Vol. 112 No. 23

Nightmare in Jonestown (COVER STORY)
A religious colony in Guyana turns into a cult of death

Messiah from the Midwest

Why People Join

Carter's Cutters vs. the Bulge
A fiscal-political battle that will leave "blood on the floor"

Heat from the HUD Chief

Unsinkable Ham Jordan

Deadlock
An election tie that binds

What Would Jefferson Say? (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

A Crazy Quilt of Liquor Laws
North Carolina goes wet, but some others are drying up

The Painkillers (Medicine)
Brain chemists are honored

Stir over Darvon (Medicine)
False alarm, or a real one?

Europe's Slumping Industries (Economy & Business)
Squeezed by imports, some big old sectors struggle to innovate

An End to Iranian Dreams (Economy & Business)
Tomorrow's grand plans are lost to pay for today

Cool Carol and the Dragon Lady (Economy & Business)
Two activist regulators draw fire from Nader and industry

Avon Calling (Economy & Business)
And Tiffany answers

Oil from China (Economy & Business)
Peking seeks U.S. expertise

What Is Left in Tax Shelters (Economy & Business)

Teaching Children at Home
Believing they can do it better, parents shun schools

Hero Wordship
Lexicography views geography

Ballet Dancing on the Ice (Show Business)

Gaudy Reign of the Disco Queen (Music)
Still tops in the clubs, Donna Summer wants a wider audience

The Metaphysician's Last Exit (Art)
At 90, the Italian father of surrealist art dies

A Rainbow of Colorful Reading (Books)

Up from Down Under (Cinema)
A festival shows off the skills of Aussie film makers

Class War (Theater)

Party Pooper (Theater)