Version of Che  

Some men suffer the fate of becoming the symbols of generations which misunderstand them. “Che” Guevara is a case in point. Suddenly, after his death he has become a folk hero of some young radicals in America and elsewhere. Guevara …





Shaky Dissenting  

During this period of escalating madness in American life, one of the few institutions from which the voice of sanity has clearly sounded has been the university. Recovering from the apathy of the 50’s, the university has become a center …



The Kennedy Round And U.S. Power  

The name of John F. Kennedy has been attached to a protracted session of bargaining for mutual tariff reductions, conducted in Geneva by the professional negotiators of the GATT countries (the adherents to the “General Agreement on Tariff and Trade” …



Letter to George Meany  

Dear George: I want to set the record straight. Regardless of any differences of opinion we may have, I am obliged to call to your attention the utter falsity of certain defamatory statements made by you at the AFL-CIO Convention …



In this Moment of Grief  

For all of three days there was hope. Lyndon Johnson announced he would not run again; a bombing pause, of sorts, had been declared for North Vietnam; Hanoi’s response indicated that negotiations might at last begin to end the war. …



A Mirror of Our Crisis  

Much of the federal budget presented to Congress last January is already outdated. Expenditures for defense will considerably exceed the amount originally provided, while budgeted civilian outlays, as well as appropriation requests to support future expansion of civilian programs, will …



The Myth of the Guerrilla  

Where do the guerillas come from? From which social strata, which environment? The answer can save us from many errors, for it eliminates almost the whole propaganda literature on guerrillas, both pro and con. Most of the leaders, organizers, and …



Radicalism On the Cheap  

“Above all, no program,” was Disraeli’s classic prescription for conservatism. It would serve as well today for many among us who relentlessly assert their radicalism. Their programmatic sterility is surely a bizarre chapter in our political history. What has long …











Problems in the ACLU  

Michael Harrington’s article in the March-April DISSENT admirably presents the moral-political issues involved in various forms of “resistance.” The American Civil Liberties Union has recently been compelled to grapple with these same problems from its own special angle. Which practices …






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