In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. LIII No. 8
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE NATION: The Doctors' Dilemma
(National Affairs / THE NATION)
National Affairs: Tale of a City (National Affairs)
National Affairs: Whoosh ... Whoosh ... (National Affairs)
ARMED FORCES: Send for Ike (National Affairs / ARMED FORCES)
National Affairs: A Loan at Last (National Affairs)
National Affairs: Stand-In (National Affairs)
FOREIGN RELATIONS: Hit Hard (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)
DEMOCRATS: The Spoilsman (National Affairs / DEMOCRATS)
THE CONGRESS: Losses and Gams (National Affairs / THE CONGRESS)
OPINION: What Is a Liberal? (National Affairs / OPINION)
ESPIONAGE: Timely Reminder (National Affairs / ESPIONAGE)
REPUBLICANS: High Roads & Dead Pigeons (National Affairs / REPUBLICANS)
LABOR: Just Being Peaceful (National Affairs / LABOR)
National Affairs: The Straphangers (National Affairs)
MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Feb. 21, 1949 (National Affairs / MANNERS & MORALS)
WORLD
POLICIES & PRINCIPLES: War on Faith
(International / POLICIES & PRINCIPLES)
International: When God Is in Exile (International)
International: He Is My Priest (International)
REFLECTIONS: Ping-Pong Imperialists (International / REFLECTIONS)
THE NATIONS: But, Don't Go Near the Water (International / THE NATIONS)
CHINA: Exile In Canton (Foreign News / CHINA)
Foreign News: IN RURAL JAPAN (Foreign News)
GREECE: Uncle John (Foreign News / GREECE)
NORTHERN IRELAND: At the Drop of a Hat (Foreign News / NORTHERN IRELAND)
GREAT BRITAIN: For the Kill (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
EGYPT: La Reine & the Empress (Foreign News / EGYPT)
ARGENTINA: Shadows in the Half-Light (The Hemisphere / ARGENTINA)
Capricorn Sun (The Hemisphere / THE AMERICAS)
HAITI: Fighting Words (The Hemisphere / HAITI)
The Hemisphere: Bitter Foretaste (The Hemisphere)
CANADA: Matters of Moment (The Hemisphere / CANADA)
SCIENCE
Science: Bologna
Science: The Anatomy of Flavor
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Which Weapon?
(Medicine)
Medicine: Hope for 75% (Medicine)
Medicine: Never Mind Marie (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Shining Star
(The Press)
The Press: Unethical Practices? (The Press)
The Press: War in Fleet Street (The Press)
The Press: Race in Pittsburgh (The Press)
The Press: House Organ (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: Voice of Humanity
Religion: Motion for Rehearing
Religion: Protestant Parochials
SPORT
Sport: Baseball at the Bar
Sport: The Hero from Hartford
Sport: Speed & Sweat
Sport: $350 More
BUSINESS
EARNINGS: The Diamond Chip
(EARNINGS) Second Wave (THE ECONOMY)
HIGH FINANCE: Deal for Farnsworth (HIGH FINANCE)
OIL: The Mysterious East (OIL)
BANKING: Turnabout (BANKING)
CORPORATIONS: The Lord Helps Those . . . (CORPORATIONS)
The First Hundred Years (RAILROADS)
EDUCATION
Education: Another Slat Gone
Education: Quakeress with a Quota
Education: Talk It Over
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art: Bad Breath
(Art)
Art: House Painter's Son (Art)
Art: Painted Stones (Art)
Radio: Martians & Wild Animals (Radio)
Radio: Paley's Comet (Radio)
Radio: Program Preview, Feb. 21, 1949 (Radio)
Music: Louis the First (Music)
Music: New Records, Feb. 21, 1949 (Music)
The Theater: New Plays in Manhattan, Feb. 21, 1949 (The Theater)
The Theater: Old Play in Manhattan, Feb. 21, 1949 (The Theater)
Cinema: Blue Skies (Cinema)
The New Pictures, Feb. 21, 1949 (Cinema)
Cinema: Current & Choice, Feb. 21, 1949 (Cinema)
Books: Dandy's Progress (Books)
Books: Journey to Neutralia (Books)
Books: Madison Avenue Macbeth (Books)
Books: Black Squares & White (Books)
Books: Miscalculated Mission (Books)
MISCELLANY
Miscellany
MILESTONES
Milestones: Milestones
PEOPLE
People: People, Feb. 21, 1949
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From The Publisher, Feb. 21, 1949
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Letters, Feb. 21, 1949

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