Suggests that the Midwest has definitive cultural geography that can be studied meaningfully. Point is illustrated by portraying a cultural subregion of the Midwest and testing the usefulness of the portrayal by examining the geographic, agricultural, and political traits that can be regionalized as a base. (TRS)

Economic hardships suffered by Chicago teachers during the first four years of the Great Depression were exacerbated by a self-apppointed "Citizens' Committee" of tax-dodging businesspeople who dictated municipal fiscal policy to the corrupt city government. Teachers unions led public protests that prevented worse abuses but did not…

Notes that the availability of live television coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives has not led to more network coverage of that body. Concludes that news of the President still dominates network news. (FL)

Outlines the complicated constitutional system on which our country is based. Reviews the system of checks and balances, the judiciary system, and the political system and how they have worked to ensure that the government represents the will of the people. (MD)

Recent years have seen a rash of national task force reports on the status of American schools. Too many of them have political motives and are designed to alarm, rather than inform. Specific reports are discussed. (Author/RM)

Political parties in Chile of both the left and right have focused more on drawing women into their ideologies than on considering what political issues mean to women. A look at feminist thought shows how political life for women includes not only the traditional political arena but also domestic life. (IS)

While Algerian women were instrumental in the struggle for independence, often carrying on crucial and dangerous work, and their rights are guaranteed by the new government, they still lag behind men in many areas such as education, employment, political participation, and control over reproduction, because of discrimination. (IS)

Concludes that the amount of newspaper space given to the 1980 presidential campaign was less than that for any of the campaigns of the 1960s. Finds also that candidate John Anderson received less coverage than did George Wallace in 1968. (FL)

Issues discussed include Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's impending retirement, high unemployment, the Quebec separatist movement, the dual language question in Manitoba and Western Canada, labor strife in British Columbia, the effects of the national economic recession on children, and Canadian hopes for the future. (JBM)

Discusses the inherent strength of American democracy manifested in the large number of groups capable of organizing to compete for power and self-interests. Topic areas considered include the need for more organizations, building coalitions, going where the action is, social/environmental change via electoral politics, personal change, and…

Governors and other politicians are beginning to broach the issue of vouchers again. If so, the issue could generate heated debate rivaling that caused by merit pay. (Author)

The secularization of religion is discussed. It is now conventional wisdom that the industrialized world is a secular world that sees scientific methodology as the sole reliable approach to solving problems. Religion is seen as making no greater contribution to society than any other social or economic group. (RM)

Student political activism remains a key issue in the Third World despite its decline in industrialized nations. The historical development of student politics and student involvement in independence struggles, students' role as incipient elites, and the fragility of the political structures of many Third World nations contribute to the efficacy…

Islamic fundamentalist groups are demanding political power and posing stiff changes to Middle Eastern regimes. The attainment of political independence, modernization, the incorporation of millions of newcomers as active participants in the political process, and the inability to deal effectively with Israel have contributed to conditions…

This examination of the position of the special library and its services in the corporate setting highlights reasons why libraries are often taken for granted, library's role in corporate financial calculations, generalizations concerning librarian characteristics, and situations that may indicate trouble for a library that is not serving its…