Vol. 124 No. 2
NATION
A Mixed Bag from Fidel's Jails
Mondale's Demanding Suitors
Cautious Talk About Talks
Cutting Off Nicaragua's Contras
Slowing the Surge of Red Ink
Bitter Pills for Medicare
On Guard for the Games
Adversaries Become Allies (Presidency / The Presidency)
WORLD
COVER STORIES: As elections near, much more is at stake than who becomes Prime Minister
An Interview with Shimon Peres
An Interview with Yitzhak Shamir
The Hermit of Jerusalem
The "Second Israel" Comes of Age
No Victors, No Vanquished (DIPLOMACY)
Iraq Deals Death at Sea (THE GULF)
Under a Cloud (WEST GERMANY)
Wounded Honor (MEXICO)
Foiling a Coup (BOLIVIA)
Turner Takes Charge (CANADA)
Opting for a Loyalist (ITALY)
A Bloody Response (PERU)
Point, Counterpoint (SOVIET UNION)
A Study in Black and White (SOUTH AFRICA)
SCIENCE
What Went Wrong (Space)
SOCIETY
PRESS
RELIGION
Retort to Rome
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Blowing the Whistle Again (American Notes / WASHINGTON)
The Debategate Probe Fizzles (American Notes / DECISION)
Not Quite Ready When You Are (American Notes / TRANSPORTATION)
Seeking to Influence a Jury (American Notes / LOS ANGELES)
BUSINESS
The Crunch at Caterpillar (Economy & Business)
Case Settled (Economy & Business)
Driving into the Computer Age (Economy & Business)
Another Batch of Band-Aids (Economy & Business)
Have I Got a Deal for You! (REGULATIONS)
Passing the $100,000 Milestone (HOUSING)
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics (STUDIES)
Stocking Up on Gremlins (MERCHANDISING)
A Saudi Digs the Jazz in Utah (ACQUISITIONS)
LAW
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Scenes from the Intimate Theater (Cinema)
Summer Reading (Books)