Vol. 132 No. 19
NATION
Dukakis plays the politics of Us vs. Them
A Poll's Harsh Verdict
The Democrats started with an advantage, but Dukakis lost it
After The Cold War Is Won
American Notes ATLANTA
The High Cost Of Klanning
American Notes CALIFORNIA
Video Games For Viet Nam
American Notes MAGAZINES
Spin's Condom Controversy
American Notes WASHINGTON
Bootstrap Homeowners
An Interview with Michael Dukakis
"Am I a liberal in the tradition of Roosevelt and Truman and Kennedy? Yes, I am"
On The Ballot: Guns and AIDS
Referendums in two states are test cases for national policy
On The Ballot: Guns and AIDS
Referendums in two states are test cases for national policy
The Differences That Really Matter
Here's the paradox: George Bush and Michael Dukakis are similar in ways they are loath to admit, but they diverge on points that a trivial and nasty campaign has failed to elucidate
The Presidency
Will These Mud Crawlers Learn to Fly?
Williams (American Ideas)
River Electric Corp. Hydroelectric Power Tailored For a Country Stream David Buckley overcame a bureaucratic morass to turn his old swimming hole into a project that does good, and may do well
WORLD
Kohl's visit revives the debate over embracing perestroika
Haiti In the Land Where Hope Never Grows
Why a dirt-poor nation is destined to remain so
Israel Code Name "Cherry"
Do covert operations against the intifadeh go too far?
South Africa Win Some, Lose Some
Botha checks the opposition, but few blacks turn out to vote
The Gut Issue
As elections near, a trade pact with the U.S. raises questions of self-image
World Notes BRITAIN
Pounds, Chains And Furlongs
World Notes NICARAGUA
The Check Isn't In the Mail
World Notes SOUTH KOREA
Cleaning Up After Chun
World Notes SOVIET UNION
A $400 Million Bug Bomb
SCIENCE
The whales finally escape their icy Arctic prison
The New Shape of the World
A pioneering map presents a fresh view of reality
HEALTH & MEDICINE
An Abortion Pill France vs. the right-to-lifers
Let Them Eat Cake! (Food)
And Creme Brulee and Chocolate Mousse and... Americans, dieters and fitness buffs included, are demanding their just desserts
Safer Births the Second Time (Medicine)
The old guard adopts a new policy on C-sections
SOCIETY
PRESS
TV's hardest-hitting newsmagazine show is made by kids
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time (Contents)
Magazine contents page Vol. 132, No. 19 NOVEMBER 7, 1988
Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead Vol. 132, No. 19 NOVEMBER 7, 1988
BUSINESS
Who Will Pick Up the Check?
Business Notes FINANCE
Kicking Down The Debt
Business Notes LITIGATION
It's All In the Cards
Business Notes TAKEOVERS
Bottoms Up For Brown Ale
Business Notes THE ECONOMY
Steady as She Goes
Special Report: Big-Time Buyouts
Duel of the Takeover Titans
When Managers Are Owners
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
by John Hubner & Lindsey Gruson Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 414 pages; $19.95
Here Comes the Show Boat! Broadway musical? Or opera in disguise? And does it matter? (Music)
Moonstruck In Lower Manhattan ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION by John Patrick Shanley (Theater)
New Views of a Playwright's Long Journey (Books)
Eugene O'Neill's centenary prompts a celebration in print
Part-Time All-American (Cinema)
Jessica Lange survives one new film, scores in the other
Playing Along (Video)
A game allows viewers to spin the Wheel of Fortune at home
SPECIAL SECTION
The FAA orders overhauls to make aging 737s safer
PEOPLE
Yasser Arafat Roams The Middle East, a homeless man, saying he is willing to coexist with Israel but never quite able to control the forces that could secure his place in history