Vol. 138 No. 2
NATION
Maitre and Morality
American Notes South Dakota
Monumental Hoopla
American Notes Veterans
Paying for Agent Orange
American Notes Violence
Little Brother Is Watching
California
Wilson Tries To Do It Right
Connecticut Weicker Goes His Own Way
I Know There's a Santa Claus -- I Voted for Him (Grapevine)
Slow Down, Mr. President (Grapevine)
Some Guys Can't Take a Hint (Grapevine)
The State Fiscal Crisis: Troubles Close to Home
Hit by the recession, falling revenues and a growing demand for services, Governors and lawmakers wrestle over how to overhaul taxes and spending
The Supreme Court: Marching to a Different Drummer
By choosing Clarence Thomas, who says integration is an impossible dream, Bush sparks a debate over the goals of the civil rights movement
Who's Winning the Shadow Race? (Grapevine)
WORLD
Ethiopia's new rulers promise Eritrea the right to secede, but on the ground, the pledge is illusory and the reality is far more complex
Soviet Union: Crisis of Personality
Building a new political and economic system from scratch, the country's reformers must cope with a mind-set unaccustomed to freedom
What's Gorbachev to Do?
World Notes Britain
A Taxing Problem
World Notes Colombia
No Extradition, No Murder
World Notes Hong Kong
Who Runs the Colony Now?
World Notes Lebanon
Tough Times For the P.L.O.
World Notes Northern Ireland
Breakdown in Communications
Yugoslavia Out of Control
In a country where all sides are consumed by ancient animosities, even the army seems incapable of halting the drive for secession
SCIENCE
The world's most extensive hydropower project has already disrupted rivers, wildlife and the traditions of Quebec's Indians. Is it really needed?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
By launching a holy war against misleading claims, the government could clear up some of the confusion on supermarket shelves and help Americans become healthier consumers
Playing Politics with Our Food (Health)
While the Food and Drug Administration reforms labels, the Agriculture Department drags its feet, thanks to its cozy relations with the meat industry
The Fda's Next Target: Drugs (Health)
The Man with the Plan (Health)
With endless energy, eagle-scout scruples and a head for headlines, David Kessler revives the battered FDA
SOCIETY
Where peaceable wanderers gather to hug each other, wear feathers, dance all night and soothe the soul
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 138 No. 2 JULY 15, 1991
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 138 No. 2 JULY 15, 1991
BUSINESS
Giving up their blood rivalry, Apple and IBM join forces to develop bold new hybrids in personal computers. The chemistry may be just right.
America Abroad
A Wealth Of Nations
Business Notes Advertising
Is That All There Is?
Business Notes Autos
Mercedes Bends
Business Notes Communications
Disconnected, Part 2
Business Notes Litigation
He Wouldn't Play the Game
Do We Really Need Banks Anymore?
Finance: The Large Economy
Size As the U.S. braces for a colossal wave of bank mergers, customers wonder whether bigger will be better
Scandal Tying an Octopus in Knots
A tenacious, corrupt empire meets its match when a global phalanx of regulators seizes the offices of B.C.C.I.
EDUCATION
Testing, Testing, Testing
The Administration's proposals for a national exam system have drawn fire from all sides. They probably shouldn't.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
At an international festival of television commercials, the hottest spots reveal a world of cultural differences
Approaching Absolute Zero (Art)
Ad Reinhardt, gadfly and hater of bogus mysticism, reduced painting to the pure power of austerity
Carrying On the Legacy (Dance)
Once Alvin Ailey's star dancer, Judith Jamison takes over his role at the head of New York's most vivacious company
Elsinore On The Potomac (Theater)
Into The Realm of Sigh-Fi (Cinema)
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
A Grand Bargain For America Too?