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Comments on President Calvin Coolidge's proposal of giving a rebate of ten percent on the taxes paid on 1925 incomes. Merits of the Coolidge proposal; View of the author that the bulk of Coolidge popularity, strength and press support is derived from Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon and the forces allied with him and not from his own inherent virtue; Treatment of Coolidge's proposal by Democratic papers and Republican papers; Source of the Coolidge idea.

Mentions Bill Galston and Elaine Kamarck, authors of "The Politics of Evasion," which provoked discord between moderates and liberals in the U.S. Democratic Party of 1989. Indication that they have a new paper that evaluates Democrats and majority status, as well as the importance of homogenous ideology in elections; Why Republicans would have a bigger support base than Democrats in contemporary politics; Advantages of a political strategy that would result in internal compromise; How the problem of liberals' hostility toward moderates can be solved.

Presents information about the Democratic Party and the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) with reference to the paper "The Politics of Evasion," by U.S. Vice President Al Gore's policy advisor Elaine Kamarck. Depiction of Gore as antithetical to the DLC; Gore's plan to focus on labor unions, feminists, African Americans and other minority groups in his campaign; Contrast in views of DLC with that of Gore.

Focuses on the campaign for the presidential party nominations between Herbert Hoover and Alfred Smith. Claim that both candidates would like ride their nominations on a wave of popular support based on their messages and personalities; Comment of senator William Borah that a candidate who has no views upon public questions is unfit and a candidate who has views and is afraid to state them is unsafe; Suggestion that the educational value of a contest between Hoover and Smith will depend chiefly on the volume of the skeptical vote and the strategy of Smith; Implications of the issue of corruption involving Republican politicians and businessmen for Hoover's nomination.

Comments on political situation in the United States prior to the mid-term elections. Loss in confidence and courage shown by Republicans, noting a potential loss in control of the House of Representatives; Information on factors that have strengthened Democrats' claims of House control; Position of President Herbert Clark Hoover in the run-up to the election; Prediction made by C. Coolidge of Massachusetts; Position taken by anti-Hoover politicians; Apprehensions of the Democratic party over Montana Senator Thomas J. Walsh; Speculation about presidential candidates in 1932 to challenge Hoover.

The article focuses on the recent proliferation of think tanks of the Democratic Party in the U.S. Democratic candidate Gary Hart is the first to prepare for the next congressional elections by establishing the Center for a New Democracy in spring 1984. He is closely followed by non-profit institutes fronting for several major Democrats. The problem with the idea of "new ideas" is that it serves as a convenient stand-in for the coherent worldview the Democrats no longer have.

Focuses on several political concerns involving the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) in the U.S. Reason for the creation of DLC; Implication of the results of the Super Tuesday elections for the DLC; Statement that DLC has succeeded in its goal of rescuing the Democratic Party from the clutches of special interest groups; Dependence of DLC on big labor; Evaluation of candidacy of vice presidential candidate Al Gore; Irony that the rise of DLC founder Richard Gephardt seems to disprove the central DLC premise that a hard-line foreign policy is the key to the hearts of Southern and white male voters; Topics discussed during the meeting of DLC at Williamsburg, Virginia; Strategy of DLC for bringing elective officials back to prominence in the party machinery.

Focuses on the journalists' lack of support for the United States Democratic Party. Authoritative listing of newspaper endorsements; U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater's claim that the press is biased; Information related to several cities where U.S. President John F. Kennedy has no editorial support; Goldwater's philosophy related to the political journalism in the country; Reinforcement on the thesis that there is a fundamental tendency in the U.S. toward "safe" candidates; Democratic historians that newspapers ought to scare.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles published in different issues. Discussion of the article titled "Stevenson's Shoe-string," published in the October 27, 1952 issue; Contribution for Senator Adlai E. Stevenson's campaign; Service provided by the journal to the daily press; Acknowledgement of essays published in the October 13, 1952 issue; Comment on the T.R.B. published in the October 27, 1952 issue; Report on Pope Pius XII's pronouncement; Recognition of article by Lee Shippey, published in the October 13, 1952 issue; Analysis of the article "The Doctors Needle Their Patients," published in the October 27, 1952 issue.

Focuses on the position of the Democratic Party in the U.S. Differences between the policies adopted by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party; Support offered to politician Walter F. Mondale by the Democratic Party for the position of president; Comments on the presidential candidacy of politicians Mondale and Edward Kennedy; Views of Democrats on the election campaign of U.S. Senator Alan Cranston.

