NEWS & VIEWS Americans Hearing Gifts There wasn't much doubt about Washington's 1967 arms embargo against Greece being a fiction. Just how complete a fiction, however, was left for Senator...
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CORRESPONDENCE A Kind Word Flushing, N.Y. To the Editors: As someone who contributes to Commonweal, I hesitate to comment on articles that appear in its pages. Nevertheless, two recent...
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POLITICS AND MONEY How can we make sure that the best and not simply the richest man has a chance to win an election for public office in America? There is no simple answer, but nearly everyone...
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Spanish Resistance Grows Haider There were 18 million visitors to Spain in 1969—two tourists for every three Spaniards—lured by golden beaches, scorching sun, cheap hotels and "such...
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The Return Of the Felon No matter how monastic the convict, the best thing about going to prison is the joy there is in leaving. "Go to prison," I'm tempted to say. "There is no other way to...
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RACE, RIOTS AND REPORTERS Press coverage of urban disorders TERRY ANN KNOPF As racial disorders have become a familiar part of the national scene, the press has demonstrated a...
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IS AMERICA MORAL? The American moral tradition needs demonstration rather than reaffirmation RICHARD J. NEUHAITS Suggest to students today that they should appeal to the conscience of America,...
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THE SCREEN It's no news, I suppose, that M*A*S*H (20th Century Fox) is a phenomenal success. Not only with audiences: the reception from the critics was more unanimously rapturous than any I can...
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BOOKS The new political pornography: a case in point Confirm or Deny: Informing the People on National Security PHIL G. GOULDING Harper & Row, $7.95 THOMAS M. CONRAD Phil Goulding was...
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