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 Vol. 048 Issue 003 (March 1 1984)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 Letters
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The Dumbing of America Istrongly agree with Nat HentofFs comments on "The Dumbing of America" (February issue) and his assertion that "textbook publishers must accept at least some of the blame for...
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Comment
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The Two Ronnies "America is back." President Reagan said in his State of the Union Message January 25. "standing tall, looking to the '80s with courage, confidence, and hope." Alas, the hope was...
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No Comment
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Hi-Tech in Action At the British Ford engine plant in South Wales, engineers spent three months and $360,000 to cope with occasional jams in the assembly line. The solution: an official kicker who...
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Reflections
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Day, Samuel H. Jr.
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Peace, Politics, and Placebos The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Inc., has sent me a letter warning me about "the most urgent issue of our time. ..." From Ground Zero...
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Datelines
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Bremer, Barbara Kingsolver and Jill Barrett-Fein, Ben L. Kaufman, Richard Munson, Carl Goldfarb, Fra
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Women on the Line AJO, ARIZONA The enmity between copper miners and the Phelps Dodge Company is as old as the state of Arizona. It has erupted into pitched battles from time to time, most notably...
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OUR MEN IN MANILA
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Bello, Walden
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OUR MEN IN MANILA A martyred hero, an ailing despot, and after them the deluge BY WALDEN BELLO By the time we reach Malacanang [the presidential palace in Manila], we shall be 20,000 strong,"...
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NIGERIA'S ELITE WRITES OFF DEMOCRACY
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Beckett, Paul A .
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Nigeria's Elite Writes Off Democracy Democracy has failed again in Nigeria. Major General Mohammed Buhari tells us so, and also tells us not to worry: It was not a "real democracy" anyway, he...
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WAITING FOR THE BRIMSTONE
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Wasik, John F.
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Waiting for the Brimstone BY JOHN F. WASIK The scent of slag follows you like a mangy, stray cat on the southeast side of Chicago. Even a rainstorm can't dispel this cheap cologne that winds its...
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NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
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Kauffman, L.A.
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NOW for Something Completely Different BY L.A. KAUFFMAN When the National Organization for Women held its annual meeting last fall, Coretta Scott King forcefully proclaimed in her keynote...
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Film
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Seitz, Michael H.
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Behind the Lines El Salvador is at war. Nicaragua is at war. Guatemala is at war. In each of these conflicts, the U.S. Government plays a direct or indirect role, and in each one our Government is...
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Indigenous Music
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Hentoff, Nat
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Savoring the Licorice Stick When I was a lad, polishing my metal clarinet, there were all sorts of jazz players to serve as models, each with his own distinctive flavor. Benny Goodman and Artie...
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The Pursuit of Profits
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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The Pursuit of Profits PROFITS WITHOUT PRODUCTION by Seymour Melman Alfred A. Knopf. 344 pp. $18.95. THE NEXT AMERICAN FRONTIER by Robert B. Reich Times Books. 324 pp. $16.60. THE...
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Wars Next Door
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LaFeber, Walter
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Wars Next Door INEVITABLE REVOLUTIONS: THE UNITED STATES IN CENTRAL AMERICA by Walter LaFeber W.W. Norton. 357 pp. $18.95. Ignoring its proclaimed principles, the United States has for more...
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New Mission
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Aronowitz, Stanley
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New Mission WORKING CLASS HERO: A NEW STRATEGY FOR LABOR by Stanley Aronowitz The Pilgrim Press. 229 pp. $18.95. The past decade offers persuasive evidence that the U.S. labor movement is in...
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Israeli Yokes
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Oz, Amos
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Israeli Yokes IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL by Amos Oz Translated by Mauie Goldberg-Bartuna A Helen and Kurt Wolff book Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 257 pp. $12.95. Opposite the title page of In the Land...
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Brainwashing
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Yudof, Mark G.
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Brainwashing WHEN GOVERNMENT SPEAKS by Mark G. Yudof University of California Press. 323 pp. $28.50. There may not be any Government loudspeakers blaring in our streets, says Mark G. Yudof in...
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Books Briefly
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Books Briefly Exercise in Diplomacy MIDDLE EAST MISSION by Elmore Jackson W.W. Norton. 124 pp. $12.95. The fact that Egypt's President Gamal Nasser explored peace talks with Israel in the...
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Report Card
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Dreyfuss, Simeon
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Disarming Statistics NUCLEAR WEAPONS DATABOOK VOLUME I: U.S. NUCLEAR FORCES AND CAPABILITIES by Thomas B. Cochran, William M. Arkin, and Milton M. Hoenig National Resources Defense Council, 1725 I...
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Puzzle
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Rathvon, Emily Cox and Henry
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THE PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon Letters to clue answers, when put in the appropriately numbered squares, will spell out a quotation and its author. The first letters of the...
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The Last Word
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Peck, Keenen
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Chicanery I've been thinking about chicken lately. The food that simmers in the pots of millions doesn't taste like chicken any more. This occurred to me during a recent visit to Florida, one of...
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