettmann, pp. 579-581
      12. Tamil Demands for Autonomy by Richard Greenberg, pp. 582-584
      13. The Cameron Affair by Kai Bird and Max Holland, pp. 585-589
      14. [+]
        The Discreet Art of the Bourgeoisie by J. Hoberman, pp. 590-591 - 1 Review
        The Revenge of the Philistines by Hilton Kramer
      15. Into the Territories by Liz Rosenberg, p. 592
      16. [+]
        Cultcrazy by Thomas M. Disch, p. 593 - 1 Review
        Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis
      17. [+]
        Pyrography by Edmund White, p. 594 - 1 Review
        World's Fair by E.L. Doctorow
      18. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 595-600 - 1 Review
        Dance with a Stranger (1985 Film) by Mike Newell
    10. [+]
      December 7, 1985 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. MacArthur Foundation---I by Jamie Kitman, p. 601
      2. High Coast of "Firm Action", p. 601
      3. Letters, p. 602
      4. Limits of Dissent, p. 603
      5. Sour Charity, p. 604
      6. The Wrong Horse by Rob Nixon, p. 605
      7. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 606
      8. Meese's "Original Intent" by Herman Schwartz, pp. 607-611
      9. The Muzzled Dissident by Katrina vanden Heuvel, pp. 612-619
      10. [+]
        Going for Broke by Peter Schrag, p. 620 - 1 Review
        The Divorce Revolution by Lenore J. Weitzman
      11. [+]
        Magnifying Lens by Rosetta Cohen, pp. 621-622 - 1 Review
        The Lamplit Answer by Gjertrud Schnackenberg
      12. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 623-624 - 2 Reviews
        After Hours (1985 Film) by Martin Scorsese
        Mixed Blood (1985 Film) by Paul Morrissey
      13. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 625-632
    11. [+]
      December 14, 1985 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, p. 633
      2. Philippine Election, p. 633
      3. Letters, p. 634
      4. The Democons, p. 635
      5. Tax (Yawn) Reform, p. 636
      6. P.Q. R.I.P., p. 636
      7. Labor Independence by Lance Compa, pp. 637-639
      8. Capitol Letter by Kai Bird and Max Holland, p. 640
      9. MacArthur Foundation---II by Jamie Kitman, pp. 641-646
      10. The N.L.R.B.'s Right Turn by Stephen F. Diamond, p. 647
      11. Of Guns and Public Transport by David Morse, pp. 648-652
      12. Esprit de Corps by Frank Page, pp. 653-655
      13. Art by Arthur C. Danto, pp. 656-657
      14. Music Lesson by Edward Field, pp. 658-664
    12. [+]
      December 21, 1985 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Privacy Invaders by Daniel Jussim, p. 665
      2. Sock It to the States, p. 665
      3. Letters, p. 666
      4. Ill-timed Missile, p. 667
      5. Dance of Death, p. 668
      6. "Sun City" Rap, p. 668
      7. Taking a Stand, p. 669
      8. A Christmas Story, p. 670
      9. Minority Report by Christopher Hitchens, p. 671
      10. The Socialists and NATO by Adrian Shubert, pp. 672-673
      11. MacArthur Foundation---III by Jamie Kitman, pp. 674-679
      12. Trouble in Palau by Ellin Stein, pp. 680-684
      13. [+]
        Mean to Be Free by Edward Hirsch, p. 685 - 1 Review
        Collected Poems by Robert Hayden and Frederick Glaysher
      14. [+]
        Bewitched by Peter Pringle, pp. 686-687 - 1 Review
        Star Warriors by William J. Broad
      15. [+]
        The Middle Ground by Richard J. Barnet, pp. 688-689 - 1 Review
        The Politics of Euromissiles by Diana Johnstone
      16. The Nearness by Curtis Harnack, p. 690
      17. Theater by Paul Berman, pp. 690-696
    13. [+]
      December 28, 1985 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Low-Intensity Conflict by Michael T. Klare, p. 697
      2. The Test That Failed, p. 697
      3. Letters, p. 698
      4. Big Is Not Better, p. 699
      5. Bush-wacked, p. 700
      6. The Unesco Walk by Michael Massing, p. 701
      7. Beat the Devil by Alexander Cockburn, pp. 702-703
      8. Capitol Letter by Kai Bird and Max Holland, p. 704
      9. Egypt After Malta by Stanley Reed, pp. 705-707
      10. Supply-Side Knowledge by Herbert I. Schiller, pp. 708-716
      11. The Moral Bypass by Barbara Ehrenreich, pp. 717-718
      12. --- by Deborah Meier, p. 719
      13. --- by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, p. 720
      14. --- by Michael Zuckerman, p. 721
      15. --- by James Walkup, p. 722
      16. --- by Norman Birnbaum, p. 723
      17. [+]
        Films by Andrew Kopkind, pp. 723-728 - 1 Review
        Eleni (1985 Film) by Peter Yates
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
[+]
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