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AMERICAN RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVES HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER LIMIT THEIR POLITICAL ACTIVISM TO THE WATER'S EDGE. THEY ARE INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE A WIDE RANGE OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICIES. THE VERY TERM BY WHICH MOST CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANTS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES--"EVANGELICAL"--ANNOUNCES THEIR INTENTION TO CARRY THEIR MESSAGE, AS JESUS INSTRUCTED, "UNTO ALL THE WORLD."

Describes how both neoliberals & conservatives in contemporary US politics have embraced a racial mythology of the welfare state, focusing on African Americans. The notion of universalistic, nonexclusive, or "color-blind" social policies is attacked, arguing that it neglects the long-standing link between race & social policy that lies at the core of the US welfare state. The history of such means-tested social policy is traced to the New Deal era of the 1930s, demonstrating their deleterious effects on black workers & their families. The racial stratification characteristic of this time continued & was especially evident in welfare policies; poor black mothers were doubly penalized by stereotypes based on race, class, & gender. It is concluded that policy reform alone will not change this situation; what is required are more radical transformations in the racist nature of the entire society. 1 Table, 2 Figures. K. H. Stewart

Argues that President Clinton's plan to increase defense spending has more to do with domestic budget politics than it does with global geopolitics, and that no readiness crisis exists in the US military; with projections for 2005. Some focus on Vice President Gore's response to the spending plan.

The host of "The opposite direction", a weekly debate program broadcast on Qatar's Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel (JSC) modeled on the American program "Crossfire", explores media intimidation and the lack of press freedom in the Arab world. Included in a collection of articles under the overall title "Freedom of the press in the Arab world".

Examines positive trends in African countries, including improved standards of living, transition to democratic forms of government, efforts to control population, increased industrial development, and improved agricultural production. Summaries in English p. 465 and Spanish p. 479.

Examines social effects of neoliberal economic reform, the civil-military alliance, the war against the press waged by the military, 1976-93, and strategies for collective action against hegemony in the country; 7 articles, Includes a critical examination of the Southern Cone Common Market.