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| Letters | 6 |
| Comment | 9 |
| No Comment | 13 |
| The Word from Washington | 14 |
| Stein, Jeff | |
| Reflections | 16 |
| Johnson, Phillip | |
| Datelines | 17 |
| al., Dan Carpenter et. | |
| WHEN THE 'VISIBLE SAINTS' COME MARCHING IN | 21 |
| Judis, John | |
| HEAVY LIFTING | 24 |
| Lens, Sidney | |
| HARD CHOICES | 26 |
| Compa, Lance | |
| REBEL TEAMSTERS | 31 |
| Hoyt, Michael | |
| HOLY SMOKE | 34 |
| MacEoin, Gary | |
| THE PLUNDER UNDER DOWN UNDER | 36 |
| Saddler, Hugh | |
| AGAIN, PAYOLA | 40 |
| Coll, Steve | |
| Media | 43 |
| Schorr, Daniel | |
| Indigenous Music | 44 |
| Hentoff, Nat | |
| Film | 46 |
| Seitz, Michael H. | |
| IN LOVE WITH HISTORY | 48 |
| Tuchman, Barbara W. | |
| TO NAIL KING | 49 |
| Garrow, David J. | |
| SPORTS FOR ALL | 50 |
| Vincent, Ted | |
| IN THE FAMILY | 51 |
| Irving, John | |
| PRAIRIE REVOLT | 52 |
| Wellstone, Barry M. Casper and Paul David | |
| APARTHEID | 53 |
| Pollak, Richard | |
| Books Briefly | 53 |
| Index for 1981 | 55 |
| Puzzle | 62 |
| Rathvon, Emily Cox and Henry | |
| The Last Word | 66 |
| Rother, Stan |
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