Vol. 138 No. 10
NATION
For weary Wichitans, the protests may finally be subsiding, but the healing has yet to begin
American Notes Accidents
Hell on the Underground
American Notes Law Enforcement
Cruisin' with The Homeboys
American Notes Rescues
Surgical Strike
American Notes Taxation
Pricey Points Of View
An Mia Breakthrough? (Grapevine)
Calling Mr. Clean (Grapevine)
East-West Relations: After The War
Bush is cautious as the collapse of Moscow's empire offers new challenges for the U.S.
I'M Having Second Thoughts About Leaving . . . (Grapevine)
Just Call Him Faux Pas Mitterrand (Grapevine)
Racial Unrest: An Eye for an Eye
After a traffic death, a murder and four days of riots, tensions remain high between blacks and Jews in Brooklyn
She Knew What Was Coming (Grapevine)
The Presidency
Rebuilding a Moral Framework
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
WORLD
Humiliated but determined to hang on to his powers, Mikhail Gorbachev exerts his formidable strength
A Communist, a Patriot, a Soldier
A Country of Skeptics
In the provinces, Russians greet the upheaval with anxiety and wonder if their daily lives will change
America Abroad
And Now for the Sequels
Cover Stories: Starting at Year Zero
Forgotten But Not Gone
Into The Void
Suddenly the old Soviet Union is gone. Now new leaders are improvising on a grand scale to shape a new nation -- or nations -- from the chaos.
Perils Of Nationhood
The Baltics have their independence back, and foreign recognition, but they won't be able to break Moscow's grip right away
Saved by the Bottle
The Party Is Over
But after 70 years of controlling everything from nurseries to nuclear weapons, can the communists be counted out?
U.S.S.R. Or B.U.S.T.
What About the Nukes?
In the postcoup U.S.S.R., someone still has to control the 27,000 warheads dispersed through several republics
SCIENCE
A new study suggests that there is a structural difference between the brains of homosexual and heterosexual men, but that is just part of the story
Clues From Transsexual Rats
SOCIETY
Encouraged by their companies to vacation, Japanese are grappling with working very hard at having fun
SPORT
An unheralded American soars into history, just barely overarching a peak performance by Carl Lewis
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BUSINESS
Nailing the Mob
Business Notes Insurance
Finally, Some Good News
Business Notes Pets
Catering to The Fur Trade
Business Notes Retailing
Selling Like Hot Peppers
Business Notes Scandals
Paying Penance
Down And Out: "Discouraged" Workers
The Economy Permanent Pink Slips
Even if the recession ends, structural changes in many industries mean that many of those laid off won't be invited back
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
This fall's glut of gimmicky, grating new entries suggests it is, but there's nothing wrong with the durable format that a good show wouldn't fix
Looking for A Second Chance (Books)
Paging Doc Jollygood (Cinema)
Hollywood's new prescription for males: trade success for sensitivity and learn to be warm, wonderful and wuvable
PEOPLE
As the Soviet Union rushes to embrace democracy, GUS HALL, America's No. 1 Communist, refuses to admit that the party is finally over
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Honor to The Working Stiffs