Vol. 124 No. 6
NATION
Letting Ferraro Be Ferraro
Gone Fishing
Stung Hornets
Questioning Combat Readiness
"He Just Mowed Them Down"
Agenda Wars
WORLD
population is still growing at an alarming rate
A Pround Capital's Distress
And If Mexico City Seems Bad...
A Matter of Mathematics (ISRAEL)
Finally, a Crack in the Door (IRAN)
Freedom Fallout (POLAND)
Ready, Set, No! (NICARAGUA)
A New Show Becomes a Replay (THE PHILIPPINES)
Banking on Friendship (WEST GERMANY)
An Offense on Defense (BRITAIN)
Against the Grain (SOVIET UNION)
Cutting Up with a Mermaid (DENMARK)
The P.M.'s Bottom Line (CANADA)
SCIENCE
Soviet Coup
The Case of the Cosmic Bends
HEALTH & MEDICINE
SOCIETY
PRESS
RELIGION
Straining the Quality of Mercy
SPORT
Hooray for Hollywood (Olympics)
Voices from the Village (Olympics)
STYLE & DESIGN
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Freeing the Air Waves (American Notes / DEREGULATION)
Fires for Fired Firemen (American Notes / BOSTON)
A Head-On Amtrak Crash (American Notes / TRANSPORTATION)
Congress's Capitol Gains (American Notes / PENSIONS)
BUSINESS
When Uncle Lends a Hand (Economy & Business)
Reading Election Tea Leaves (Economy & Business)
A Two-Tier Sword (WAGES)
Playing the Rock Market (STOCKS)
Going Bust, Japanese-Style (BANKRUPTCY)
Nothing Trivial About It (GAMES)
Undercutting the Undertakers (MONOPOLIES)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Enemies of the State (Cinema)
Rushes (Cinema / Rushes)
Killing Time on Cape Cod (Books)
Excerpt (Books)
Wild Pitch (Books)
Native Grounds (Books)
ABC Leaps for Gold Ratings (Video)