Comments on key issues pertaining to the functions and political actions of the Democratic Leadership Council in the U.S. citing domestic political practice. Mission of the council to remove liberal heresies from office; Reputation and popularity of the council as a coalition of neoliberal intellectuals; Profile on several Democratic politicians, their political ideologies and political programs including Chuck Robb, Bill Clinton, Bill Gray and Dick Gephardt; Indications of politics and government.

Examines the political influence of communications director Patrick J. Buchanan in the cabinet of U.S. Role of Buchanan in the confirmation of Daniel Manion for a Federal judgeship; Opposition from the Senate Democrats and the indifference of the Republican Party; Devotion of a national radio address by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to defend Manion as a part of a full-blown White House effort.

Focuses on Republican candidate for presidential elections Frank Knox's career as an editor. Information about the political background and career of Knox; Views expressed by Knox in his editorials on the New Deal program of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Description of the influence of Knox on other republican politicians; Information about his career as an editor; Description of his engagements with several newspapers and journals.

Presents letters to the editor on various political issues. Views of writer Sidney Hyman on political parties in the U.S.; Allegations on writer Stephen K. Bailey for his political comments related to the U.S. politics; Criticism of the work of writer Warner Bloomberg.

Reports political developments in California as of June 1958. Victory of the fledgling Democratic Council of Clubs in the primaries; Escalation of the campaign costs in the state; Assessment of the nonpartisan tradition and the transience of Californians.

This article presents information on political conditions of the U.S. Senator Wayne Morse has slid right down into the Democratic Party. Half the populace think that Senator William Langer is sliding and the papers recently have been commenting on the uncomfortable status of Republican Usher L. Burdick, technically Republican, actually a Non-Partisan Leaguer, and with a son now running for U.S. Senator on the Democratic ticket. Different but comparable forces have been operative in the Southeast. The prevailing opinion is that Minnesota damaged political candidate Adlai Stevenson heavily, if it did not sink him; but there is a possibility that it actually saved him.

Examines the activities of the American Communist Party following the collapse of communism in Russia. Information about the state delegates disqualified from the 25th convention of the party; Description of several steps taken by the dissidents of the party to undermine the leadership of politician Gus Hall; Statement that a split will leave the Party at the level of the small Trotskyist sects that do little more than issue turgid newspapers.

Focuses on the results of special Congressional election held in Bronx, New York City. Information on the number of votes obtained by candidates of different political parties; Role of U.S. President Harry S. Truman in the election; Discussion of different political parties in context of the election; Information on the standing of the American Labor Party (ALP) in the election; Comment that things that worry American people are inflation and war.

Presents a conversation between newsdealer Elmer Durkin, and editor J. Tompkins Riland, on the political conditions of the U.S. Statement of Elmer that President Calvin Coolidge will win this year's elections; Comments that Senator Robert La Follette will win the elections and a new Progressive Party will be formed; Support of farmers to La Follette; Political achievements of La Follette; Prestige of the U.S. Republican Party among the people of the U.S.

Comments on several economic issues in the U.S. Rise in expressed purchasing power; Gross revenue posted by United States Steel Corp.; Appointment of Daniel Roper as Secretary of the Department of Commerce under the dominion of the New Deal; Battle of the shipping interests for shipping subsidies; Stance of the Democratic Party against shipping subsidies.

Comments on the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party in the U.S. Opposition faced by Roosevelt from public-utility interests; Charges of irresolution made against Roosevelt; Shortcomings of the platform of the Democratic Party; Importance of the personality and record of the presidential candidate for the future of a political party; Chances of the Democratic Party winning the election as a result of selection of Roosevelt as their nominee.

Reports political and economic developments in the U.S. as of November 17, 1952. Defeat of the Democrats after 20 years in office; Popularity vote earned by President Harry Truman; Need for Vice-President Adlai Stevenson if democratic liberalism is to win again shortly.

The article presents information on practical politics in the U.S. There is evidence that the public would really like a change of party in Washington after 20 years and in some respects this might be a good thing. There are supposed to be 15 million independents and more Democrats than Republicans in the electorate. Polls of public opinion every four years put Republicans way out ahead at first, then the big, disappointed American audience turns away. Public has really made up its mind it wants a change.

The article reports on the resistance by the Southern states of the United States on the issue of implementation of 1954 Court order disagregating the public schools. The Southerners are united on the issue of compliance of the order and are unlikely to bow without a fight. The Confederate states have planned to present their views to the public outside the South, the Congress and conservative leaders in both major political parties. The trouble, they feel, is that the average person doesn't understand how fair and kind and how separate but equal the South is willing to be.

