Vol. 132 No. 19

NATION

A Dose of Old-Time Populism
Dukakis plays the politics of Us vs. Them

A Poll's Harsh Verdict
The Democrats started with an advantage, but Dukakis lost it

After The Cold War Is Won

American Notes ATLANTA
The High Cost Of Klanning

American Notes CALIFORNIA
Video Games For Viet Nam

American Notes MAGAZINES
Spin's Condom Controversy

American Notes WASHINGTON
Bootstrap Homeowners

An Interview with Michael Dukakis
"Am I a liberal in the tradition of Roosevelt and Truman and Kennedy? Yes, I am"

On The Ballot: Guns and AIDS
Referendums in two states are test cases for national policy

On The Ballot: Guns and AIDS
Referendums in two states are test cases for national policy

The Differences That Really Matter
Here's the paradox: George Bush and Michael Dukakis are similar in ways they are loath to admit, but they diverge on points that a trivial and nasty campaign has failed to elucidate

The Presidency
Will These Mud Crawlers Learn to Fly?

Williams (American Ideas)
River Electric Corp. Hydroelectric Power Tailored For a Country Stream David Buckley overcame a bureaucratic morass to turn his old swimming hole into a project that does good, and may do well

WORLD

East-West A Toast -- or Roast -- for Reform?
Kohl's visit revives the debate over embracing perestroika

Haiti In the Land Where Hope Never Grows
Why a dirt-poor nation is destined to remain so

Israel Code Name "Cherry"
Do covert operations against the intifadeh go too far?

South Africa Win Some, Lose Some
Botha checks the opposition, but few blacks turn out to vote

The Gut Issue
As elections near, a trade pact with the U.S. raises questions of self-image

World Notes BRITAIN
Pounds, Chains And Furlongs

World Notes NICARAGUA
The Check Isn't In the Mail

World Notes SOUTH KOREA
Cleaning Up After Chun

World Notes SOVIET UNION
A $400 Million Bug Bomb

SCIENCE

Free At Last! Bon Voyage! (Environment)
The whales finally escape their icy Arctic prison

The New Shape of the World
A pioneering map presents a fresh view of reality

HEALTH & MEDICINE

About-Face Over (Medicine)
An Abortion Pill France vs. the right-to-lifers

Let Them Eat Cake! (Food)
And Creme Brulee and Chocolate Mousse and... Americans, dieters and fitness buffs included, are demanding their just desserts

Safer Births the Second Time (Medicine)
The old guard adopts a new policy on C-sections

SOCIETY

So, Your Old Man's a Fraud . . . Families of pols are fighting against the pressure to be perfect (Behavior)

PRESS

Out of The Mouths of Babes
TV's hardest-hitting newsmagazine show is made by kids

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Critics' Choice

Time (Contents)
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Time (Masthead)
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BUSINESS

Business Notes BANKING
Who Will Pick Up the Check?

Business Notes FINANCE
Kicking Down The Debt

Business Notes LITIGATION
It's All In the Cards

Business Notes TAKEOVERS
Bottoms Up For Brown Ale

Business Notes THE ECONOMY
Steady as She Goes

Special Report: Big-Time Buyouts
Duel of the Takeover Titans

When Managers Are Owners

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Good Hustle, Bad Karma MONKEY ON A STICK (Books)
by John Hubner & Lindsey Gruson Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 414 pages; $19.95

Here Comes the Show Boat! Broadway musical? Or opera in disguise? And does it matter? (Music)

Moonstruck In Lower Manhattan ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION by John Patrick Shanley (Theater)

New Views of a Playwright's Long Journey (Books)
Eugene O'Neill's centenary prompts a celebration in print

Part-Time All-American (Cinema)
Jessica Lange survives one new film, scores in the other

Playing Along (Video)
A game allows viewers to spin the Wheel of Fortune at home

SPECIAL SECTION

Cracking Down (Travel)
The FAA orders overhauls to make aging 737s safer

PEOPLE

Knowing the Enemy (Interview)
Yasser Arafat Roams The Middle East, a homeless man, saying he is willing to coexist with Israel but never quite able to control the forces that could secure his place in history

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