Vol. 149 No. 3

NATION

NO GUTS, NO GLORY (INAUGURATION 1997)
ON THE EVE OF HIS INAUGURATION, CLINTON IS THINKING IN LOWERCASE TERMS. BUT THE BIG ISSUES--LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE--NEED BIGGER ACTION BY FAR

THE SECOND TIME AROUND, SIMPLE IS BEAUTIFUL (INAUGURATION 1997)

WILL SHE HAVE HER DAY IN COURT ?
PAULA JONES MAY PRESENT A GOOD CASE AGAINST BILL CLINTON, BUT JUSTICES ARE LIKELY TO MAKE HER WAIT

MANY HAPPY RETURNS (INAUGURATION 1997)
THE MOST PROMISING PLAN TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY RELIES ON INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS, WHO AREN'T AS RECKLESS OR CALLOUS AS THE CRITICS BELIEVE

BANKING ON STOCKS (INAUGURATION 1997)
THIS (GULP) IS HOW TO FIX SOCIAL SECURITY IN ONE STROKE

NEWT'S DAY OF DELIVERANCE
BUT AN INTERCEPTED CELLULAR CALL GIVES HIM AND THE DEMOCRATS MORE ETHICAL PROBLEMS

MR. NICE GUY RETURNS
WITH THE SUIT SOON TO GO TO THE JURY, O.J. PAINTS THE PORTRAIT OF AN IDYLLIC MARRIAGE. IS IT REAL OR SURREAL?

WORLD

IN THEIR FACE
WITH TIME REPORTERS IN TOW, FUJIMORI CONFRONTS REBELS AND PREENS AMONG THE POOR

SOCIETY

PLAYING AT PAGEANTS
IN THE STRANGE WORLD OF CHILDREN'S BEAUTY CONTESTS, TINY TOTS IN PRETTY DRESSES MEAN BIG BUSINESS

RELIGION

THE BUDDHIST MARTHA
SHE'S A MERCHANDISING MYSTIC FROM TAIWAN--AND SEES NOTHING WRONG WITH GIVING CLINTON A HANDOUT

TECHNOLOGY

WHAT'S NEXT FOR APPLE?
NOTHING THAT WON'T RUN THE CLASSIC MAC SOFTWARE

KINSLEY'S MOMENT OF TRUTH

NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK

POETIC INJUSTICE

MILESTONES (MILESTONES)

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

THIS MURDER IS OURS, CHIEF
ON THE POLICE, THE MEDIA AND THE DEATH OF A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL

BUSINESS

WHERE THE JOBS ARE
FROM SEATTLE TO ORLANDO, POWERFUL SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL FORCES ARE FUELING BOOMTOWNS, AND OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND IN OCCUPATIONS RANGING FROM COMPUTER SCIENTIST TO CARPENTER

JOB TRAINING HAS TO BE REWORKED

THE NEXT GREAT GADGET
THOSE DIGITAL-VIDEO-DISC PLAYERS THAT STORES WILL SOON BE SELLING COULD MAKE YOUR VCR HISTORY

BASEBALL'S BLUE SALE
AFTER ALMOST 50 YEARS OF OWNING THE DODGERS, THE O'MALLEYS TAKE THEMSELVES OUT OF THE BALL GAME

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

COOL, DUDE (The Arts / SHOWBIZ)
WITH KING OF THE HILL, BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD'S MIKE JUDGE BRINGS HIS SUBVERSIVE VISION TO NETWORK TV

BECK TO THE FUTURE (The Arts / MUSIC)
ROCK NEEDS SOME NEW ENERGY. THIS HIP-HOP FOLKIE HAS PLENTY OF IT

EASY'S EARLY DAYS (The Arts / BOOKS)
HERE'S A MYSTERY: WHY WASN'T WALTER MOSLEY'S FIRST NOVEL PUBLISHED SOONER?

AMERICAN LOVE AFFAIR (The Arts / BOOKS)
FROM IMMIGRANT TO AMBASSADOR, A REMARKABLE LIFE

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

LETTERS

LETTERS