Time Magazine Contents Page NOVEMBER 22, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 22

TO OUR READERS 4

CHRONICLES 15

MILESTONES 29

COVER: America's Frightening New World of Work 32

If this is a recovery, why do we feel so bad? Because downsizing and global competition are destroying our jobs. Tomorrow's workers will have to be supersmart and ready to switch careers.

After Academe: New graduates face grim job prospects 36

Retraining: Why it seldom seems to work 38

Trade: Next, Clinton wants to increase business with Asia 39

POLITICS: United We Stand 40

Perot's group assures his political survival

ELECTIONS: Sitting-Around Money 42

Did New Jersey Republicans pay blacks not to vote?

DEFENSE: Did Iraq Use Gas During the Gulf War? 43

Maybe, which could help explain why thousands of vets are ill

SUPREME COURT: What Is Sexual Harassment? 44

A dramatic decision produces broader guidelines

CRIME: Scenes from a Very Bad Marriage 45

Round 1 is over in the battle of the Bobbitts of Manassas

JUSTICE: Invitation to an Execution 46

Lloyd Schlup awaits death despite new evidence he is innocent

CONGRESS: Three Shots at Crime 47

On Capitol Hill, they try getting serious about guns

FOREIGN POLICY: Nice Guys Finish Last 48

Christopher & Co. need to get their act together

EUROPE: The Frayed Safety Net 51

All over the Continent, the welfare system is going bankrupt

LABOR: The Teflon Teamster 54

Does crusading union president Ron Carey have mob ties?

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Betting on the Sky 57

Another entry shakes up the wireless-communications industry

ENVIRONMENT: Will Yellowstone Get the Shaft? 58

A proposed gold mine threatens the famed national park

SCIENCE: The Case Against Gallo Collapses 61

The co-discoverer of the AIDS virus no longer faces charges

HISTORY: Generation X, Meet J.F.K. 62

Young people explore the Kennedy mystique

THE PRESIDENCY: One Trait Added Luster at the Top 63

Jack Kennedy's humor was a saving grace

THE ARTS & MEDIA

Entertainment: Broadway's multitude of musical revivals 64

Spectator: The death and rebirth of movie musicals 69

Art: Jacob Lawrence's chronicle of the great black migration 70

Theater: The Kentucky Cycle is scathing, superb history 72

Television: It's no hit, but Bakersfield P.D. charms 73

Music: Joshua Redman is jazz's new young gun 76

Cinema: Michael Keaton dies beautifully in My Life 78

Jane Campion's Piano makes passionate music 79

Show Business: Martin Lawrence, a joker who is wild 80

Books: The secrets of guys, from Garrison Keillor 82

Sport: Florida State drops another "Big One" 83

PEOPLE 85

ESSAY 86

Cover: Photograph from ARCHIVE PHOTOS -- Lambert Studios

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