Too self-righteous.

• Author: King, Arthur H., Jr.
• Position: Letters to the Editor - Letter to the editor

I enjoyed the May issue, as usual. The Progressive is right on target about the faults of the political and religious right. But it's blind to the self-righteousness of its own perspective.

Abby Scher ("Anti-Abortion Forces on the March"), for example, ignores the reality that the success of anti-abortion forces is reinforced by the taboo on public discussion of world overpopulation.

Ruth Conniff ("At Last, a Humane Budget") deals with budgetary concerns as though human problems can be solved simply by spending money.

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