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The article presents reprints of articles, images, book reviews, and quotations from the publication between the years 1985-1995, including “Terrorism and Its Discontents” by Christopher Hitchens from the August 3, 1985 issue, “For Jesse Jackson and His Campaign” by Andrew Kopkind from the April 16, 1988 issue, and “What Can the White Man Say to the Black Woman?” by Alice Walker from the May 22, 1989 issue. A timeline of U.S. events for this period is also presented.

The article focuses on the European Parliament. From Milan to Manchester and from Madrid to Munich, voters do not much care which of the 567 deputies represents them in Strasbourg, so when they do bother to go to the polls, they can express their preference without worrying about wasting their vote. The European elections, held every five years, thus serve as a glorified opinion poll, providing a good snapshot of the political mood of the moment, though not necessarily a guide to future national elections.

Presents several letters to the editor commenting on an article "The Left and Clinton: As Bill Goes, So Do We," by Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin's in the previous issue of the periodical. U.S. President Bill Clinton's insurance company-friendly health plans and proposed welfare cuts; Prospect of the Republican Party's victory in 1996.

The article presents information on various developments in the U.S. and other countries as of May 30, 1994. The lawsuit by Paula Corbin Jones against U.S. President Bill Clinton has unleashed a bizarre torrents of carnal obsession by people who usually act as if casual sex does not exist. Nelson Mandela, South African President has an almost impossible task of integrating and restructuring all aspects of South African society. Many of Mandela's key Cabinet appointees are elderly former exiles and Robben Island political prisoners. Many are good men and good fighters, but that does not necessarily make them good administrators.

The article presents discussion on various developments in the U.S. and other countries as of April 14, 1994. The national elections in South Africa was affected due to maladministration. Voting could not take place at nearly 30 percent of the stations in some regions, and there was a serious shortage of paper ballots. The mood country wide was peaceful, festive and in some areas jubilant, but more often serious and appropriately solemn. It was as if all South Africans were voting for the first time in their lives.

George Mitchell's abrupt withdrawal from the field of Supreme Court nominees leaves U.S. President Bill Clinton with a stark choice. Even some Republicans are beginning to worry about a Court desperately bereft of intellectual balance. Bruce Fein, deputy attorney general, remarked on National Public Radio April 9 that the court needs "a strong, profound thinker who can rival Justice Scalia" from the left, not "another mediocrity there which will keep the court at sea." He'd bring to this evermore-insular court selfless experience as a parent-activist in the inner-city schools of New Haven. Good law, like good democracy comes from cone tending ideas, and on this court most of the ideas are coming from one direction.

The article focuses on issues related to gay people. The issue of gay people fills the media, charges politics, saturates popular and elite culture. It is the stuff of everyday conversation and public discourse. Not for thirty years has a class of Americans endured the peculiar pain and exhilaration of having their civil rights and moral worth. Their very humanness has been debated at every level of public life. Lesbians and gay men today wake up to headlines alternately disputing their claim to equality under the law, supporting their right to family status, denying their desire, affirming their social identity. INSET: Flash: 15 million gays disappear..

The article focuses on the political condition of Russia. The breakup of the Soviet Union has accelerated the fall into an abyss of hyperinflation, shortages, unemployment and economic shrinkage. Rumors of coups, communal conflicts and civil war fill common conversation and the press. A very few have very quickly become very rich and are pleased to find an array of available consumables, from Cadillacs to Chanel, while many more have been plunged into poverty and can only window-shop for the new imports.

The electoral system in the U.S. is now being convulsed by the broadest, fiercest voter insurgency in perhaps 140 years, and is watching from the sidelines. Worst of all, the receptacle of these volatile political humors is Presidential candidate Ross Perot. Despite the mayhem he can inflict on an unresponsive system, Perot is a catastrophe for the progressive/activist spectrum. Insurgent labor, minorities, feminists, lesbians and gays, environmentalists, community organizers, peace internationalists, the coalition that once made up the Rainbow, are in varying degrees offended by Perot's campaign but, more important, excluded from it on any terms but his.

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on Pennsylvania's restrictive abortion law in time for Election Day. Ironically, this announcement, which fast-tracks the inevitable gutting of Roe v. Wade, counts as a pro-choice victory. It is the Supreme Court, historically, that has been the last line of defense for hotly contested civil liberties. No one who cherishes a right would wish to see it voted up or down every four years, or worse, subjected to fifty annual recertifications by state pols elected for their views on taxes or highway repairs. Today is the time to demonstrate, to donate, to lobby, to join the clinic defense lines and to swear a solemn oath to withhold votes from all politicians, no matter how lowly, no matter what their other virtues, who do not explicitly support abortion rights, including those of teenagers and poor women.

