June 12, 1967 I have talked to a number of citizens of Jewish descent —some of whom have relatives in Israel or have lived there—who, like me, have been troubled by the ruthless actions of the Tel Aviv government in …
Portugal, the poor cousin of the Western alliance, has over 120,000 troops fighting four wars against nationalist rebels in its African possessions—Angola, Mozambique, Cabinada, and Guinea—at an annual cost of over $132 million. Nearly half the troops are in Mozambique …
Many young, middleclass radicals know little more about organized labor in the United States than that it is “stagnant,” “sclerotic,” and “inert.” Such epithets would fit even better than they do if Walter Reuther had not recently applied all of …
For any rational man seriously committed to the values of an authentic liberalism or liberal socialism, the present mood must be one of despair, and even agony. For the processes of American democracy have proved inadequate to the task of …
“Government in these days is a consequence solely of military power”: so observed the great Islamic philosopher, al-Ghazali, when describing Moslem nations in 1100. His aphorism applies only too well in many of the developing countries of our time. Plus …
For the past twenty years or so, the study of literature has been dominated by formal analysis. We have been told to examine carefully the structure, imagery, and tone of a literary work, so that we can see the novel …
It is most fascinating that Saul Alinsky’s approach to community organizing is commonly regarded as a radical one and that a number of people with progressive and radical leanings are so strongly attracted to it. However, the Alinsky model neither …
Paul Goodman now has 21 books in print and we can expect two more within the year. These 21 are variously short stories, dramas, poetry, literary and social criticism, works on psychotherapy, community planning, and education. Five Years, which is …
To novelists, social scientists seem a subversive class. It is not merely that the latter have increasingly invaded the hitherto settled territory of the novelist—the individual’s complex ties with his society. Far worse. In recent years they have sought to …
Editors: In his article “Let’s Talk Sense About Oswald,” in the March—April 1967 issue, Henri Rabasseire suggests that much credit must be given to the Warren Report because the case for Oswald has been built on material contained in the …
The Freedom Budget is a coherent, pragmatic, democratic, non-apocalyptic program for political action. Unfortunately, the Vietnam War makes it far more utopian than anything proposed by Narodnicki students who allegedly don’t understand politics. This is not the fault of Bayard …
There is hunger in the welfare state; everywhere standards are chronically inadequate. The most glaring inadequacy of the welfare system—the diet of the poor—has been patched over by supplementary programs: first surplus commodities, now food stamps, both administered by the …
Early in 1960, when the big price-fixing indictments against General Electric were made, Ralph J. Cordiner, GE board chairman, called the resulting publicity a “blow upon the company’s good name. But this situation will pass,” he added, “as have other …
Most Americans react indignantly when the U.S. is accused of following a path of world conquest. Comparisons with Hitler, with Stalin, and with the imperial machinery of England and France in the nineteenth century are met by shocked outrage. Educated …
The obvious answer is, No of course not. But there are signs and portents. It’s a strange moment. There is a lot of social uproar in the country. With the possible exception of China, no major power in the world …
