Press Freedom and the Shield of Independence in America
Alan Barth argues that a free press is the surest mark of liberty in modern society. He traces from Tocqueville to Jefferson the role of press independence as a check on government power, notes First Amendment protections, and outlines key Supreme Court rulings expanding press immunities through the 1960s. The piece also recalls the Pentagon Papers controversy as a potential prior restraint moment.
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Alex de Tocqueville
Madison
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
James Madison
Congress
Supreme Court
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Pentagon
Pentagon Papers
Hugo Black
United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Schenck
Pentagon papers test of press freedom and government controls
The article discusses government attempts to halt publication of Pentagon papers and the courts ruling against the government. It cites Justice Black praising press transparency and warns that self censorship by publishers endangers press freedom. It notes concerns over gag orders grand jury subpoenas and caution for media wary of profits.
Capital, taxes, and consumer education for a coming era
In 1980 the nation faces a capital shortage as private business needs trillions but cannot find funds. Tax reform and incentives for expansion could restore borrowing and hiring. Educating consumers on how profits drive paychecks is also urged alongside savings incentives and reeducation efforts. Lectures by Linowitz Hewlett Brann discuss Illinois and national implications.
Freedom of Expression and the First Amendment in America
A 1963 National Mall gathering near the Lincoln Memorial highlighted the First Amendment rights to speak assemble and petition for civil rights. The piece traces these freedoms from Madison through later abuses like McCarthyism and campus interruptions, asking how much tolerance and open debate the nation truly upholds.
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Long Mall
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
Congress of the United States
Congress
U. S
James Madison
Madison
England
U. S. Congress
America
Americans
Divided city crisis demands national commitment to reform
Editorial argues that cities face an existential crisis driven by overcrowding poverty and crime. It urges a national mobilization comparable to wartime effort to rebuild urban life with deep public and private restructuring and a new social bond.
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Sol M. Linowitz
New York City
United States
Municipal Assistance Corporation
Mac
Money gap widens in U.S. by Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Inflation redistribution widens income inequality in the 1970s. Managers gain real earnings while workers lag. unemployment hurts the poor most. The piece argues power structures, not inflation alone, drive the gap, citing tax reform, wage controls, and policy choices under conservative administrations.
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Sylvia Ann Hewlett
America
Business Week
Richard Nixon
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Neary
Minnesota
Defense Department
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Lester W. Brann Jr
Illinois
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Federal City Council
Xerox Corp
Xerox International
Girton College
Cambridge University
Barnard College
Columbia University
Lester Brann
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Holmes
Louis D. Brandeis
Congressional
Senate
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Jackson
Miss
U.S
Labor Department
Brookings Institution
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