Volume 7, Number 37, September 23, 1980
Departments
Editorial
Science and optimism.
From New Delhi
by Paul Zykofsky
India counters Singapore at summit.
Middle East Report
by Robert Dreyfuss
Turkey pushed to the brink.
Energy Insider
by William Engdahl
Special Report: Synfuels: boon or boondoggle? William Engdahl presents the technologies, costs, and resource consequences.
Campaign 1980
by Kathleen Murphy
Economics
Business Briefs
Fourth-Quarter Dangers for the World Economy
by David Goldman
Western Europe and Japan, as well as the underdeveloped sector, are now drawn into the depression orbit enforced by the Federal Reserve and deepened by the energy squeeze.
Banking
by Laurent Murawiec
Crisis management for debtors.
International Credit
by Renée Sigerson
IMF jumps toward reform.
Gold
by Alice Roth
Saudi rumors spur run.
Foreign Exchange
by David Goldman
Separating wheat from chaff.
Agriculture
by Susan B. Cohen
Farm aid finally dangled.
Interest-Rate Rise Targets American ‘Sunset’ Industries
by Kathy Burdman
Drastic and permanent cuts in steel and auto are planned, and will be facilitated by Volcker’s new credit squeeze.
Fusion Bill Moves to Senate
by Margaret Sexton
An evaluation of the legislative prospects for this energy development program in the wake of the markup of the Tsongas bill.
Documentation: Statements from scientific and political leaders on the McCormack victory.
Special Report
The Mexican Fight for Modernization
by Dennis Small
An overview of the López Portillo administration’s commitment to industrial expansion; the presidential succession; and the U.S. National Security Council’s push against Mexico’s growth.
The State of the Union: Mexico’s Future Task
Excerpts from the Sept. 1 “Informe” Presidential address.
The New Role of the Military
by Dolia Estévez Pettingell
Documentation: Three statements by Mexican armed forces spokesmen.
Brzezinski’s ‘Paddock Plan’ for the Mexican Population
by Tim Rush
The U.S-based planners who want to slash the number of Mexico’s citizens.
Documentation: Interviews with five Malthusian planners.
The Patrons and the Theory of Parson Malthus?
Mexico’s Excélsior Features the EIR Analysis of Iranian Destabilization.
International
International Intelligence
Iran’s Armed Forces Receive Covert Aid from Washington
by Robert Dreyfuss
Robert Dreyfuss reports that it may soon become official military assistance.
Why Bill Sullivan Is Protecting Zbigniew Brzezinski
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
A point-by-point response from Lyndon LaRouche to the former U.S. ambassador to Iran.
No Easy Way Out for Poland
by Rachel Douglas
Tavistock’s Web in Eastern Europe
by Rachel Douglas
National
National News
Inside the Race for the Texas Democratic Chair
by Konstantin George
A state party disproportionately dominated by liberals will choose its new officials, and a healthy fight could set a national pace.
Documentation: Interviews with the three candidates for the state chairmanship.
Congressional Calendar
by Barbara Dreyfuss and Susan Kokinda
