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Reviews the book "The Political Life of American Teachers," by Harmon Zeigler.

Reviews the book "Hoover, Roosevelt, and the Brains Trust: From Depression to New Deal," by Elliot A. Rosen.

A review of the book "Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class," by Scott Timberg, is presented.

Reviews the book "Runaway to Heaven: The Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe," by Johanna Johnston.

Presents information on various television programs in the U.S. Appraisal of the detective Television program "The Streets of San Francisco"; Portrayal of Afro-American policemen in the program "The Rookies"; Discussion of ABC's television program "Temperatures Rising"; Information on plays on television station PBS; List of television programs on CBS.

A review of the book "Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders," by Denise A. Spellberg, is presented.

The article reviews the book "The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University," by Louis Menand.

A review is presented of the book "Seizing Destiny: How America Grew from Sea to Shining Sea," by Richard Kluger.

The article reviews the art exhibition "Dada" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

Reviews the art exhibit "Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics," on display until May 30, 2004 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews the art exhibition of works by El Greco at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Focus on Spain by modern artists and writers; Conflict between Catholicism and aristocratic traditions; Success of the artist Francisco Goya in Spain; Consideration of the Flemish and Gothic influences on the work of El Greco; How many of the paintings by Goya and El Greco focus on tragedy such as war; Response of England and France to Spanish paintings; Reflections from Gertrude Stein regarding the influence of Spanish painters on French artists.

Reviews the theatrical productions, "Omnium Gatherum," written and directed by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros, which is being performed at the Variety Arts Theater in New York City; and "Anna In the Tropics," written by Nilo Cruz and directed by Emily Mann, which is being performed at the Roger S. Berlind Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey.

This article reviews the book "America Faces the Barricades," by John L. Spivak.

Reviews the book "Secrecy: The American Experience," by Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Reviews the radio program "Jazz Alive," by radio broadcasting channel National Public Radio Inc. in the United States.

Reviews the book "The Nuclear Question: The United States and Nuclear Weapons 1946-1976," by Michael Mandelbaum.

Reviews the book "To Renew America," by Newt Gingrich.

Reviews the book "The Secret World of American Communism," by Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes and Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov.

Reviews the book "More Like Us: Making America Great Again," by James Fallows.

Reports on the influence of television (TV) commercials on motion picture production in the U.S. Change in the aesthetics of film making; Comparison of budget of TV commercials with those of feature films; Work conditions of motion picture directors; Innovation in camera equipment and technical resources; Examples of author's experiences of TV spots.

Reviews several art exhibitions. "CVJ: Nicknames of Maitre D's & and Other Excerpts From Life," at the Random House; "Julian Schnabel: Paintings 1975-1987," at Whitechapel Art Gallery; "Julian Schnabel," at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Discusses how the gay community is portrayed by the media in the U.S. Fact that the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is among the newest organizations to appear after years of political apathy in the gay community; Information on the motion picture "Frontline: AIDS: A National Inquiry," produced by Michael Kirk and directed by Christopher Arther, which focuses on gays; Discussion on homosexuality in the book "The Normal Heart," by Larry Kramer.

Reviews the book "The Holmes-Einstein Letters," edited by James Bishop Peabody.

Reviews the book "The Miseducation of American Teachers," by James D. Koerner.

Reviews the book "Surviving the 70's," by Benjamin Demott.

Focuses on the scene of theatre in the United States. Report that the mechanism of the theatre is at the height of its seasonal activity; View that working under the peculiar madhouse pressure, it is a wonder that the standard of production is as high as it is; Report that the theater audience is also under similar pressure as artists and technicians; Report that one exception among serious plays was "The Last Mile," an excellent example of the furthest the American theatre has been able to go in the direction of native spontaneous drama really dealing with something; Information on the last twenty years on Broadway; Report that the strangest thing about the history of the last twenty years in the theatre is that it hardly helps one to understand this season of 1930-31, or any other season; View that the real American theatre art lies in musical comedy, revues, vaudeville, night-club entertainment; Need for a theatre that will be a social force, some permanent reputable organization to put on plays which would express the side of American mass myth that the musical comedies leave out; View that the through the theatre socially constructive ideas could the American theatre reach the wider field of the talkies.

Comments on the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) system of rating of the suitability of films for public viewing in the U.S. Reference to the motion picture "Desperately Seeking Susan," directed by Susan Seidelman; Information that for almost 17 years, the MPAA has been rating the suitability of movies for people under the age of 17; Information on the composition and activities the MPAA; Opinion that a kind of common law of ratings has evolved; View that generally the ratings board seems more tolerant of violence than sex; Attitude of film-makers regarding this rating system.

