Today there are over 250,000 Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River, most of whom are not recognized by the Federal government. The article discusses what happened to these people and their lands. (NQ)

Despite recent scholarship, the traditional views of the political life of the Gilded Age as mediocre and unproductive continue to influence general surveys, textbooks, and research. (DE)

Discusses the political controversy surrounding a National Science Foundation (NSF) peer review memorandum that erroneously reported unanimous funding approval for a project. (MLH)

Suggests that the frequency of newspaper political advertisements could be used as an index of voter stimulation at election time. (RB)

Compares the newspaper coverage of Robert La Follette during the 1924 Presidential campaign with that of George McGovern in 1972, finding numerous parallels in the press's response. (RB)

Pressures of politics and commercialism in Chile have altered the evolution of television from its original role as an instrument of education and cultural development. (RB)

Internal analyses of the data and comparisons with other historical studies indicate that the "New York Times" has represented the amount of political and social violence in the United States fairly well. (RB)

A recounting of the author's experiences after becoming a gay activist at Kent State University. (JH)

Assesses the impact of the student newspaper at Michigan State University on the decision-making of student voters in both local and national elections. (RB)

Presents research on the nonverbal aspects of messages conveyed by news and advertisements on television during the 1972 Presidential election campaign. (RB)

Results support the hypothesis that foreign affairs issues decided the outcome of the 1972 Presidential election and even in papers which endorsed George McGovern the editorials on foreign affairs favored Richard Nixon. (RB)

This paper provides a selected review of the literature pertaining to corporate advocacy (non-product advertising by corporations, addressing political or social issues). More specifically, the paper examines research from the communication, business, public relations, and advertising literature dealing with justifications for the practice of…

This paper presents a discussion of events within national sport organizations that have recently addressed the problem of homophobia in sports; in particular, the social, professional, and political harassment of lesbian women who are career athletes. A brief overview is given of the stance of feminists, both liberal humanist and radical, on the…

This volume contains an address by Richard John Neuhaus entitled "Let the Church Be the Church" in which it is asserted that the crisis in Christian social ethics today is a crisis of faith which calls for spiritual, theological, and ethical renewal. The address is a retrospective look at the Vietnam-era debate between Neuhaus and Paul Ramsey,…