Focuses on the research in international studies in the United States. Help provided by practitioners of foreign policy to the U.S. in its war against Vietnam; Contribution of political scientist Robert E. Ward to the field of international studies; Role of the U.S. National Security Council in providing security to the nation.

Focuses on the emergence of the political culture of cold war liberalism in the U.S. Impact of the cold war on the political scenario of the U.S.; Features of the cold war liberalism; Types of changes that occurred in the political scenario of the U.S. due to cold war liberalism.

Focuses on the film 'Missing,' directed by Costa-Gavras. Plot; Characters; Film location.

The article presents incidents related to the world politics. José Napoleón Duarte's, stunning defeat in the legislative and municipal elections was a long overdue and richly deserved come- uppance for a man who thought that becoming president was more important than maintaining political integrity in El Salvador. For most of the past decade he has been a pathetic hostage of the armed forces, failing to grasp that he might have secured his political future had he found the courage to attempt the reforms on which his populist reputation was based. Another incident refers to the political campaign of Jesse Jackson on television as a U.S. Presidential candidate.

The article focuses on the incident in which a ship docked at Limassol, Cyprus was bombed. Its scheduled passengers were unarmed Palestinian deportees seeking a symbolic return home. Although more than fifty Palestinians have been killed and thousands beaten since the beginning of December, the Palestinian uprising continues to develop momentum. Secretary of State George Shultz is off to visit the region. Shultz's mission breaks with the conventional wisdom that no new initiative is feasible or desirable until after the November elections take place here and in Israel.

The article presents information on the democrat Paul Simon. Simon is the perfect candidate for tain't season. He is a walking amalgam of every successful and failed Democratic candidate for President since Franklin Roosevelt, at least, with some Republicans thrown in for good measure He has craftily packaged a set of signifiers for policies and programs from the New Deal through the Fair Deal, New Frontier, Great Society and the Plains Deal. His jobs program ($8 billion in the first phase) recalls the Works Progress Administration. His long-term health care plan for the elderly expands on Medicare.

The article focuses on political conditions of the U.S., as of November 7, 1987. Beginning in the summer of 1983, Jesse Jackson set out to change the course of politics in that most resistant of regions. He convinced, cajoled and in some cases almost dragged blacks to registration desks and polling places with such success that more than 2 million "new voters" entered the political process. Not only that but blacks were encouraged and organized to run for office according to a strategy that would constitute a new progressive bloc within the Democratic Party at both the local and national levels.

Iowa's party caucuses next February 8 will provide the first test of popularity for the countless candidates (there seem to be at least sixteen real or prospective entrants so far), and the long and expensive campaigns for a few votes constitute a major economic boost and cultural fillip for a state otherwise in desperate decline. The crowd lined up for registration and jammed into the narrow ballroom, which seemed too constricted for any dance more expansive than a fox trot, even when empty. A local comedian took the stage and delivered topical oneliners, performed magic tricks with audience participation.

Entrepreneur of dissent, staff psychiatrist, soother of outraged subscribers, salesman for shoestring dreams, promoter of political happenings, beggar for good causes, mediator, manager, cheerleader, Organizer, con man Hamilton Fish 3d has, during his nine and a half years as publisher of the journal "The Nation," worn many hats, all of them jauntily. Now, after almost a decade of presiding over the business side of this operation, he has decided that at age 35 it is time to move on and explore the possibility of running for Congress. To publish a grubby, trouble making, muckraking, independent progressive journal in the U.S. in the 1980's is neither a glamorous occupation nor a conventional launch pad for political office.

The article comments on political and economic developments all round the world. A year from now the last presidential primary will be completed in California, the party conventions will be setting up in the steamy South, the field of candidates will be radically depleted and perhaps three-quarters of the estimated $400 million that Americans are going to spend on the 1988 election will be distributed to television stations, consultants, advertising-space buyers, airlines, printers, telephone companies, district workers and the myriad recipients of what has become a quadrennial national welfare system.

Presents a letter to the editor about the political development in the United States.

The article focuses on issues related to South Africa's liberation movement. The deprivations of Blacks in the face of an abundance of cultural riches delivered to Whites has finally created the most disruptive, sustained, nationwide protest campaign in apartheid's history. The official banning of the African National Congress has forced the organization to internationalize its strategy on both the diplomatic and the military front; the imprisonment of authentic Black leaders has made their situation synonymous with the social enslavement of Black people, and thus has brought worldwide support for liberation.

