January 23, 1978 | Vol. 111 No. 5

A Bold and Balky Congress (COVER STORY)

Awakened from a deep sleep, it is independent, unpredictable, tough to lead

Nation: An Army of Experts Storms Capitol Hill

Nation: More Difficult to Govern

Nation: Death of an American Original

Nation: No Hemming, Hawing or Quitting

THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Humphrey: What a Lucky Guy, What a Life (THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY)

Nation: Hoover's Home Improvements

Nation: Carter's Merit

Nation: Bad Weather, with Dividends

Nation: New Allies in an Old Quest

National Affairs: Byrd of West Virginia: Fiddler in the Senate (National Affairs / COVER STORY)

ITALY: Communists and Crisis (ITALY)

World: An Explosive Society

World: The Economy: A Stained Ledger

FRANCE: Brawling Before the Elections (FRANCE)

MIDDLE EAST: At the Beginning of a Long Tunnel (MIDDLE EAST)

INDOCHINA: The Two Hands Of Hanoi (INDOCHINA)

NICARAGUA: Shotguns Silence a Critic (NICARAGUA)

THE PHILIPPINES: Tales from Disiniland (THE PHILIPPINES)

Science: A Fat Sausage In the Sky

Medicine: A Mean A/Texas Attacks (Medicine)

Medicine: Brain's Opiate (Medicine)

Press: Zigging and Zagging at Harper's

Press: Barroom Sting

Religion: Radix Malorum Est Cupiditas?

Religion: Bribery and Conversion

Religion: Soul Saving