Volume 22, Number 48, December 1, 1995
Interviews
Vitaly V. Melnikov and Elena Drapeko
by Gabriele Liebig and Konstantin Cheremnykh
Mrs. Drapeko, an actress, was responsible for Cultural Affairs in the St. Petersburg City Council, and is now an independent candidate for the Russian State Duma. Mr. Melnikov is film director and artistic director at the “Lenfilm” Film Production Association, and chairman of the St. Petersburg Film Makers’ Association.
Departments
Report from Bonn
by Rainer Apel
A “Left” Alternative in Germany?
Editorial
Rebuild the Democratic Party.
Economics
Nations Need Sovereignty To Solve the Food Crisis
by Marcia Merry Baker and Rosa Tennenbaum
In response to the thug tactics of the food cartels and the international agencies, officials in China, India, Russia, and elsewhere have begun re-asserting food self-sufficiency.
Fraud of Dutch Liberal Dope Policy Exposed
by Christina Huth
Currency Rates
Business Briefs
Feature
To Ourselves and our Posterity
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Introduces a report addressing the citizen’s need to be informed of the truth which Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt knew about the relations between the United States and its traditional adversary, the British monarchy.
The Anti-Newtonian Roots of the American Revolution
by Philip Valenti
Debunks the baseless supposition, that the strongest influences on the American founders include the political philosophy of John Locke, and his predecessor Thomas Hobbes, as well as the allegedly rational scientific system of Isaac Newton. Exactly the opposite was true!
America’s ‘National Party’ Spearheaded the Battle against British Ideology
by Anton Chaitkin
Founding Fathers Sought To Abolish Slavery
James Wilson and the Truth about ‘Three-Fifths’
The ‘Deranged’ Newton
by John Maynard Keynes
Cotton Mather’s Leibnizian Conspiracy
by H. Graham Lowry
International
Bosnian Accord: Heartbreaks, But Also Opportunities
by Michael Liebig
Despite its drawbacks, the accord does open up the possibility for further negotiations, including on economic issues, which are required for a durable settlement.
Algeria: Election Farce May Prove Serious
by Anna Varga
Documentation: FIS appeals to Zeroual.
Chirac Capitulates to Bankers, with Cabinet Shakeup and Austerity Drive
by Christine Bierre
The French President, under heavy international pressure, chose the austerity program demanded of him by the financial establishment, reneging on his electoral promises to the voters. As a result, an enormous strike wave looms.
A Look at Art and Culture in Russia
by Gabriele Liebig and Konstantin Cheremnykh
Our correspondents conducted this interview on Oct. 10 at the “Lenfilm” studio in St. Petersburg.
British Lords Are Behind the Destabilization of Nigeria
by Joseph Brewda
Documentation: Excerpts from the diary of a murdered Ogoni elder; interview with a Saro-Wiwa underling; profiles of the NGOs which run Ogoniland from London.
Kenule Saro-Wiwa: London’s Pawn In Action
by Lydia Cherry and David Cherry
International Intelligence
National
‘Crybaby Newt’ Gingrich Becomes Public Enemy No.1
by Jeffrey Steinberg
The leader of the Conservative Revolution has become the target of a national outpouring of ridicule, despite a congressional vote saying it’s illegal to call the Speaker of the House a “crybaby.”
House Votes: You Can’t Call Gingrich a ‘Crybaby’
by Carl Osgood
DEA Head Slams ‘Wealthy’ Drug Legalization Clique
by L. Wolfe
Bush Boosts British Plan To Break Up U.S.
by Kathleen Klenetsky
Former Socialist French President Mitterrand predicted the breakup of the United States, and Margaret Thatcher spouted venom against Germany, at George Bush’s has-beens party in Colorado.
Congressional Closeup
by Carl Osgood
National News
