February 29, 1980 Issue, COMMONWEAL

- Correspondence, p. 98
- Editorials, pp. 99-100
- Waste not, want not
  William V. Thomas
  , p. 101
- Another U.S. triumph
  Frank Getlein
  , pp. 102-103
- Evangelical points
  Michael W. Foley
  , pp. 104-107
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  Who was in charge? (Review)
  Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
  , pp. 108-110
  The Man Who Kept the Secrets, by Thomas Powers
  1. The Man Who Kept the Secrets by Thomas Powers
- The Junta and the trade unions
  William B. Gould
  , pp. 111-115
- Dance
  Don McDonagh
  , p. 116
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  Screen: Going Nowhere (Review)
  Colin L. Westerbeck, Jr.
  , pp. 117-118
  Being There (1979 Film), by Hal Ashby
  1. Being There (1979 Film) by Hal Ashby
- --- by Arthur J. Moore, p. 119
- --- by Arlene Swidler, pp. 120-121
- --- by Marie Augusta Neal, p. 122
- --- by George G. Higgins, pp. 123-124
- --- by Robert McAfee Brown, pp. 125-126
- --- by Colman McCarthy, pp. 127-128