Reviews the book "Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser, 1977-1981," by Zbigniew Brzezinski.

Discusses how Great Britain has managed to conquer Broadway. Information on two musicals "Starlight Express" and "Les Misérables"; Production of various musical froth by the National Theatre under the supervision of director Laurence Olivier; Discussion on the drastic cuts in theater subsidies.

Examines the regulation of educational television (ETV) in the U.S. Recommendations made by a Carnegie commission for improving ETV in the country, including funding matters; Kinds of program service to be dealt with by the regulators of direct ETV; Factors that could affect the growth of non-commercial ETV in the U.S.

Reviews the theatrical production "America Hurrah," by Jean-Claude van Itallie and performed by Open Theater in the U.S. as of December 1966.

Reviews the book "House Out of Order," by Richard Bolling.

Reviews a long tour of "Albers: Interaction of Color" through the U.S. and Canada started by the Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibition Service.

Reviews the book "Farms and Farmers in an Urban Age," by Edward Higbee.

Focuses on the policy of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding decentralization of the television industry. Provision of a law enacted in 1962 that granted authority to the FCC on the interstate shipment of television sets manufactured after April 30, 1964; Assertion on efforts of the FCC chairman to decentralize television ownership and programming; Comment on the four aims of the policy; Possibility of a nation-wide pay television.

Comments on strike in the major symphony orchestras in the U.S. because the American Federation of Musicians asked for adjustments in salaries and changes in working conditions. Information on people affected by the strike; Discussion on the poor economic condition of string players; Viability of providing symphony players with increased pay; Discussion on the source of money for orchestras; Deliberation on steps that could be taken to solve the pathetic situation facing the symphony musicians.

Presents an update of events and happenings in the radio broadcasting industry in the U.S. Broadcast of a full hour of comedy between eight and nine o'clock by National Broadcasting Co. on Sunday-night radio; Switchback of "Ozzie and Harriet" to CBS Broadcasting Inc. after a trial run on National Broadcasting Co.; Critique on the book "Education on the Air: 1948," by the Ohio State University of California on proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Institute for Education by Radio; Publication of several books on radio writing including "Handbook of Radio Production" and "Handbook on Radio Writing."

Focuses on efforts of various masters of mural arts in Mexico City in creation of murals citing economic conditions of Mexico. Details of representations in a mural with general theme of United States loan to Mexico being created by muralist David Alfaro Siqueros on the wall of the inner dome of the Treasury Building in Mexico City; Citation of Siqueros's work in progress as the best at present in Mexico City; Mention of social facets of muralist Diego Rivera; Comment on the mural in S.S. Maternidad depicting a giant maternity hospital built by the social security arm of the government; Account of various U.S. artisans who migrated to Mexico and flourished in the field of mutual arts.

Focuses on the abortion of the character of Maude in the television program "Maude" in the U.S. Role of the Population Institute in educating the public about birth control; Population issues being addressed in television; Development of understanding of overcrowding; Use of condoms to solve the population problems; Sensitization of television viewers on the population problem; Problems associated with overcrowding.

Focuses on the television coverage of the Watergate hearings in Washington D.C. Details on the testimonies of the six significant witnesses; Comments on revelations of the broadcast companies; Impact of the coverage on the credibility of the President; Comments on a dividing line between ignorance and knowledge at the White House.

Discusses the author's attendance at an advisory panel convened by the Theater Division of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Members of the panel who are concerned about the future of the theater and were asked to comment on the shape and suitability of the provisional NEA program designed to provide substantial incremental funds for permanent theatrical companies in the U.S.; Significance of the NEA in promoting art and culture values; Proposal of the administration of President Ronald Reagan to halve the arts budget; Debate over a national or flagship theater.

Comments on the theater system in the U.S. with reviewing some theatrical films, drama and other productions. View that theater has come to represent the supreme example of avoidable discomfort and annoyance; Revival of a favored old relationship between Crime, illicit sex, and the stage; Design of recently built resident theaters for both comfort and safety; Failure of subscription theaters in New York to attract subscribers.

Reviews the book "The Next America: The Decline and Rise of the United States," by Michael Harrington.

Reviews the book "The American Health Scandal," by Roul Tunley.

Presents information on the memorial exhibition of the paintings of Stuart Davis at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. View that the exhibition is the first really solid evidence of the American government's interest in American art; Effort of Senator William Benton in popularizing American art; Opinion that the National Gallery and the Freer Gallery have been gifts to the nation and neither one has been predominantly concerned with American art.

Comments on the sculpture competition program organized by real estate developer John P. de Medici in the U.S. Information on the prize of the competition; Speculations on the motives behind the program; Caution in joining art competition for industrial program; Discussion of the alliance between the art and the industry.