The article presents information on a tiny enclave in the vast Los Angeles Basin, California, that, according to the author, inverts the demographics, politics and poetics of what Americans consider normal urban life. It is reported that it stands the traditional population pyramid on its head, that is only about 6 percent of its 36,000 residents are under 18 years of age, and a quarter are over 60. Its 1.9 square miles contain hardly an inch of undeveloped land; even without many conspicuous high-rises, it has the densest population of any city west of the Mississippi.

The article presents some political updates as of April 6, 1985. The article highlights that when South African police massacred a score of marchers near Langa, officials were forced to sharpen their customarily gentle criticism of the white regime. The article also adds that U.S. President Ronald Reagan was much less annoyed. Another update says that recent visiting Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Ozal will be wined and dined by President Reagan to celebrate the ties between Turkey's democratic government and the U.S.

Features four future epic films. 'Starman,' directed by John Carpenter; and '2010: The Year We Make Contact,' directed by Peter Hyams; 'The Terminator,' directed by James Cameron; 'Supergirl,' directed by Jeannot Szwarc.

Discusses the impact of United States President Ronald Reagan on the civic culture of the United States. History of the emergence of the Reaganism movement; Lack of ideological definition and programmatic coherence of the Reaganism movement; Policies of Reagan expected to have a long-term effect on the country.

Reports that the bulk of the surviving U.S. left has joined the Democratic Party center, without the will to inflect debate, the influence to inform policy or the leverage to share power. Negation of the reasons for the left's own existence; View that Jesse Jackson represented an opportunity for the left in the Democratic Party.

Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "Turkey's Big Bite," which discussed the declaration of independence and military protectorate in Cyprus by Turkey; "Greyhound Bust," which discussed controversies related to the reduction of employee benefits provided by Greyhound Lines Inc; "Window Dressing," which discussed the program of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to improve the conditions of buildings in areas around the city.

Examines the actions being taken by the New York City Board of Education to improve the quality of education received by slum children. Overview of the standard of education in Harlem as compared with the city-wide average in reading achievement; Reorganization of the education system to include intermediate schools of grades five through eight; Opposition of parents in East Harlem regarding the site, design, zoning and proposed curriculum.

Praises the efforts of U.S. political leader Arthur Goldberg in doing his responsibilities as the appointed ambassador of the country to the United Nations in 1966. Career background; Challenges faced by the political leader; Advantages of Goldberg over former ambassador Adlai Stevenson; Comments on the distinct characteristics of the ambassador upheld by European diplomats.

Applauds the development of African American political power in Lowndes County, Alabama by establishing the Lowndes County Freedom Organization political party through grassroots organizing and mobilization. Social conditions of African Americans; Role of the Black Panther in organizing the party; Obstacles to integrating Democrats with African Americans in Lowndes.

Analyzes the impact of the Vietnam War on the political campaigns of pacifist candidates in the states of Oregon and California in November 1966. Impact of the war on the campaign of Howard Morgan for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Oregon; Background of the campaign to take the Democratic congressional nomination from Representative Jeffrey Cohelan in the 7th District of California.

Examines the upcoming presidential election in the Dominican Republic and assesses the chances of Juan Bosch winning the election. Status of politics in the country after the U.S. military intervention; Implications of the presence of U.S. soldiers in the Dominican Republic for its people; Approaches proposed by political parties to solve the social and political problems of the nation; Information on how Bosch will deal with the left-wing and right-wing groups.

Provides an account of the Americans for Democratic Action's (ADA) 19th annual convention held in Washington in 1966, with emphasis on the participation of U.S. Vice President Hubert Horatio Humphrey. Role of Humphrey in the organization of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party in Minnesota in 1948; Recollection of Humphrey's attack on Harry Byrd and the Senate conservatives' ideas about government spending and federal bureaucracy during the 1948 Democratic National Convention; Claim that the reason for Humphrey's presence in the ADA convention was to reaffirm his association with ADA people.

Examines the racial problem in Washington, D.C. as of 1966. Privileges given to the white minority; Problem associated with the representation of African Americans in different sectors and groupings; Formation of the social movement Free D.C. Movement; Information on African American civil rights movements in the city.

Provides information on Washington, D. C. as a lost colony still surviving on the American continent. Discussion on the population of the state and its apartheid residential pattern; Percentage of middle-class African Americans residing in abject poverty and total deprivation in the state, according to a report released by the National Capital Planning Commission in April 1966; Failure of the United Planning Organization, a local anti-poverty agency, to find more jobs and better housing for poor people; Benefits and advantages of foreign politicians, entrepreneur and governors-in-residence in the state, such as low taxes, services for themselves, franchises, and contracts; Contribution and influence of Congressman John L. McMillan, chairman of the House Committee in the District of Columbia, on the economic and political system of the state.

