August 22, 1983 | Vol. 122 No. 8

Showing the Flag

The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: How to Do Nothing Well (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

Army Maneuver

State of the Art

Soviet Runaway

Playing Games

Stings from the Windy City

The Triumphs of a Prarie Populist

Seeking Votes and Clout (COVER STORIES)

COVER STORIES: Jesse Jackson spearheads a new black drive for political power

Sowing Seeds and Moving On

Fresh Faces for an Old Struggle

Chad: One for Gaddafi (Chad)

Nigeria: Surviving a Severe Test (Nigeria)

Guatemala: From Preacher to Paratrooper (Guatemala)

Mexico: Staying on Top (Mexico)

Chile: One Carrot, Many Sticks (Chile)

Soviet Union: Getting Everyone on the Wagon (Soviet Union)

Nicaragua: Deadly Ambush (Nicaragua)

Lebanon: Fears of Sectarian Warfare (Lebanon)

Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom and the Power (Saudi Arabia)

Disasters: The Day the Ocean Caught Fire (Disasters)

Science: SARSAT's False Alarms

Science: Another World?

Press: Requiem for TV's Gender Gap?

Newswatch Thomas Griffith: Allowing Advance Peeks (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)

Religion: The Curious Politics of Ecumenism

Sport: As Good as Anyone Ever

Sport: Do the Rules Now Rule the Waves?

Computers: Mixing Suntans with Software (Computers)