The article discusses why the U.S. Republican Party has a majority of white members and why the party would have to adapt to gain a more diverse membership. Topics include the narrowing of the Republican Party identity since 2008, the appeal of the Republican Party to Southern and Midwestern Americans, and some of the reasons why U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate Mitty Romney lost to U.S. President Barack Obama in 2012. Information is provided on the Party's ideology on race, immigration, and same-sex marriage. INSET: ¿The Marx of the Master Class¿.

Focuses on Alberto Gonzales, White House counsel for U.S. President George W. Bush. Information on his career; Comments on Gonzales's writings during his two years on a court; Replacement of Gonzales' moderate judicial philosophy by an aggressive partisanship as White House counsel; Discussion of the Republican case against Gonzales; Appointment of Gonzales to the Texas Supreme Court by Bush; Comments on conservative-themed conferences Gonzales has attended.

Focuses on the political platform of the Democratic Party leading into the presidential election in the U.S. Role of presidential candidate Al Gore and his running mate Joe Lieberman in the party; Stance of the party about issues on military defense and peace-keeping missions; Comparison of the Gore-Lieberman rationale and President Bill Clinton's motives; Foreign policy agenda of the presidential candidate George W. Bush.

Comments on the refusal of the Republican Party to adapt to a changed political landscape in the U.S. Move of the party to follow the ideas of former president Ronald Reagan; Contribution of the failure of George Bush to follow the stand of Reagan on taxes in his defeat in the 1992 election; Demand of the party for their leaders to follow the ideas espoused by Reagan.

Focuses on strategies used in the U.S. Presidency campaigns by contesting political parties. Role of news media in exposing the briefing material of U.S. President Jimmy Carter to his opponents prior to his televised debate; Use of the term "mole" in campaigns to describe a spy; Application of the term "rainmakers" in campaigning to define a person who collects opponent's views on the economy.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Discussion of the psychohistory in the article "Shrinking History: On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory," published in the August 23, 1980 issue; Comment on politician Ronald Reagan's foreign policy in the article "Now It's Reagan's War," published in the August 30, 1980 issue; Discussion of economic policies of the U.S. Democratic Party in the article "Democrats."

Offers opinion on various issues relating to the 1996 elections in the U.S. Comments on the pre-election registration and get-out-the-vote campaign schemes of the U.S. Republican Party for the elections; Argument raised against the scheme of voting through mail; Basic requirement for U.S. voters; Issues raised during a political convention in Iowa; Concerns about the status of democracy in the country.

Presents news briefs related to political developments in Pakistan; Information on a team organized by the U.S. National Democratic Institute for International Affairs loosely affiliated with the Democratic Party reached to Pakistan; Report that a rally was organized before election in Pakistan which was put on by the Islamic Democratic Alliance against politician Benazir Bhutto and her Pakistan People's Party; Information on results of the election in Pakistan.

Editorial. Discusses the prospects for the organization of another U.S. political party for the Congressional election of 1922 and the presidential election of 1924. Conditional support and leadership rendered by U.S. publisher William Randolph Hearst for the political party; Description of the Hearst foreign policy; Oppositions against the League of Nations.

Focuses on developments concerning political parties in the United States. Developments in left-wing youth politics which show that it is more complex than the adult variety; Reactions of labor and liberal leaders to a call from American Federation of Labor (AFL) president William Green for a third party; Debate between "Commonweal," a liberal Catholic publication, and the "Catholic Worker" on the former's industry council plan; Decline of communist influences in Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) unions.

Presents information on the old-fashioned Americanism campaign in the U.S. Expression of an opinion without fear of losing job, citizenship and business; Information on the un-Americanism of the Federalist Party in 1798 which express itself in the U.S. to frighten millions of American citizens; Information on the violation of the spirit of First Amendment; Situation of the foreign-born labor leaders in the U.S.; Description of objectives of Freedom League to expose businessmen who employ economic coercion to control the political activity of employees.

Reports on the effort of Senator Joseph McCarthy in appointing his closest personal friend and political associate, Urban Van Susteren as judge of the new federal district court in Wisconsin. Cause of criticism from the Republican Party organization and Wisconsin Bar Association; Career history of McCarthy; Reaction of Senator Alexander Wiley on the McCarthy's purpose.

This article presents news briefs from various journals related to U.S. politics. What is frightfully upsetting to the Republicans is that one-fifth of all share-holders, 1,300,000 bought stocks since the election of "that man" to the White House in 1948. The Brookings sure doesn't say anything about it, but it is reasonable to presume that about two-thirds ,of the investors made their investments since "that other man" was elected in 1932.