Discusses the political career of New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy as of April 1966. Examination of his political motives; Appearance in the strike involving grape-pickers in central California; Opinion on the U.S. government's role in the Vietnam war; Information on his urban crisis program, contained in three speeches he delivered in late January 1966.

Focuses on several Republican leaders across the U.S. who in dealing with state and local problems, are developing an approach to politics which differs from traditional Republicans and Democrats. Information on how John Lindsay challenged the Democratic Party in his campaign in New York City in November 1965; Advantages of Governor Daniel J. Evans of Washington over his Democratic rivals; Efforts of modern Republicans to duplicate the organizations of the Democratic Party that provide programs for Democratic platforms and harness volunteers for political teams; Contradictions between modern and traditional Republicans in how they confront the issues related to the Vietnamese conflict.

Focuses on the move by the U.S. Peace Corps to redesign its recruitment, selection, training and field programs in 1966. Expectations on the community development programs in Latin America; Effects of U.S. foreign policy on the Peace Corps; Impact of the Peace Corps on the U.S. when volunteers return.

Provides information on the strike by grape-pickers in California in 1965 and 1966. Personal background of Cesar Chavez, a Mexican American who is building the strike into a kind of labor war; Mechanics of picketing; Minimum wage and incentive rate demanded by Chavez and the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee leaders; Comparison between Chavez and Bob Moses of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Describes the state of the U.S. Congress in January 1966. Position of senators and representatives on various political issues; Rhetoric congressional leaders like to use in their legislative sessions; Efforts of the administration of President Lyndon Johnson to repeal the Taft-Harley Act; Overview of the Great Society goals of the administration.

Presents a commentary on the SANE anti-war march during Thanksgiving weekend in Washington, D.C., described by the author as an informal first Party Congress of the "New Left." Coincidence with the next escalation of the Vietnam conflict into a major war in Asia; Broad encampment of the left in various places across Washington; Tension between radicals and liberals; Mixture of students, middle aged ideologues and ghetto community organizers; Mood of frustration and pessimism; Carl Oglesby's speech which spoke eloquently for the new radical politics; His accusations against the liberals.

Focuses on the political aspirations of Alabama's Governor George Wallace and Attorney General Richmond Flowers. Opinion of Wallace that he ought to become a U.S. President; Opposition to the constitutional amendment proposed by Wallace in the state senate which will allow governors to succeed themselves; Relationship of Wallace and Flowers; Voters being wooed by Flowers in his bid for the governorship of Alabama; Prediction that Flowers will loose his bid for governor; Chance of Wallace to be elected senator.

Presents information related to the developments in politics and government in Texas. Assessment of the power and popularity of John Connally, Governor of Texas; Condition of the Republican Party in the state; Political career of Connally; Appraisal of political reforms in the state; Effect of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy over Connally's career.

Discusses issues related to politics and government in California in 1965. Challenges to the administration of Governor Edmund G. Brown; Background and commentary of the political process in the state; Assessment of the political leadership of former Governor Ronald Reagan; Evaluation of the political leadership of Brown.

Presents the views of U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright on the issue of a U.S. intervention anywhere in Latin America in the event of subversive domination or the threat of it. Opinion on the decision of President Lyndon B. Johnson to send U.S. troops to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Role of U.S. Ambassador W. Tapley Bennett in the deployment of troops; Analysis of the nature of the Dominican Republic.

Commends the poor African Americans for managing preschool programs and attendant adult action programs in communities throughout Mississippi through the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) under the Project Head Start grant from the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). Components of the CDGM that could help in developing the communities; Harassment experienced by sharecroppers who registered their children for a Head Start center; Role of U.S. Representative John Bell Williams (D-Miss.) in attacking the Head Start program and CDGM; Resistance put up by CDGM staff against the demand of OEO to move its headquarter from Mount Beulah to West Point.

Provides information on the efforts of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in the U.S. during the 1960s. History of the student movement; Major problems facing the people of the Near West Side of Cleveland, the subject of the group's first Economic Research and Action Project that focused on poor communities; Political orientation of SDS; Uses of power questioned by SDS president Paul Potter during the April 17, 1965 March on Washington to End the War in Vietnam.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "New Radicals in Dixie," which focused on the dangers of leftist organizations; "The Anarchists," which dealt with anarchism; "A Door Best Kept Closed," which focused on chemical weapons.

Offers a look on the alleged participation of Communists in the activities of the civil rights movement in the U.S. Criticism regarding the evolution of civil rights to radicalism; Overview of the efforts of Alabama Governor George Corley Wallace to discredit the civil rights movement; Participation of African Americans in radical activities.