COVER Cover Story: The New American Samaritans (Cover Story / COVER STORY) NATION AMERICAN NOTES: White House Christmas (The Nation / AMERICAN NOTES) The Nation: Huey Newton Freed (The Nation) The Nation: Fireman's Holiday (The Nation) The Nation: Tax Heaven (The Nation) The Nation: Dollars and Diplomacy: A New Reality (The Nation) THE WAR: Court Adjourns on My Lai (The Nation / THE WAR) FOREIGN RELATIONS: Two-Fifths Thaw (The Nation / FOREIGN RELATIONS) POLITICS: McGovern Redux (The Nation / POLITICS) The Nation: Gilligan's Dilemma (The Nation) The Nation: McCarthy Runs--Sort Of (The Nation) WELFARE: Small Step, Big Symbol (The Nation / WELFARE) ALASKA: Second Purchase (The Nation / ALASKA) WORLD The World: India: Easy Victory, Uneasy Peace (The World) The World: We Know How the Parisians Felt (The World) YUGOSLAVIA: Crisis in Croatia (The World / YUGOSLAVIA) NORTHERN IRELAND: Acceptable Violence? (The World / NORTHERN IRELAND) CUBA: Attack in the Caribbean (The World / CUBA) COSTA RICA: Terrorizing Terrorists (The World / COSTA RICA) GREAT BRITAIN: Raises For Royalty (The World / GREAT BRITAIN) SCIENCE Environment: The Tragedy of Pruitt-lgoe (Environment) Environment: Guns or Cheese? (Environment) Science: Women's Lib, Amazon Style Science: And Now, the Leap Second HEALTH & MEDICINE Medicine: Phase II for Health Care (Medicine) Medicine: Early Warning System (Medicine) Medicine: Capsules, Dec. 27, 1971 (Medicine) PRESS The Press: Busted Backgrounder (The Press) The Press: The Pinch in Paris (The Press) RELIGION Religion: Who Has the Good News Straight? Religion: This Is Where Jesus Walked SPORT Sport: The Celtic Lakers Sport: Mentor of the Mighty Mites BUSINESS The Economy: The Quiet Triumph of Devaluation (The Economy) The Economy: The Advantages of the Unthinkable (The Economy) The Economy: And Now, a Trade Hassle (The Economy) Business: Solid Signs of Revival JAPAN: Kicking the Growth Cult (JAPAN) EXECUTIVES: The Fellow on the Bridge (EXECUTIVES) JOBS: The Plight of Viet Nam Era Vets (JOBS) LAW The Law: TV Goes to Court (The Law) The Law: Socking It to a Rough Union (The Law) The Law: A Beef Against Big Mac (The Law) The Law: The Cop and the Lion (The Law) ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Art: Hidden Treasure (Art) Art: Zoutleeuw's Altarpiece (Art) Show Business: Uprising at MGM (Show Business) Show Business: Lion at Large (Show Business) Music: Mrs. Brown's Magnificent Obsession (Music) Music: Recycled Centers (Music) Music: Hounds of Christmas (Music) The Theater: Laureate of Loss (The Theater) The Theater: Genet's War (The Theater) Cinema: An Anodyne to Loneliness (Cinema) Cinema: Ethnic Cartoons (Cinema) Cinema: A Devalued $ (Cinema) Cinema: The D&233;cor of Tomorrow's Hell (Cinema) Books: Caboose Thoughts and Celebrities (Books) Books: Non Disputandum (Books) Books: Best Sellers (Books) MILESTONES Milestones: Cathedrals in the Clouds Milestones, Dec. 27, 1971 PEOPLE People, Dec. 27, 1971 LETTERS Letters, Dec. 27, 1971 ESSAY Time Essay: BUILDING A NEW JERUSALEM (Time Essay)