Vol. 137 No. 6
NATION
A Burst of Firsts (Grapevine)
A Graduation Gift From Uncle Sam (Grapevine)
His Successor? Probably a Kinsman (Grapevine)
Is Saddam Cracking Up? (Grapevine)
Keeping Their Traits on Ice (Grapevine)
No Creeps Allowed In This Campaign (Grapevine)
WORLD
Mayhem
South Africa: The Twilight Of Apartheid
De Klerk moves to sweep away the last legal pillars of racial inequality
Soviet Union: New World Order? Or Law And Order?
Reformers fear that a crackdown on street crime and business fraud heralds more repressive moves
World Notes
CANADA: Take It or Leave It
World Notes
ECONOMIES: Prescribing Shock Therapy
World Notes
GERMANY: Fall of The Mighty
World Notes
SOMALIA: The Price Of Victory
WAR & TERRORISM
The Villain's Advantage
Environment: Dead Sea in the Making (The Gulf War)
A fragile ecosystem brimming with life is headed for destruction
Iran: The Not So Innocent Bystander (The Gulf War)
By agreeing to park Iraq's planes, Tehran is positioning itself to play a stronger role in postwar gulf politics
Islam's Idea of "Holy War" (The Gulf War)
Leadership: The Man Behind A Demonic Image (The Gulf War)
To fathom the cruel complexities of Saddam, one must explore the world and the anger that shaped him
Strategy: Saddam's Deadly Trap (The Gulf War)
With his planes and troops outclassed, he is trying to score a political victory by luring the allies into bloody trench fighting
The Allies: Good Riddance To Arms (The Gulf War)
Why two economic superpowers, Germany and Japan, are such reluctant warriors
The Arsenal: Who Armed Baghdad (The Gulf War)
Almost every nation with weaponry to sell did, including America's allies. Even worse, the purchases were funded by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
The Battlefront: Combat In the Sand (The Gulf War)
The allies repel Baghdad's attempt to start the ground war and claim supremacy in the air
The Home Front: Land That They Love (The Gulf War)
Patriotism and its symbols dominate the debate over the gulf war as both sides emphasize concern for the soldiers and for the fate of the nation
The Moral Debate: A Just Conflict, or Just a Conflict? (The Gulf War)
George Bush invokes a long-standing Christian doctrine to defend his military action against Saddam
The Presidency (The Gulf War)
George Was There
The State of the Union: So Who's Minding The Store? (The Gulf War)
Bush gets big applause with his inspiring war rhetoric. But domestically, is he embracing deja voodoo economics all over again?
SOCIETY
For Vietnam vets hunkered down in the jungles of Hawaii, the war never came to an end
PRESS
After a slow start, newspapers play catch-up with fresh angles, skeptical analysis and a blizzard of lively graphics
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BUSINESS
BANKING: Is It Broke Yet? (Business Notes)
STYLE: Where Surf Meets Rap (Business Notes)
TAXES: The Ballad of Willie's Woes (Business Notes)
THE ECONOMY O.K., O.K., We Give In! (Business Notes)
TOYS G.I. Joe Lands On Boardwalk (Business Notes)
Small Wonders
Burned by big-star salaries and fancy productions, Hollywood suddenly sees a hitmaking formula in films that are warm, playful and cheap to make
Where Do They Go from Here?
Before it's over, the recession is likely to put as many as 2 million people out of work. And benefits are running low.
EDUCATION
High schools are starting to offer warranties on their graduates
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hard-Luck Guy: THE GRIFTERS (Cinema)
Directed by Stephen Frears
Hats Off to A Genius! (Music)
Worldwide, the Mozart bicentennial offers mostly the most
New Thrills for Pretty Woman (Cinema)
Sleeping With the Enemy
PEOPLE
ROBERT MCNAMARA, architect of the Vietnam War, talks about the Persian Gulf conflict -- and, for the first time, about the one he can't forget