After an analysis of television coverage of political conventions, the author contends that television journalism, though not consciously biased, emphasizes the present at the expense of the past, concentrates on nominees instead of on policies, and uses gossip and rumor as hard news to heighten the drama surrounding the emergence of a new leader.…

Describes techniques employed in public doublespeak and suggests that graffiti is a response to these techniques. (DD)

Describes the Northwest Ordinance as a victory for both the North and the South as each section received concessions which strengthened its interests. Discusses the document's historical background and assesses the effect of the Ordinance on the practice of slavery. (GEA)

This paper explores the relationship between the political economy and the production of scientific knowledge and technological innovation. Specific attention is devoted to the political control of research and development. Concludes that the research and development enterprise creates management problems at the project, organizational, and…

Reveals that independent international gazettes provided coverage of major crises and had an important impact on the events of the late eighteenth century in Europe. (FL)

Employers and politicians have become adept at using the threat of job loss to blackmail workers and communities into accepting unhealthy workplaces and community environmental damage. (RM)

The history of Quebec (Canada) nationalism from its beginnings with the British conquest of New France in 1759 to the present is discussed. (RM)

The National Institute of Education (NIE) was the only major program in the 1984 education budget to be cut by Congress. This article discusses the history of NIE funding, the politics of its administrators, and its future. (MD)

Approximately 34 million people, or 13 percent of the population of the United States, are 65 or older. It is not just the increasing numbers that make it important for counselors to serve as advocates for older adults. Ageism, societal marginalization, vulnerability, and elder abuse are growing problems for this population. There is evidence that…

The investigative techniques of the two reporters who broke the Watergate story are related, along with some of the problems encountered. (KM)

Discusses some of the prerequisites for the successful operation of the political process in effecting educational change: decentralization of authority, freedom of information, and fiscal power in the hands of the consumer. (Author)

Comments on events in Chile and Algiers; short homage to Neruda. (SK)

Critical review of Frederick J. Newmeyer's article, "Linguistic Theory, Language Teaching, Sociolinguistics: Can They Be Interrelated?,' in "The Modern Language Journal," v57 n8 p405-10 Dec 1973. (RL)