Volume 9, Number 14, April 13, 1982
Departments
Interview
Alexander King, a Club of Rome founder.
From New Delhi
by Paul Zykofsky
After the Bangladesh coup.
Inside Canada
by Pierre Beaudry
The hidden power of the Crown.
Middle East Report
by Robert Dreyfuss
Saudi-bashing escalates.
Dateline Mexico
by Josefina Menéndez
U.S. proposes oil-for-technology deals.
Law
by Christian Curtis
Anti-drug group sues ADL and Sun-Times.
Congressional Closeup
by Barbara Dreyfuss and Susan Kokinda
Editorial
Time for a real oil policy.
Economics
U.S. Bankruptcies: The Causes and Consequences
by Leif Johnson
With special attention to International Harvester, and the likelihood of a “free-trade” push in GATT that will make matters worse.
The Common Agriculture Policy: Key to Europe’s Farm Productivity
by Cynthia Parsons
In Part I of a two-part report, Cynthia Parsons untangles the workings of the European Community institution and outlines its achievements.
Business Leaders Talk about Volcker, Protectionism, and Japan’s Future
by Daniel Sneider
The second installment of Asia Editor Daniel Sneider’s series on his recent trip to Japan.
International Credit
by Renée Sigerson
No agenda in Brussels.
Trade Review
by Mark Sonnenblick
Currency Rates
Banking
by Kathy Burdman
IBFs prompt Venetian invasion.
Business Briefs
Special Report
Who Wields the Oil Weapon, and Why
by Robert Dreyfuss
Economic warfare: The True Story of the 1970s Great Oil Hoax
by Robert Dreyfuss
It starts with Libya.
A Profile of the Oil Multinationals
by William Engdahl
The Anglo-Dutch are the key.
Oil Price Cuts To Force Depopulation within the Producing Countries
by Richard Freeman
International
Italy On Alert Against ‘Operation Nightmare’
by Vivian Zoakos
Counter-measures to deal with a Sicilian upheaval.
British Royal Family Tied to Sicily Plot
by Scott Thompson
Scott Thompson traces the U.K. members of the fascist Propaganda-2 lodge.
Soviets Bid To Fill Post-China Card Power Vacuum on Asian Continent
by Richard Katz
Brezhnev’s overtures toward Peking are part of a much broader picture.
A Lesson in Alexander Haig’s ‘Romantic’ Death-Squad Democracy
by Gretchen Small
El Salvador after the elections and Guatemala after the coup.
Caracas Draws Away from Haig’s Policies
by Dennis Small
Latin America Editor Dennis Small reports on his trip to Venezuela.
Can Venezuela Stay Free of Terrorism?
by Dennis Small
Federal Reserve and IMF Incite a Stampede Against Mexico
by Robyn Quijano
International Intelligence
National
Minority Leader Wright Poses Challenge to Volcker
by Graham Lowry
The Texas Democrat has identified high interest rates as the reason for economic disaster, not its cure-his speech was blacked out of the press. And if November realities catch up with Congress, the momentum for tax hikes and further budget cuts, under Volcker’s orders, will abate.
Senate Hearings Link Abscam to Billygate
by Susan Kokinda
Further evidence that the Justice Department officials who so self-righteously pursued Abscam victims covered up the scope and implications of the Carter Libya scandal. Washington correspondent Susan Kokinda attended the Hatch-DeConcini hearings.
National News