Assesses the political campaigns of the Republicans. Foreign Attitude of the traditional Republican-administration; Analysis of the issue of monopoly and free enterprise; Impact of the war on the Republicans.

Focuses on politician Pat Buchanan, who is running for the Reform Party nomination as the U.S. presidential candidate. Report on politician Fred Newman's history in leftist politics; Discussion on political groups that Newman was involved in, including the International Workers Party and the New Alliance Party; Questions of financial misconduct by presidential candidate Lenora Fulani and Newman.

Presents information on the 1999 Republican Party straw poll for the presidential race in Ames, Iowa. Report on candidates' behavior during their campaigns in the town; Failure of Governor George W. Bush to get the number of votes expected; Focus on U.S. Senators Elizabeth Dole and John McCain, who sat out the poll, are now seen as viable candidates.

Discusses the presidential campaign of United States Vice President Al Gore for elections in 2000. Report on his telephone calls to New Hampshire Democrats; Advantages of Gore's to obtain the Democratic nomination; Focus on his strategy for the primaries; Importance of the economy and the standing of U.S. President Bill Clinton to Gore's campaign; Report on his campaign trips to Iowa, New Hampshire, New York State, and California.

Focuses on U.S. presidential candidate George Bush. Family; Career history; Highlights of Bush's political career; Scheme to capture the Republican nomination; Qualifications to become president; Views on the constitutional amendment on abortion and the federal government paying for abortions; Bush's creation of a campaign organization of established professionals; Campaign strategy of Bush.

Focuses on the history of political policies of the U.S. Democratic party. Concern of the party regarding various social issues; Presidential nominations from the party; Nomination of Adlai Stevenson by the Party to contest presidential elections against John F. Kennedy in 1960; Failure of the previous political campaigns of Stevenson; Support of Stevenson to literate liberals; Views of Stevenson against public housing and federal aid to education; Attitude of capitalist and financiers on his political activities; Statement that Stevenson was an ideal spokesman for the literate liberals of the 1950s; Views of Stevenson on the Vietnam War; Change in the political policy of the Party in 1970s; Information on the political struggle of the Party.

Focuses on various developments in the political condition of the U.S. with emphasis on the Democratic Party and the Democrats. Important contributions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the political party; Views of Harry Truman about Roosevelt; Reference to the New Deal policies adopted by Roosevelt; Political profile of Woodrow Wilson when he was the governor of New Jersey; Criticisms against the party.

Focuses on the performance of presidential candidates in the primaries in the U.S. Number state won; Details on the various strategies used by the candidates during the campaign period; Comments on the political campaign of Coalition leaders; Discussion of a meeting in which politician Jimmy Carter addressed UAW members; Trouble caused by ethnic purity in the campaign of Carter; Support of the political parties for representative candidates.

Interviews William Colby, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Discussion of the protection of associates and people who work with CIA; Problems related to the spending of money given by CIA to communists in Italy; Comment on Italian Communist Party; Opinion of Colby regarding the intervention by the U.S. in Italy; Information on the financing of the strikes that ruined President Salvador Allende's government in Chile.

Focuses on the influence of the political parties in the national politics in the U.S. Dissipation of the energies of Democratic party; Comment on the division of executive politicians; Emergence of the reform movements in the Democratic Party; Report that the charter commission was established by resolution of the 1972 Democratic national convention.

Focuses on the issues related to political role of the Democratic Party in the U.S. Information that the critics of the Democratic Party are largely concerned with what the Democratic Party should not be; Support of the Democratic Party for economic reasons in the past; Use of the federal power to promote economic justice; View that if the Democrats give up their commitment to growth they will condemn themselves to failure.

Focuses on the election of Senator Robert Dole as Senate Majority Leader during President Ronald Reagan's second term in office in the U.S. Factors that contributed to the reemergence of Republicans in the U.S. Senate; Challenges facing the Reagan Administration in reducing the federal trade deficit; Background on Dole's political career.

Presents information on candidates for the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination that has been reduced to a Baptist preacher, one son of a Methodist minister, and a graduate of the Yale Divinity School. Political fallout from religion that goes against the pervasive cultural contention; Report on conservative ecumenism that has swung into place behind U.S. President Ronald Reagan; Opinion that the political impact of American Protestantism had been entirely in a conservative and right-wing direction; Information on the institutional and intellectual barrier of definition.