Volume 10, Number 6, February 15, 1983
Interviews
Misael Pastrana
Adviser to Colombia’s President Belisario Betancur, and a former President himself.
Carlos Andrés Perez
by Elisabeth Hellenbroich and Dolia Estevez Pettingell
Former President of Venezuela and a leader of the Acción Democratica party.
Departments
Dateline Mexico
by Josefina Menéndez
Revolution in the making?
Congressional Closeup
by Ronald Kokinda and Susan Kokinda
Editorial
Will Americans buy murder?
Economics
Selling the White House on Gold-Backed SDRs
by David Goldman
A pet scheme of the Venetian monetarists has become part of the IMF “dictatorship” blueprint for the United States.
Why Ronald Reagan Cannot Balance the Federal Budget
by Richard Freeman
A self-feeding industrial collapse.
Currency Rates
Two Versions of a Social Security Fund
by Leif Johnson
Part II of our comments on the Presidential commission’s proposals.
Agriculture
by Cynthia Parsons
What organic farming means.
International Credit
by David Goldman
The Bank of England’s plans for the U.S.
Trade Review
by Mark Sonnenblick
Business Briefs
Special Report
The Plan for an ‘Energy Yalta’
by Judith Wyer
Two new energy blocs, at the expense of the Arab producers and U.S. influence in that region, are the culmination of this British-inspired scenario.
OPEC’s Raw Deal from the ‘Free Market’
by Judith Wyer
The Financial Stakes in the Drive To Push Down Oil Prices
by Renée Sigerson and Kathy Burdman
A Dramatic Shift in World Oil Trade
by William Engdahl
Mexico: Will Pemex Be Sold to Multis?
by Timothy Rush
Venezuela: ‘Missing Piece’ in the Plan
by Christian Curtis
Nigeria: Hanging On to Its Illusions
by Douglas DeGroot
Indonesia: Lower Income Hits Economy
by Ramtanu Maitra
International
Mr. Bush, Mr. Shultz, and the Gutting of U.S. Defense
by Criton Zoakos
A Falling Out Among East and West ‘Peacenik’ Allies
Indira Gandhi Shuffles Her Cabinet and Tackles Problems in the Congress Party
by Paul Zykofsky
British Spooks Out To ‘Abort’ Spanish Government
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
The War over Ibero-America’s Debt: Independence or Recolonization?
by Robyn Quijano
Polish Deputy Premier Calls for Joint Action on Debt with LDCs
Carving Up Lebanon: Ariel Sharon and Hafez Assad Go In for the Kill
by Nancy Coker
France Declares War on François Genoud’s Terrorist Coordinator Ahmed Ben Bella
by Thierry Lalevée
Kissinger’s Exoneration in Aldo Moro Case Intensifies Europe’s Anger Against the U.S.
by Umberto Pascali
EAP Defines Issues in German Election
by Susan Welsh
International Intelligence
National
Reagan’s ‘No Guns, No Butter’ Budget
by Richard Cohen
White House intransigence on further defense cuts won’t last.
Beam-Weapon Effort Under Fiscal Attack
by Robert Gallagher
‘Atari’ Candidates: Postindustrialism in Chicago’s Mayoralty Campaign
by Melvin Klenetsky
Three stooges, including incumbent Mayor Jane Byrne, are being challenged by Sheila Jones of the National Democratic Policy Committee.
A profile of Chicago’s Marshall Field Clan
by Kathleen Klenetsky
Real-estate speculators who finance terrorist front organizations and other such public-spirited entities.
National News
