The third and final stage for RAMPARTS MAGAZINE, when it remained a liberal news magazine, but with less stridency and fireworks.

Contents:

Letters

Perspective:  GERALD FORD, Understudy For Defeat (Post-WATERGATE Reflections) -- DAVID KOLODNEY

What We Don't Know Can't Hurt Them (Struggle To Pass FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT) -- RICHARD HALL

The Passion Of The JEWS (History Of JEWISH Persecution & Rise Of Right-Wing ISRAELI State) -- DAVID HOROWITZ

Comment:  Red Ink Capitalism:  Banking On Borrowed Time (DEFICIT CAPITALISM) -- TERENCE MCCARTHY

Buying Power:  Towards A Public Utility Network (SOCIALIZATION Of Public Works) -- THOMAS BROM & EDWARD KIRSHNER

The Politics Of COMMON CAUSE:  An Indelicate Balance (JOHN GARDNER & COMMON CAUSE) -- WILLIAM CHAPMAN

FORD And The Media:  CBS Declares A Honeymoon (PRESIDENT GERALD FORD Shortly After RICHARD NIXON's Resignation) -- PETER COLLIER

Book Review:  Communes:  The Way We Lived Then, "LIVING TOGETHER:  A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A CITY COMMUNE" by MICHAEL WEISS, reviewed by ANDREW KOPKIND

Book Reviews:  Tales Of Two Women, "TELL ME A RIDDLE" by TILLIE OLSEN; "YONNOMONDIO:  FROM THE THIRTIES" by TILLE OLSEN; "LIFE IN THE IRON MILLS" by REBECCA HARDING DAVIS; "THE LITTLE DISTURBANCES OF MAN" by GRACE PALEY; and "ENORMOUS CHANGES AT THE LAST MINUTE" by GRACE PALEY, all reviewed by SHARON CURTIN

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