Vol. 133 No. 8

American Notes ELECTIONS
Ku Klux Klandidate

American Notes ESPIONAGE
That Will Teach Him

American Notes LOS ANGELES
A Blizzard in Tinseltown

American Notes MONTANA
Shades of Buffalo Bill

American Notes NEW JERSEY
Terrorist on The Turnpike

Friendship Has Limits
Partisan conflicts on the budget and John Tower's stalled nomination signal trouble for the President's era of good feelings

Government by the Timid
Why the House is no home for the brave

Reaganomics With A Human Face
Bush's "action agenda" has something for everyone -- but the bookkeepers

Soul Brother No. 155413
A legendary singer winds up in the slammer

A Curious Retirement

Afghanistan Without a Look Back
As the Soviets leave, rebels prepare to strike

America Abroad
Trouble on the Home Front

Drugs The Chemical Connection
Why the South American coke trade is a two-way street

Jamaica Once More, with Moderation
Steering a new course, Michael Manley is returned to power

World Notes BRAZIL
Suffocation in Sao Paulo

World Notes HUMAN RIGHTS
Tough Talk To a Friend

World Notes POLAND
Squaring Off at A Round Table

World Notes WEST GERMANY
Cracking Down On Neo-Nazis

A Flap over Reactors in Orbit (Space)
Activists want to ban nuclear power but the Pentagon favors it

Cosmic Birth
First look at a young pulsar

Last Stand For Africa's Elephants (Environment)
Record ivory prices send poachers after the survivors

Stains on The White Continent (Environment)
A disastrous oil spill stirs fears about Antarctica's future

Dinner's on The Drawing Board (Food)
Ambitious pilot restaurants test new themes for the chains of the future

Gulf Coast Wetlands, Texas Wildlife (American Scene)
Cops On a Bust Covert operations defend waterfowl and other wildlife

The Struggle of Kitty Dukakis (Behavior)
Her bout with alcohol shows the dangers of cross addiction

An Ominous Giant's Farewell
The great -- sometimes grating -- Abdul-Jabbar nears the finish

On The Farm: Barn Again! (Design)
A program preserves a uniquely American vernacular style

Video Snaps For Grandma?
The Japanese try to widen the market for electronic cameras

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 133, No. 8 FEBRUARY 20, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 133, No. 8 FEBRUARY 20, 1989

"Dad Would Make a Deal with the Devil"

Business Notes ADVERTISING
If the Inamuk Fits . . .

Business Notes AUTO RENTALS
Fins in the Fast Lane

Business Notes COPYRIGHTS
Whose Chip Is It, Anyway?

Business Notes TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Rome Calling Ma Bell

Business Notes TRADE
Cooking Up A Beef Deal

Help Your Country and Help Yourself

Special Report: The Savings And Loan Crisis
Finally, the Bill Has Come Due Bush puts forth a thrift-industry bailout plan that could cost $200 billion during the next three decades, but is it enough to solve the problem?

Wooing A Captive Audience
A controversial plan to beam news -- and ads -- into classrooms

Beyond The Fringe (Cinema)

Bookends (Books)

Critics' Choice (Critics' Choice)

Out To Make Killings (Books)
Crime pays, at least for the many authors who write about it

Trying To Get Its A.C.T. Together (Theater)
San Francisco's resident troupe copes with bumpy times

War As Family Entertainment (Video)
Two Viet Nam shows tackle the issues but avoid the politics

From the Publisher (From The Publisher)