Volume 23, Number 28, July 5, 1996
Interviews
Yuri Gromyko
by Anno Hellenbroich
The president of the Moscow Education Academy and rector of the Methodological University discusses the link between educational excellence and economic development.
Phil Gambino
by Dana S. Scanlon
The press secretary for the U.S. Social Security Administration talks about government funding of Ritalin prescriptions.
Books
François Genoud: 60 Years as an Anglo-Swiss Spook
by Katharine Kanter
Two books about the notorious Geneva banker, recently deceased: Le Banquier Noir, by Karl Laske, and L’Extrémiste, by Pierre Péan.
Humorless Prophet of the New Dark Ages
by Nora Hamerman
The Soul of Politics: A Practical and Prophetic Vision for Change, by Jim Wallis.
Departments
Dateline Mexico
by Carlos Méndez
Zedillo Capitulates to Terrorism.
Editorial
Yes Adolf, You Are a Nazi.
Economics
U.S. Consumer Debt Causes Financial System Jitters
by Anthony K. Wikrent
Warnings about U.S. consumers having overextended their credit sent chills of fear down the spines of Wall Street bankers in June. The irony is that the economy’s fragility is an inevitable result of the shift to a post-industrial society, which Wall Street has not just applauded, but enforced.
Showdown Looms for Lloyd’s of London
by John Hoefle
The latest restructuring swindle proposed by the insurance giant, has set up a showdown with U.S. securities regulators.
Mexico Set To Explode Again after U.S. Presidential Elections
by Carlos Cota Meza
After Mexico’s December 1994 financial meltdown, the question has been, who’s next? The answer appears to be—Mexico itself.
Venezuela: Old Patriots Resist Looting of Oil Wealth
by David Ramonet
Does IMF Seek ‘Strong Man’ To Loot Russia?
by Rachel Douglas
Currency Rates
Unprepared for Natural Disasters
by Rogelio Maduro
Reports on a conference of the American Geophysical Union.
Business Briefs
Feature
Russia: Education Is a Matter of National Security
The Schiller Institute was the only non-Russian organization invited to address hearings convened by the Education Commission of the Russian parliament on May 21, where the 430 participants, and the often shocking content of their reports on education in “reformed” Russia, point to issues far beyond Election Day and the identity of Russia’s next President.
Pravda Reports Schiller Institute Attack on Soros
The Moral-Philosophical Foundations of National Economy
by Helga Zepp-LaRouche
A paper by Schiller Institute founder Helga Zepp-LaRouche, presented to the Education Commission of the Russian Duma.
Classical Curriculum and Socratic Dialogue: Education in the 21st Century
by Anno Hellenbroich
George Soros’s Cultural Offensive against Russia
by Mark Burdman
Soros Under Investigation
The Link between Education and Russia’s Development
by Anno Hellenbroich
An interview with Yuri Gromyko.
International
British Goad U.S. Congress toward Sanctions on Sudan
by Muriel Mirak Weissbach
Reports on the latest maneuvers by Baroness Caroline Cox, who has been leading the charge against Sudan for London in her capacity as president of Christian Solidarity International.
Tibet: A Geopolitical Tool Deployed against German-Chinese Ties
by Mary Burdman and Rainer Apel
‘Unity in Hope’: The Pope in Germany
by Elisabeth Hellenbroich
Bangladesh Elections Open Up New Political Opportunities
by Ramtanu Maitra and Susan Maitra
International Intelligence
National
The ‘Ghost’ of Roy Cohn Stalks the Clinton Campaign
by Jeffrey Steinberg
The Rasputin of the White House, campaign strategist Dick Morris, is a product of the corrupt Roy Cohn machine. In fact, he’s a family relation.
Morris and the Cohn Family Criminal Gang
by Anton Chaitkin
Air Force Report on Ron Brown Crash Dodges the Crucial Question
A UN Ambassador in the British Tradition
by Scott Thompson
A profile of Madeleine K. Albright.
Ritalin Abuse: The Achilles’ Heel in America’s War on Drugs
by Dana S. Scanlon
New Discharged for Refusing UN Uniform
by Leo Scanlon
Congressional Closeup
by Carl Osgood
National News
