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Presents developments related to politics and government in the U.S. in 1983. Catchword for all for acts of political violence in the West; Interpretation of the media in presenting the act of political violence in murder attempt of Pope John Paul II, leader of Roman Catholic Church by a Turk; How the Komitet Gosudarstrennoy Bezopasnosti, a committee for state security in the Soviet Union represented the murder attempt of Pope.

Presents letters to the editor for the June 1980 issue of the periodical 'The Nation,' depicting politics, economics and history.

Presents authors' views about various books and journals focusing on carious problems in Cambodia. Names of journals and newspaper and their circulation; Role of books and journals in voicing against the atrocious genocide in Cambodia; Publication of various stories and report highlighting the political, social and economic convulsion in Cambodia.

This article analyzes the elections recently held in two U.S. military occupied regions of Caribbean basin--El-Salvador and Nicaragua. For cases so antithetically viewed in Washington, different symbols are employed and different criteria are utilized. The March 25 Salvadoran election was sponsored by the United States and was designed to legitimize the rule of the armed forces and associated elite. This formulation allowed a substantial voter turnout to be interpreted as a popular vindication of the military regime and the United States, and their plans for the future. However, in Nicaragua, by contrast, the present leadership is opposed by the United States, and Administration pressure for elections, now set for November 4, has been part of an overall destabilization program.

Presents several letters to the editor related to political issues in the United States. Discussion on liberalism; Focus on terrorism; Criticism on the author Karlheinz Stockhausen's views on criminal attacks.

Presents letters to the editor related to various political issues in the U.S. Overview of the bill introduced by the Congressional Progressive Caucus to eliminate more than $800 billion in corporate subsidies; Assessment of the Federal government's budgetary policies; Comparison of labor and corporate contributions to legislators.

Presents letters to the editor discussing political issues. Comments on the article, "A Radical's Disenchantment," by David Horowitz.

Presents letters to the editor on several issues. Expression of dissatisfaction by a reader regarding the review of his film in an article in the journal; Opinion that the establishment of a consensus in the mass media is the greatest triumph in the U.S. administration. Response of the author that his argument regarding criminally destructive and misguide policies can be undertaken with very good intention.

Presents letters to the editor related to articles that were previously published in this journal. Reference to philosopher Georg W.F. Hegel's lectures in the book "Philosophy of History"; Issues related to Indonesian human rights violations; Information on the U.S. military.

Presents letters to the editor regarding various articles published in the journal "The Nation." Thoughts on comments that former U.S. President Richard Nixon has no political values.

Presents a letter to the editor related to political scenario in the U.S., published in the May 19, 1984 issue of the journal "The Nation." Details of the absence of a democratic challenge to the Pentagon's arrangements of national security; Details of the views of a reader regarding an article published in the April 28 issue of the journal "The Nation"; Views of a reader on the editorial "Terrorism 138," published in the April 28 issue of the journal "The Nation."

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Violence against civilians in Vietnam by the U.S. forces; Role of pressure groups in Ohio elections; Discussion on labor policy.