Vol. 138 No. 8
NATION
Clip 'Em or Ship 'Im!
American Notes Education
Back to Square One
American Notes Nuclear Power
Down for the Count
American Notes Scandals
Ge Brings Bad Things to Light
Are These Guys Really Serious? (Grapevine)
Confronting Campus Racism From Day One (Grapevine)
Controversies: The Provocative Professor
A black historian draws fire for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, but followers defend his Afrocentric theories
Gulf War: They Didn't Have to Die
Desert Storm's fratricidal casualties point to the need for a better system of friend-or-foe identification
Innovations: Musical Chairs in Maryland
The Governor gets his cabinet to swap jobs for a month. The payoff: renewed vigor, fresh ideas -- and less red tape.
Mikhail Gorbachev's Flying Circus (Grapevine)
Mysteries: The Man Who Knew Too Much?
A writer looking into a tangle of conspiracies is found in a hotel room, his wrists slashed. The verdict is suicide. Or was it murder?
Serial Killers: Going for The Record
A self-confessed murderer claims 60 victims, but police are skeptical
The Flow Goes On
Tuning Out on Tio Sam (Grapevine)
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
War on Drugs: Day of Reckoning
As Noriega prepares to stand trial, Washington braces for embarrassing disclosures -- but no one expects Panama's ex-dictator to go free
Would-Be Father of Baghdad's Bomb (Grapevine)
WORLD
Lost in a political and economic morass, the country seeks a middle way between a police state and an Islamic republic
America Abroad
Least-Favored Nations
Exploring The Tea Bag Factor
Emotional and intellectual traits are crucial to how well people survive the hot water of captivity
Middle East: Let's Do a Deal
Everyone seems to be demanding something for the Western hostages. But can any solution satisfy all sides?
Soviet Union: Agents of Intimidation
The Black Berets have taken charge of perpetuating Soviet rule, but fears grow that Moscow has lost control of them
Terrorism Changes Its Spots
As Middle Eastern governments edge away from the most radical gangs, experts focus on homegrown violence
World Notes Italy
No Refuge For Albanians
World Notes Madagascar
Voting with Their Feet
World Notes Peru
Is Garcia on The Ropes?
World Notes South Africa
First, Stop The Killing
SCIENCE
Beset by a budget squeeze, cases of fraud, relentless activists and a skeptical public, American researchers are under siege
The Double Take on Dioxin
After years of warnings about its ability to cause cancer, is it really true that the chemical is not so dangerous after all?
War Over The Wetlands (Environment)
A policy shift makes a mockery of Bush's campaign promise to be an ecology-minded President
PRESS
Journalists face more subpoenas to hand over notes and sources -- often for dubious or gratuitous reasons
SPORT
Golf's newest self-taught hero may be the most powerful driver ever -- and he's a nice guy too
Tragedy of An Ex-Champ
Mike Tyson, who gets millions to kick butt in the ring, is sued for millions more for allegedly pinching same at a beauty pageant
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Dublin Soul
Music (View Points)
The Sounds of Simon
Opera (View Points)
Under a Spell of Love
Television (View Points)
Son Burn
Theater Black, White and Blue-Collar (View Points)
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 138, No. 8 AUGUST 26, 1991
BUSINESS
Delta Aces Its Rivals
Business Notes Banks
Looking for Security
Business Notes Marketing
Rolling Papers Come Unstuck
Business Notes Newspapers
Saved by The Duel
Business Notes Scandal
Well, She Had An Honest Face
Entertainment: Do Stars Deliver?
Arnold and Kevin can still pack 'em in like old-time idols, but most other leading lights suffer from fickle fans and outrageous fortune
Scandals: The Fall of the Patriarch
Embroiled in the B.C.C.I. furor, Clark Clifford grudgingly gives up the helm of Washington's largest bank
Wall Street: Swaggering into Trouble
Financial powerhouse Salomon Brothers digs a huge hole for itself by cheating in the most sacrosanct of markets
LAW
Do We Have Too Many Lawyers?
In a bid to boost his ratings, Vice President Quayle swipes at the bar. A transparent ploy -- but his case has merit.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Audacious, difficult -- all right, weird -- Barton Fink confirms the status of the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, as distinctive postmodern film artists
Aerobics for The Imagination (Show Business)
From France comes a one-ring wonder that makes a circus out of acrobatics, clowning -- and the audience's dreams
Country Music's New Mecca (Music)
Why 5 million people a year spend $1.5 billion in a tiny but tuneful town nestled in the Ozarks
Itty-Bitty (Books)
When Harry Met Clare . . . (Books)
PEOPLE
Economist SYLVIA ANN HEWLETT argues that America is callously treating its youth like excess baggage and throwing away its future prosperity
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ESSAY
Of Church Pews And Bedrooms