In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 108 No. 6
Read the Cover StoryNATION
AMERICAN NOTES: The Revival Spirit
(The Nation / AMERICAN NOTES)
The Nation: Madam and Yves (The Nation)
The Nation: Toddler with a Gun (The Nation)
The Nation: Uncrowding the Air (The Nation)
REPUBLICANS: A GAMBLE GONE WRONG (The Nation / REPUBLICANS)
The Nation: Ford: 'It's Much Better to Go In as an Underdog' (The Nation)
The Nation: The Road from Slippery Rock (The Nation)
DEMOCRATS: To Plains with the Boys in the Bus (The Nation / DEMOCRATS)
CRIME: They Were Good Kids (The Nation / CRIME)
WORLD
DISASTERS: China: Shock and Terror in the Night
(The World / DISASTERS)
JAPAN: Bribery Shokku At the Top (The World / JAPAN)
The World: Tanaka: Prisoner of 'Money Power' (The World)
ITALY: In the Back Door (The World / ITALY)
UGANDA: Gas War (The World / UGANDA)
MIDDLE EAST: Waiting for a Lebanese Godot (The World / MIDDLE EAST)
EAST-WEST: Taking the Measure of Helsinki (The World / EAST-WEST)
AUSTRALIA: Waltzing Close Again (The World / AUSTRALIA)
SCIENCE
Space: Viking: The First Signs of Life?
(Space)
Environment: The World's Climate: Unpredictable (Environment)
SOCIETY
Modern Living: The New New Look
(Modern Living)
Modern Living: Pocketa-Pocketa Package Tours (Modern Living)
SPORT
Sport: A Glittering Quest for Gold
VIEWPOINT: The Widest World of Sports (VIEWPOINT)
Sport: Olympic Torches
BUSINESS
AIRLINES: Blue-Sky Summer for Profits
(Economy & Business / AIRLINES)
LABOR: Almost Everyone Is the Victim' (Economy & Business / LABOR)
BANKING: Finishing a Poor Third (Economy & Business / BANKING)
ENERGY: Big Boost for Gas (Economy & Business / ENERGY)
CORPORATIONS: What a Way to Run a Railroad (Economy & Business / CORPORATIONS)
JAPAN: A Loyalty Endangered (Economy & Business / JAPAN)
MIDDLE EAST: Muscle Power (Economy & Business / MIDDLE EAST)
EDUCATION
Education: School of Hard Knocks
LAW
The Law: Frustrated Defense
(The Law)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: Playing with Toys at Bayreuth
(Music)
Art: Three Yankee Expatriates (Art)
Books: Rapier Envy, Anyone? (Books)
Books: The Father Tongue (Books)
FICTION: Best Sellers (Books / FICTION)
MILESTONES
Milestones, Aug. 9, 1976
PEOPLE
People, Aug. 9, 1976
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From The Publisher, Aug. 9, 1976
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Forum, Aug. 9, 1976
(Forum)
ESSAY
Bicentennial Essay: The Struggle to Stay Healthy
(Bicentennial Essay)

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