Hardly anybody wants to come right out and say what is the real issue in Central America. Contrary to the thrust of the questions at President Reagan's press conference, the real issue is not human rights, democracy or elections; it's not a phony … [Read more...] about The Stakes in Central America

The Children's Crusade has become history's most famous example of naivete in using children to confront an enemy. The powers-that-be of Thirteenth Century France and Germany sent thousands of their own sons and daughters—most of them about 12 years … [Read more...] about Children’s Crusade Against Nuclear War

The question asked with increasing frequency is, "Do you know what GAY means?" The answer is, "Got AIDS Yet?" That's just one of the remarks currently making the conversational rounds as the panic about AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) … [Read more...] about The Political-Legal Problems of AIDS

A recent New York Times/CBS public opinion poll (printed on the front page as though it were important news) is a good example of how phony news is manufactured. The poll claimed that "despite months of controversy over U.S. policies on Central … [Read more...] about Kissinger and Latin America

The Women's Economic Equity Act, which has moved to center stage on Capitol Hill, is presented as a panacea to solve women's economic problems. Actually, it is a mixed bag of pluses and minuses for women, and of shifting economic costs for political … [Read more...] about Women’s Economic Equity Act

The "lifestyle" or "women's" sections of metropolitan newspapers certainly have very different features from those they had fifteen years ago. Gone are the days when a couple of pages were filled with brides in wedding dresses and engagements of … [Read more...] about Does Sexual Liberation Equal Women’s Liberation?

If you thought the courses on nuclear war were designed only for senior and high school students, you are in for a shock. They are planned for K-12 (that means Kindergarten through Grade Twelve). This means that nuclear war has joined sex education … [Read more...] about Scaring Children About Nuclear War

Although most parents send their children to school to learn knowledge and skills, the same courses are taught for very different purposes. The curricula currently mushrooming in junior and senior high schools to teach about nuclear war are designed … [Read more...] about How Pacifist Propaganda is Put Over on Pupils

A new subject is being taught in junior and senior high schools across the country. It comes under a variety of different course names, but the curricula are clearly designed to produce Fear, Guilt and Despair (FGD) in the minds and hearts of the … [Read more...] about The Curricula of Fear, Guilt, and Despair