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Presents information on political developments in the world. Ways in which Boston, Massachusetts society opposes aid to the contras in Nicaragua; Accusations of McCarthyism against the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan; Reinstatement of Israeli soldiers who participated in a protest movement during the Lebanon war.

Focuses on the debate over the U.S. aid to the contras in Nicaragua. Accusation that opponents of aid to the contras are objectively serving the interests of the Sandinistas who overthrew the government in Nicaragua; Ways in which accusations of McCarthyism can be just as irresponsible as accusations of communism; Argument that the essence of McCarthyism is not simply false accusations of communism; Indication of purposeful subversion of rational argument.