Vol. 140 No. 10

COVER

Africa: the Scramble for Survival (Cover Stories)

In African-American Eyes (Cover Stories)
The motherland is a source of increased pride for U.S. blacks. Now it is time to face some unpleasant truths under the veil of romanticism

Somalia's Descent into Desperation (Cover Stories)

NATION

All Hands On Board! (Grapevine)

Campaign Quiz (Grapevine)

Definitely Not The Berlin Wall (Grapevine)

Et Cetera A Bouncer Bounced (The Week: Nation)

Et Cetera (The Week: Nation)
Back to Russia House

Forward Spin (Grapevine)

Hung Out to Try Again (The Week: Nation)
A CIA man's jury can't agree: Were his acts criminal -- or just devious?

In The Eye of the Political Storm (The Week: Nation)
The big blow tests the President's reflexes in a vote-heavy state

Mother Nature's Angriest Child (The Week: Nation)
Andrew, costliest hurricane in U.S. history, cuts a destructive swath

So Happy Together (U.S. Campaign)
Defying the tradition that running mates go their own ways, Clinton and Gore seem inseparable on the hustings. What is the secret of Bill and Al's excellent synergy?

Spies Wanted (Grapevine)

The Body Wasn't Even Cold (Grapevine)

The Week (The Week)

Vox Pop (Grapevine)

WORLD

Can It Be? Progress in Mideast Talks? (The Week World)
Yes, a bit, in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and even the Golan Heights

Et Cetera (The Week World)
Don't Take Off!

Et Cetera (The Week World)
Entente Cordiale

Fernando Collor Nixon? (The Week World)
Brazil's President is pressed hard to quit before he is impeached

Germany For Germans? (The Week World)
A week of rioting signals a vicious outbreak of xenophobia

In London, Mostly Talk (The Week World)
A peace parley makes some headway but the battle of Bosnia rages on

WAR & TERRORISM

Defense (Defense)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Can Chaos Save Lives? (The Week Health & Science)
An abstract theory could have some very practical consequences

Et Cetera (The Week Health & Science)
Diminished Capacity

Et Cetera (The Week Health & Science)
What's Wrong with This Picture?

Prenatal Assurance (The Week Health & Science)
New blood tests offer noninvasive screening for Down syndrome

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (The Week Health & Science)
Two studies show a powerful link between cigarettes and cataracts

SOCIETY

Adoption Fever
The battle between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow spotlights the triumphs and traumas of large adoptive families

Et Cetera (The Week: Society)
Cockeyed Coup

Outlaws on The Left and Right (The Week: Society)
Two disparate radicals battle what they see as an oppressive society

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A Royal Pain for the Crown (Dynasties)
Topless pictures of Fergie, Diana's phone canoodling: Can the Windsors survive this summer of discontent?

Hugh Sidey's America: You Can Go Home Again
Like 30 million Americans nationwide, the alums of Iowa's Greenfield High hold a rendezvous with memory

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
September 7, 1992 Vol. 140 No. 10

BUSINESS

But Will It Work? (The Week: Business)
Japan's government announces an $86 billion economic rescue plan

Down And Down the Dollar Goes (Economy)
Where it will stop, certainly nobody in Bonn or Washington knows

Hush Money (The Week: Business)
Under fire for high pay, CEOs move to cut off compensation information

Your Money Or Your Life (The Week: Business)
GM is shifting part of its health-care bill to white-collar workers

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Big Epic Writ Small (Reviews Theater)

Collector Of Lost Souls (Reviews Books)

Satisfying Verbomania (Reviews Books)

Short Takes (Reviews)

The Best Man For the '90s (Reviews Cinema)

PEOPLE

Comfortable In His Own Ample Skin (Profile)
The perfect deputy, Lawrence Eagleburger is now on top, for the moment

TO OUR READERS

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)

ESSAY

Why The Religious Right Is Wrong