This paper considers George A. Reisch's account of the role of Cold War political forces in shaping the apolitical stance that came to dominate philosophy of science in the late 1940s and 1950s. It argues that at least as early as the 1930s, Logical Empiricists such as Rudolf Carnap already held that philosophy of science could not properly have…

With the 2008 election quickly approaching, candidates continue the scramble to fund their campaigns--collecting money from individuals, corporations, and labor unions. Students can learn a great deal about the political system by examining how politicians are financed. The vast majority of high school students do not understand the influence of…

Describes the workings of the political system as it is important to social workers. Discusses three significant issues in politics: (1) the role of money; (2) crises as pervasive political phenomena; and (3) the habituating nature of political participation. (ABL)

The Republican party, political action committees, and the electronic media will play increasingly dominant roles in the political process over the next few decades. No dramatic changes are in store for government and politics in the United States in the foreseeable future. (AM)

The first part of a two-part interview in which David Halberstam discusses television as a political force, as an entertainment vehicle, and as a tool for teaching. (RL)

Contending that Senator Patrick McCarran of Nevada was the real force behind the communist witch hunts of the lage 1940s and early 1950s, this essay explores McCarran's legislative legacy. The first section examines McCarran's background and the legislative bodies over which he held sway. The second section delineates his legislative "Grand…

Women are making successful bids for the power of public office. Their success at the polls is a result of the political groups and coalitions they formed as they attempted to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified. The article concludes with a discussion of the impact of women on politics. (Author/RM)

Discusses the events leading up to the elimination of federal funding for cooperative education. Outlines suggestions for future agendas and debate. Proposes a network of representatives to unite fragmented regions into a political force. (JOW)

This essay argues that a sustained form can be located in the complicated history of populist rhetoric. Despite its chameleonic qualities, the advancement of populism is constituted by alterations in the focus and content, not the structure, of populist activism. This structure, or what I term its argumentative frame, positions a virtuous people…

In public administration courses, administrative theory is usually taught from a managerial perspective--raising questions about organizations from the perspective of the public manager. This perspective is incomplete and needs to be supplemented with a political perspective--asking questions from the viewpoint of the polity as a whole. (RM)

The use of boycott as a political tool of enforcing exclusion from the Olympic Games is shown to be ineffective, illegal, cynical, and misguided. (JMF)

Reports on the annual meeting of the American Federation of Teachers and of the National Education Association. Both meetings were dominated by presidential politics and by federal-level concerns such as the Department of Education and federal aid. (IRT)

Discusses teacher unions as political forces in the 1980 presidential election. Notes that many, but not all, of the positions teachers are fighting for at the federal level are the same as those favored by boards and administrators. (IRT)

McDonald contends that in the 1820s economic and technological changes were creating sectional differences in the United States while the political arena declined in influence. Genovese argues, however, that from the earliest days of the republic different ways of life in the north and south led to a sectional division changing the political…

Right-wing parties in Israel consider the Arab-populated West Bank and Gaza an integral part of Israel. Moderate Israelis and Jewish-Americans view the occupied territories as Arab Palestinian lands that must be returned to Arab control if there is to be a solution to the Palestinian problem. A reasonable compromise is presented. (RM)