Vol. 139 No. 14

NATION

American Notes Ideas
Talk About Star Wars

American Notes Injustice
They're Free At Last

American Notes Investigations
Leak On, Washington

American Notes the Homeless
Clearing The Air

Asleep At the Wheel (Grapevine)

Families When Love Is Exhausted
The abandonment of an elderly Alzheimer's patient highlights the pressures on those who care the most

Forward Spin (Grapevine)

How's That Again?

Plutocratic Populist

Politics 1-800-Pound Guerrillas
The telephone lines are humming as voters direct-dial their outrage into the heart of the presidential campaign and fuel the anti-Establishment crusades of Jerry Brown and Ross Perot

Smart Weapons, Dumb Management (Grapevine)

They Rent Bicycles, Don't They? (Grapevine)

Vox Pop (Grapevine)

Why Washington Doesn't Work
Republican Senator Warren Rudman is quitting because even though politicians know what to do about the nation's problems, they are afraid to lead

Yeltsin to Congress: Please Stay Home (Grapevine)

WORLD

America Abroad
Clinton and the Draft: A Personal Testimony

Britain Invitations to the Dance
As the new third force in politics, Liberal Democrats may end up as partners to be wooed in national life

France Splintering Influence
In chaotic regional elections, voters reject the entire Establishment and give new power to Le Pen's anti-foreign, anti-immigrant nationalists

Terrorism Wanted: a New Hideout
As Gaddafi refuses to hand over two Libyan agents, terrorists are increasingly turning up in, yes, Sudan

World Notes India
Stains on The Record

World Notes Malawi
Meddlesome Priests

World Notes Russia
Throwing Off Moscow's Yoke

World Notes Space
Discovering a New World

World Notes Thailand
A Whiff of Opium

SCIENCE

Nature's Time Capsules
Nests built long ago by the humble pack rat provide tantalizing peeks into the earth's past

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The New Scoop On Vitamins (Health)
They may be much more important than doctors thought in warding off cancer, heart disease and the ravages of aging -- and, no, you may not be getting enough of these crucial nutrients in your diet

SOCIETY

The Battle of Angkor (Cultures)
Cambodia's magnificent monuments and temples, sinking slowly into a swamp, need more than a face-lift if they are to survive for another millennium

When Abortions Save Lives (Ethics)
Is the fetal-tissue implant a revolutionary therapy or an immoral experiment based on murder? The debate rages from medical labs to the White House.

SPORT

The Jock as Fallen Idol
Mike Tyson's six-year sentence stirs debate about the glory and excesses of America's star athletes

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Cinema (View Points)
Guilty by Reason of Inanity

Cinema (View Points)
Intruder in the Hoops

Music (View Points)
Out of Africa

Music (View Points)
Those Valkyries Ride Again

Television Machines That Think (View Points)

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 139 No. 14 APRIL 6, 1992

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 139 No. 14 APRIL 6, 1992

BUSINESS

Business Notes Auctions
Calumet Finds A White Knight

Business Notes Promotions
Talking Heads

Business Notes Retirement
Shop Till You Drop

Business Notes Takeovers
Troubled Waters?

Raising High the Roof Beams

Real Estate The $20 Billion Question
Can Canada's cash-starved Reichmann family pull off the biggest private debt restructuring in history?

The Economy Which Way Is Up?
Housing and retail sales prod a sluggish recovery, but it will take more robust growth to bring back the jobs -- and help Bush in November

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Out of The Celluloid Closet (Show Business)
Gay activists are on a rampage against negative stereotyping and other acts of homophobia in Hollywood

Princesses in A Pretty Prison (Cinema)

Reborn, And Running Again (Music)
After more than four years, Bruce Springsteen releases a pair of spellbinding albums, mostly about love

The Cops and the Cameras (Television)
The explosion of reality-based TV shows and news coverage creates problems for police in the spotlight

The Evil That Two Men Did (Books)
In the first parallel biography of Hitler and Stalin, historian Alan Bullock compares their motives and methods

Which Side Are You On? (Cinema)

PEOPLE

Present At the Breakup (Profile)
As Washington's man in Moscow, veteran politico BOB STRAUSS discovers the frustrations of the diplomatic beat

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

Charity
Begins With Government