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April 1997 Issue - 21 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-7 LBJ's Fear of Impeachment... The CIA's Numbers Game... The Buddy System... The Non Prof...
- A New Breed of Hired Gun
Preston Lerner
, pp. 8-11 In today's legal system, you not only need the best lawyers money can buy--but also the...
- Pill Pushers
Greg Critser
, pp. 12-13 Pharmaceutical companies are emphasizing marketing--and downplaying responsible medicine.
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 14-15
Features
- Bad Choices for Big Jobs
Michelle Cottle
, pp. 16-20 How Clinton misplays identity politics.
Departments
- Memo of the Month, p. 21
Features
- How to Make College Affordable
Nurith C. Aizenman
, pp. 22-26 No one is talking about the best and cheapest solution.
Departments
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 27
Features
- Why the Right May be Right
Greig M. O'Brien and Charles Peters
, pp. 28-32 After two decades, why is the Department of Education still ignoring the basic problems...
- Mission Creep
Adam Piore
, pp. 33-37 In this era of budget cutting, why is the VA trying to expand its clientele?
Art & Politics
- The End is Near!
Howard Rabinowitz
, pp. 38-40 Why disaster movies make sense (and dollars) in the '90s.
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 41
On Political Books
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The Marx Mistake (Review) David Ignatius
, pp. 42-45 Greider reminds us how clever Marx was--and why he was ultimately wrong.
- One World, Ready or Not by William Greider
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A Thin Case (Review) Robert Dreyfuss
, pp. 46-48 Economic espionage may be rampant, but this book doesn't quite prove it.
- War by Other Means by John J. Fialka
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He Had a Dream, Too (Review) Richard Kahlenberg
, pp. 49-51 When civil rights leader Bayard Rustin dared to question affirmative action, the black ...
- Bayard Rustin: Troubles I've Seen by Jervis Anderson
Political Booknotes
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Divorced from Reality (Review) Corinna Vallianatos
, p. 52 The Divorce Culture, by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
- The Divorce Culture by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
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Crawling Toward Capitalism (Review) Alfred Friendly, Jr.
, pp. 53-55 Kremlin Capitalism, by Joseph R. Blasi, Maya Kroumova, and Douglas Kruse, ...
- Kremlin Capitalism by Joseph R. Blasi, Maya Kroumova, and Douglas Kruse, ...
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Liddy-gate (Review) David Greenberg
, pp. 56-57 Will, by G. Gordon Liddy
- Will by G. Gordon Liddy
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How We Won the War (Review) Martin Walker
, p. 58 Butter and Guns, by Diane B. Kunz
- Butter and Guns by Diane B. Kunz
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Millenium Madness (Review) Patricia Cohen
, pp. 59-62 The Fourth Turning, by William Strauss and Neil Howe
- The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe