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...great 19th century ground swell of popular discontent swirled about real grievances in the U.S. rather than frothing up towards imaginary cures. Populism, which wanted cheaper money, Progressivism, which wanted cheaper everything, the Knights of Labor with their focus on the dinner pail and the dignity of those who ate from it, all expressed the aspirations of Americans who remained hard-headed even when hard up. Even "Big Bill" Haywood's I.W.W. was "practical" in its own simpleminded, bloody-minded way. Author Draper never loses sight of the fact that early capitalism cooked a brutal brew...
...with this shift the artists are still clinging tenaciously to most of the impassioned painting discoveries and new-found techniques of the older abstractionists. Second and less heartening conclusion is that the horde of painters spawned by the G.I. bill and flourishing art schools has served mainly to swell the ranks of the second-raters, produced only a handful of individual talents...
...swell the flow of oil to Europe, the Texas Railroad Commission last week finally ordered a big boost in allowable production. The decision added 210,901 bbl. to Texas daily output to a record 3,773,054 bbl. Behind the expected move (TIME, Feb. 18) was Ernest O. Thompson, senior member of the state's three-man commission, who insisted ever since the Suez Canal was closed that three small raises totaling 210,000 bbl. were the best contribution Texas could make...
...radius of the town of Elliot Lake. Two years ago Elliot Lake was only some lines on a chart. Today it has 400 completed homes, two large trailer camps with some of the biggest, plushest trailers parked anywhere on the continent, and a population of 4,000 expected to swell to 25,000 by 1958. Around Elliot Lake traditions are being made so fast that an enterprising dry cleaner this week emphasized his established business character by advertising: "Founded...
...cannot determine the Senate's course, but it sometimes has made that body aware of a crisis, and in critical times the upper House has moved quickly, lest the deeply respected force of law be shattered. The Senate tries never to respond to popular whim, but to a continuing swell of sentiment it may react...