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 Vol. 043 Issue 003 (March 1 1979)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 LETTERS
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LETTERS Urban glitter I want to congratulate The Progressive for the January 1979 issue and in particular the special report and articles concerning "Urban Renaissance — the Reality Beneath the...
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COMMENT
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COMMENT Fighting fire with lire Like the engineer who fiddled and fumbled while America was burning fifty years ago, the current occupant of the White House seems paralyzed. But now not only the...
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NO COMMENT
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NO COMMENT Cultural counterrevolution The Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest has warned Vice Premier Teng Hsia-ping that China's decision to import Coca-Cola will "in the...
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A CONTINENT IN AGONY
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MacEoin, Gary
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A continent in agony Latin America on the road to fascism Gary MacEoin Latin Americans are all the same; what they need is an infusion of 'American' know-how and a good kick in the pants." In the...
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ELVIS LIVES!
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Egerton, John
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Elvis Lives! The stuff that myths are made of John Egerton Every day the faithful come, and there is nothing to indicate they will stop coming. Even on the grayest of winter days, they can be...
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ON THE CONTRADICTIONS OF SOCIALISM
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Lens, Sidney
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REFLECTIONS On the contradictions of socialism Sidney Lens There is an old story about a socialist on a soapbox, haranguing a crowd. "Comes the revolution,11 he says, "we'll all eat strawberries...
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ABORTION CLINICS UNDER SIEGE
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Barton, Judy
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Abortion clinics under siege After the writs come the firebombs Judy Barton Maggi Cage knew she was in for a fight when she rented a building in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, in September 1977 and...
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ADAM AND EVE AND THE ARMY
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Drogin, Bob
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Adam and Eve and the army Make war, not love Bob Drogin When Army Staff Sergeant Dar-ryl Stewart kissed and had sexual intercourse last spring with a recruit he was engaged to marry, Fort Jackson...
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CITIZEN OF THE REPUBLIC
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Citizen of the republic Felix Frankfurter used to say that the highest office in a democracy was the office of citizen. The American who, I think, brings the most distinction to the office of...
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MEDICINE'S DUAL SOCIETY
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Brown, Martin
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Medicine's dual society A two-class structure of health care mirrors the outer world Martin Brown Health care in the United States — a $200 billion-a-year industry that accounts for almost 10 per...
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THE MOST CAPTIVE CONSUMERS
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Medsger, Betty
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The most captive consumers At the mercy of the wheelchair barons He was driving this chair in the cemetery in May 1973 when the right wheel suddenly fell off. Mason was thrown to the ground, and...
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THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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Rockman, Jane
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There goes the neighborhood Upper Manhattan's little reactor Jane Rockman On the upper West Side of Manhattan, home of more than 400,000 people per square mile, Columbia University has built a...
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GENELLE SAYS NO
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Wolff, Cathy
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Genelle says no When the town put its foot down, the uranium mining stopped Cathy Wolff Genelle, tucked along the Columbia River in the southeast corner of Canada's sprawling British Columbia, is...
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A BUNDLE FOR KOREA
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Morrell, Jim; Holland, Max
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A bundle lor Korea Amidst the bribery scandals. Congress votes record aid Jim Morrell and Max Holland After a brief and perfunctory debate, the Ninety-fifth Congress voted to grant South Korea...
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INSURANCE REDLINING
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Stevenson, Gelvin
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Insurance redlining A new front in the battle to save people's homes Gelvin Stevenson Anew front has been opened in the struggle to save people's homes from the arbitrary decisions of...
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MOVIES
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Turan, Kenneth
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MOVIES The Deer Hunter Kenneth Turan Like a firebomb out of hell, The Deer Hunter has landed with extraordinary impact on the American film landscape. After only a one-week trial run in New York...
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THE WAY WE SAW IT
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THE WAY WE SAW IT The following are excerpts from articles and editorials published by The Progressive since its founding on January 9, 1909. They have been edited only to achieve brevity. Unless...
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BOOKS
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BOOKS Paul Robeson Rediscovered David R. Roediger PAUL ROBESON SPEAKS edited by Philip S. Foner Brunner/Mazel. 624 pp. $17.50. PAUL ROBESON: THE GREAT FORERUNNER by Editors of...
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THE LAST WORD
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Harvey, David
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THE LAST WORD David Harvey Not too long ago, I was in Los Angeles where I tried to rent a car from one of those firms that tries hard. The phone call went like clockwork until I said I would pay...
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