Vol. 145 No. 7
COVER
IN A CANDID CONVERSATION, A DEFIANT REVOLUTIONARY EXPLAINS HOW HE IS FACING UP TO SOCIALISM'S FAILURES
OPEN FOR BUSINESS (Cover Stories)
BEREFT OF PATRONS, DESPERATE TO RESCUE HIS ECONOMY, FIDEL TURNS TO AN UNUSUAL SOLUTION: CAPITALISM
WILL A TIGHTER EMBARGO REALLY BRING DOWN CASTRO? (Cover Stories)
NATION
A SMALL-BORE SUCCESS (Gun Control)
DOES THE BRADY LAW WORK? IT SNAGS SOME FELONS, BUT IT'S UNDERMINED BY LOOPHOLES AND ILLEGAL DEALERS
OVER BEFORE IT STARTED (Elections)
SLOWED BY ILLNESS AT THE WRONG MOMENT, DAN QUAYLE DECIDES HE WILL NOT MAKE A RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY
SPIES FOR THE NEW DISORDER (Espionage)
FACING A NEW SET OF CHALLENGES, THE CIA GETS A NEW DIRECTOR AND TURNS TO A SPECIAL GROUP OF SECRET AGENTS
WHERE CAN PREGNANT TEENS TURN? (Politics)
SURGICAL STRIKE (Politics)
WRANGLING OVER HENRY FOSTER'S ABORTION RECORD PUTS THE CLINTON NOMINEE AT RISK
WORLD
AS A TRADE WAR WITH THE U.S. SIMMERS, CHINA INTENSIFIES ITS DEBATE ABOUT THE POST-DENG ERA
UNMASKING MARCOS (Mexico)
ZEDILLO MAKES A PRE-EMPTIVE MILITARY STRIKE AGAINST THE ZAPATISTA REBELS AND PUTS THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THE RUN
FROM BAD TO WORSE (Russia)
THE WAR IN CHECHNYA, A FALLING RUBLE AND POOR MANAGEMENT ARE HOBBLING THE ECONOMY
SAVING HANOI FROM ITSELF (Vietnam)
UNSCARRED BY DECADES OF WAR, THIS REMARKABLY GRACEFUL CITY NOW STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE THE ASSAULT OF CAPITALISM
AN ABOMINABLE TRADE (India)
AFTER AN UPROAR ABOUT PURLOINED KIDNEYS, THE GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON THE SALE OF ORGANS
LEFT AT THE STARTING BLOCKS (France)
THE SPUTTERING SOCIALISTS PICK A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BUT HIS CHANCES OF VICTORY SEEM SLIM
"WE'RE ALL GOING TO PAY" (Venezuela)
THE TOLL IN THE BANKING SCANDAL REACHES $7 BILLION, LEAVING EVERYONE ASKING, WHO STOLE VENEZUELA?
WAR & TERRORISM
AFTER AN INFERNAL GLOBAL ODYSSEY AND AN EPIC CHASE BY U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES, THE MASTERMIND OF THE TRADE CENTER BOMBING IS CAPTURED IN PAKISTAN
LESSONS NOT LEARNED (Armed Forces)
A VETERAN OF THE SOVIET DEBACLE IN AFGHANISTAN REPORTS ON WHY CHECHNYA HAS BEEN AN EVEN GREATER HORROR
SPORT
AMID ADORING FANS, SUPERSTAR ALBERTO TOMBA EXPLODES TO A COMMANDING LEAD IN THE WORLD CUP SKIING CHAMPIONSHIP
TECHNOLOGY
A STUDENT'S SEX FANTASIES RAISE DISTURBING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LIMITS OF FREE SPEECH IN CYBERSPACE
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
THE WEEK
FEBRUARY 5-11
MILESTONES
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WINNERS & LOSERS
THE WEEK
FEBRUARY 5-11
ON THE ROAD WITH ALVINN
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MILESTONES
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OPERATIC ARTISTOCRACY
WITH HIS PEDIGREE, HIS VISION AND HIS BACKSTAGE EBULLIENCE, GIANCARLO DEL MONACO PROVES HIMSELF A THRILLING DIRECTOR
DEATH AND THE BLUES
IN A VIBRANT BUT FLAWED NEW PLAY, AUGUST WILSON CONTINUES HIS DECADE-BY-DECADE EXPLORATION OF THE BLACK AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
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BUSINESS
CONSUMER REPORTS COMMANDS 5 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS, BUT FACES QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS ADVOCACY AND COMPETITIVENESS
LAW
PREFERENCES FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN ARE UNDER ATTACK IN THE COURTS, IN CONGRESS AND ON THE BALLOT
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SHEAR MADNESS, A THRILLER THAT ASKS THE AUDIENCE TO HELP SOLVE THE CRIME, CELEBRATES A RECORD 15 YEARS OF MYSTERY AND MIRTH
SOCRATES WOULD TAKE HEART (The Arts & Media Books)
IN A SCHOLAR'S QUIRKY VIEW, CIVILIZATION REALLY IS IMPROVING
VIRTUAL ORANGE (The Arts & Media Books)
A NOVEL BRILLIANTLY PORTRAYS 21ST CENTURY GROTESQUERIES
HIPPO CRITICAL (The Arts & Media Books)
WIT, CYNICISM AND ILL WILL ARE THE VIRTUES OF AN ENGLISH NOVEL
BEATINGS AND SWEET MURMURS (The Arts & Media Television)
EVEN IN SANITIZED FORM, THE BOYS OF ST. VINCENT IS A COMPELLING, EDIFYING HORROR MOVIE ABOUT ORPHANS ABUSED BY CLERGY
CRYPTIC GAME (The Arts & Media Theater)
DAVID MAMET RETURNS WITH A DISORIENTING FAMILY DRAMA
THAT SINKING FEELING (The Arts & Media Cinema)
INJURIES, HURRICANES AND A PESKY PRESS TURN KEVIN COSTNER'S $150 MILLION WATERWORLD INTO ONE SOGGY SAGA
TO LOVE AND DIE IN L.A. (The Arts & Media Music)
AN INGENIOUS PRODUCTION OF PELLEAS ET MELISANDE TYPIFIES THE SUPERB FARE STAGED BY THE MUSIC CENTER OPERA IN LOS ANGELES
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JAMES MERRILL: 1926-1995