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Table of Contents
October/November 1993 Vol. XVIII, No. 5

About the contributors to this issue

The New Face of Unions
How can labor unions regain their lost strength? We invited four union organizers and two labor specialists to provide some answers.
Finding Their Voice Kris Rondeau discusses organizing with Richard Balzer
Restoring the Right to Organize Larry Cohen
Labor at the Crossroads Allison Porter and Richard Bensinger
Imagining Unions Joel Rogers and Charles Sabel
The Rancher(poem) Michael Collier
Comedy and Culture Alan A. Stone
A review of Zhang Yimou's The Story of Qiu Ju
Layaway Michael Dorris
Winner of our First Annual Short Story Contest
Poet's Sampler Tom Sleigh introduces Suzanne Qualls
Democracy and the New Information Highway Mitchell Kapor
Who will control America's electronic traffic? Individual users or big corporations? The founder of Lotus sees signs of hope.
Poet's Sampler Martín Espada introduces Jack Agüeros
Realization and Recognition: The Art and Life of John Fante Neil Gordon
Written in the 1930s, John Fante's novels are only now beginning to sell. What does his story reveal about literary achievement and commercial success in America?
After the War on the Land (poem) Andrew Salkey
Graves (poem) Hayden Carruth

Brief Reviews

Sven Birkerts The Pugilist at Rest Thom Jones
Sven Birkerts Jesus' Son Denis Johnson
Don Colburn What We Don't Know About Each Other Lawrence Raab
Matthew Goodman Judge on Trial Ivan Klíma
Alexandra Johnson Iona Moon Melanie Rae Thon
Bruce Smith My Alexandria Mark Doty

Readers' Forum
Eugene Rivers's Challenge: A Response Eugene Genovese.
According to Genovese, liberals are hostile to religion, community, and traditional morality, and that hostility now stands in the way of racial justice.
Neta Crawford and Virginia S.I. Gamba join the debate on cooperative security
Letters from Ned Hanauer and Nancy Kaufman



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