The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour

Kravetz, Walter · June 23, 1988

Robert MacNeil and Judy Woodruff summarize news of the day and host discussions on the effects of current drought on farms in the United States and art coming out of the Soviet Union, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault hosts an interview with the Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke for The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Drought is causing concern for farmers in 27 states; discussion centers on the forecast which suggests that the drought will not break for several weeks, what the federal government can do to financially assist farmers, and the Greenhouse Effect as a possible cause of this drought. The interview with the Australian Prime Minster focuses on trade agreements between the U.S. and Australia and shared satellite monitoring stations that are located in Australia. Recent changes in the Soviet Union's policy have allowed artists to file for temporary visa in order to participate in gallery shows in other countries; this new policy has given New York art critics the chance to assess art being created within the Soviet Union their assessment files artists into two categories: avant-garde artists who have been hiding their work until this point and artist who have operated more publicly and have been pressured into creating works of "socialist realism."