Cover: Man on a Horse


LABOR: The Unendurable (National Affairs / LABOR)

National Affairs: New Cure for Restlessness (National Affairs)

THE PRESIDENCY: 64 Roses (National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)

FOREIGN RELATIONS: No Idler (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)

National Affairs: Change U.N,? (National Affairs)

National Affairs: Victory for Air Power (National Affairs)

THE CONGRESS: Strident Step (National Affairs / THE CONGRESS)

National Affairs: Salvation (National Affairs)

National Affairs: Balance of Power (National Affairs)

REPUBLICANS: Out West, Podner (National Affairs / REPUBLICANS)

POLITICAL NOTES: Local Skirmishes (National Affairs / POLITICAL NOTES)

SOCIALISTS: Voice of the Lonely Lion (National Affairs / SOCIALISTS)

THIRD PARTIES: With Publicity for All (National Affairs / THIRD PARTIES)

RACES: A House With a Yard (National Affairs / RACES)

HOUSING: Children, Dogs & Wall Street (National Affairs / HOUSING)

ALABAMA: Going Around in Circles (National Affairs / ALABAMA)

MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, May 17, 1948 (National Affairs / MANNERS & MORALS)


THE NATIONS: The Grand Design (International / THE NATIONS)

REFLECTIONS: The Age of Rediscovery (International / REFLECTIONS)

UNITED NATIONS: Waiting (International / UNITED NATIONS)

ATOMIC AGE: After Long Illness (International / ATOMIC AGE)

GERMANY: On a Sandy Plain (Foreign News / GERMANY)

BELGIUM: Drôle de Crise (Foreign News / BELGIUM)

GREAT BRITAIN: Death & the Captain (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)

CHINA: Chest-Thumper (Foreign News / CHINA)

KOREA: South of the Border (Foreign News / KOREA)

THE HEMISPHERE: Welcome, Tacho (Latin America / THE HEMISPHERE)

MEXICO: Cinco de Mayo (Latin America / MEXICO)

Canada: POLITICS: Birthday Parly (Canada / POLITICS)

Canada: NOVA SCOTIA: Annie's Day (Canada / NOVA SCOTIA)

Canada: ALBERTA: Drawing Cards (Canada / ALBERTA)


Science: The Broomstick

Science: The Creeping War

Science: Signs of Maturity


Medicine: For a Sick World (Medicine)

Medicine: Jugs of Magic (Medicine)

Medicine: The Doctors v. Socialism (Medicine)


The Press: 100 for the A. P. (The Press)

The Press: What Is Truth? (The Press)

The Press: New Cash, New Faces (The Press)

The Press: The Test of Freedom (The Press)


Religion: The Vineyard, May 17, 1948

Religion: Sheep & Goats

Religion: The 77

Religion: Truce of God?

AUTOS: Running Fine, But... (AUTOS)

Independents' Day (SHOW BUSINESS)

OIL: Dry Spots (OIL)

ALIEN PROPERTY: To the Cleaners (ALIEN PROPERTY)

Raid on the New Haven (RAILROADS)

AVIATION: Quick Answer (AVIATION)

Facts & Figures, May 17, 1948 (STATE OF BUSINESS)


Education: The Freshman

Education: Three in One

Education: Professor with a Passion


Radio: The Pro (Radio)

Music: How Deaf Can You Get? (Music)

Music: New Records, May 17, 1948 (Music)

The Theater: Visitors from Palestine (The Theater)

The Theater: Old Play in Manhattan, May 17, 1948 (The Theater)

The Theater: New Musical in Manhattan, May 17, 1948 (The Theater)

The Theater: Old Musical in Manhattan, May 17, 1948 (The Theater)

Cinema: Reason: Season (Cinema)

Cinema: The Problem (Cinema)

Cinema: Better Than the Play? (Cinema)

The New Pictures, May 17, 1948 (Cinema)

Books: The Shape of Things (Books)

Books: Customs & Cliches (Books)

Books: Delta in Detail (Books)

Books: Beyond the Wooden Curtain (Books)

Books: James Goes Slumming (Books)

Radio: Program Preview, May 17, 1948 (Radio)

Cinema: Current & Choice, May 17, 1948 (Cinema)


Miscellany, May 17, 1948


Milestones, May 17, 1948


People: The Lowdown


A Letter From The Publisher, May 17, 1948 (A Letter From The Publisher)


Letters, May 17, 1948