Teacher control of public education is a possibility. If it eventuates, the concept of local, lay, public control of the schools is going to be severely shaken. (Author/WM)

An interview with an urban planner for the city of Los Angeles reviews approaches to solutions to environmental problems. (KM)

Political indoctrination in the People's Republic of China has permeated all school subjects, even the previously sacrosanct fields of mathematics and science, to the extent that future national scientific output may be jeopardized. (Editor)

Special issue dedicated to discussion of the European Common Market. (DS)

Nuclear technologists can offer an all but infinite source of relatively cheap and clean energy" but society must decide whether the price of eternal vigilance needed to ensure proper and safe operation of its nuclear energy system" is worth the benefits. (Author/AL)

The last of eight parts of a history of the American Institute of Biological Sciences describes some of the problems of achieving unity in the diverse membership and discusses methods of assisting the membership to express their collective views on public issues. (AL)

The author suggests ways to overcome the conceptual and methodological limitations of studies involving campaign speaking and voting behavior. (Author/MF)

Presents a case study concerned principally with the manner in which a given issue is dramatized, simplified, and offered for public consumption. Authors' point is that history must not overlook the contextual dimensions of political discourse. (DB)

A brief account of laws put on the books of the federal government by Congress concerning censorship and the creation of a National Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. (NH)

In order to be politically effective, it is necessary for local agricultural education programs to establish relationships with legislators, publicly recognize those that support the program, and have contacts with legislators during legislative sessions. (SB)