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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BEFORE TENS OF MILLIONS of viewers, the nominees for what is arguably the world's most powerful office bask in the penetrating glare of studio lights, and the most telegenic candidate wins the day. The debates have proven to be more of a screen test than a test of the...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Debate on The Great Debates | 12/5/1985 | See Source »

THE PEOPLE WHO organized the other initiative were equally serious with their language. "Every letter means so much to the Soviet refuseniks because we're their only hope," said Caryn Broitman '84. She and about 50 other students and faculty conducted a letter-writing campaign Oct. 20 and 21 to...

Author: By Paul W. Green, | Title: The Other Guys | 10/30/1985 | See Source »

Second, the response to non-violent protests in the South was largely non-violent. The use of dogs and fire hoses against protesters in Birmingham outraged most of the nation and so was instrumental in passing civil rights laws. On the other hand, violent repression of peaceful protest was routine...

Author: By John Ross, | Title: Revolution: The Only Alternative | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

The experience of the Haight was to put these and other factors together to chart a new lifestyle, a lifestyle that attracted youthful migrants by the tens of thousands. The Haight, for Time magazine as well as for its residents, came to exemplify the new society that America's young...

Author: By Jess M. Bravin, | Title: Where Have the Hippies Gone? | 10/26/1985 | See Source »

People wonder why journalists make so much of Farrakhan; this is one reason why. If Farrakhan were a single voice in the wind, little would be risked by letting him bellow without notice. But he has accomplices in tens of thousands of secret haters who are at least as dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Demagogue in the Crowd | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

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