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April 1985 Issue
April 1985 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • The Road to Hill 10
    William Broyles
  • The Faithless
    Marge Piercy
  • Beaufort Number 12
    Guy Billout
  • Pop Nostalgia: A Counterrevolution
    Stephen Holden
  • One-Step Stereo
    Peter W. Mitchell
  • Parlor Pizza
    Corby Kummer

Ireland: Between Two Economies

Life in the Irish village where Moby Dick was filmed is pleasant but poor

By Alexander Cockburn
April 1985 Issue
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