This cover of Rolling Stone magazine, depicting Linda Rondstadt, appeared in March, 1975, the same month Saigon "fell".

The climactic events in Democracy mostly transpire during March, 1975, including Janet Ziegler's murder, which prompts the opening scene of the novel, Inez's return to Honolulu.

Listed below are other print publications mentioned in the novel. How many are still in print today?

Business Week
Forbes
Foreign Affairs
Fortune
The Harvard Business Review
Le Monde
Life
Rolling Stone
Vogue
W