Vol. 136 No. 7
NATION
Washington's fear of making tough choices wrecks the budget summit
American Notes DISASTERS
The Goo Keeps Flowing
American Notes NEW YORK CITY
Children: In Harm's Way
American Notes THE ARTS
Don't Confront The Holocaust?
American Notes WASHINGTON STATE
An Explosive Discovery
And Bomb The Anchovies (Grapevine)
Belated Justice
Another conviction in the murder of a DEA agent
Dumping On The Poor
America's dispossessed have lived for decades with toxic wastes and garbage. Now they're fighting back.
Injuries of The Rich and Famous (Grapevine)
Loser of the Street (Grapevine)
Loser of the Week (Grapevine)
Poetic Justice? (Grapevine)
Rabbit Stew (Grapevine)
Setback For Star Wars
Hawks and doves find themselves in rare agreement as Congress takes a big whack at the Pentagon's wish list
The Help-the-Homeless Trophy (Grapevine)
The Political Interest
Asking the Wrong Questions
The Shut-Mah-Mouth Medallion (Grapevine)
Up From Obscurity
With his maverick views on affirmative action, writer Shelby Steele is being noticed -- and not always favorably
When The Whip Comes Down (Grapevine)
Why Governors Are Squawking
WORLD
The Deterrence Vacuum
Bulgaria A Surprise at the Top
Opposition leader Zhelyu Zhelev is the unexpected choice to become the country's first non-Communist leader in four decades
Can the U.S. Turn Off Iraq's Oil?
Only tough international action will make sanctions stick
Iraq's Power Grab
Audacious and ruthless, Saddam Hussein seizes tiny Kuwait -- and no one is sure where his ambition will end
Europe Don't Count Them Out
On the decline from their bloody peaks of a decade ago, terrorist groups are still inflicting a deadly toll
For The Moment, the Shock Is Limited
Liberia The Marines to the Rescue
President Bush orders Leathernecks into Monrovia to bring out Americans endangered by an increasingly bloody civil war
Master Of His Universe
Iraq's dictator seems capable of doing anything to get his way
Soviet Union Joining Forces
In Reform For once, leading rivals back a common economic program
Trinidad and Tobago
Captain, the Ship Is Sinking Muslim nationalists nearly deep-six a Caribbean government
World Notes BRITAIN
Making Peace Pay at Home
World Notes FRANCE
Mystery Malady
World Notes PERU
Off to a Shaky Start
World Notes THE GERMANYS
Speeding Up The Clock
SCIENCE
Exploiting clean geothermal energy could threaten a rain forest
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Scientists stand on the brink of performing gene therapy
SOCIETY
The formula for a successful Indian film raises an outcry
PRESS
Israel's funding of favorable news is a p.r. fiasco
Shifting to A Post-Bradlee Post
A cautious top man emerges at the Washington paper
The Passing of an Era
The Philadelphia Inquirer's longtime editor calls it quits
RELIGION
An "intimate relationship" leads to an Archbishop's fall
SPORT
How Commissioner Vincent rid the Yankees of their hated boss
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 136, No. 7 AUGUST 13, 1990
BUSINESS
Japan's top computer firm buys a Continental foothold
Big Plans for a Small Car
New boss Bob Stempel aims to make GM's latest model a hit
Business Notes BUYOUTS
Why Can't This Bird Fly?
Business Notes CORPORATE HISTORY
Remember the Real Thing
Business Notes LITIGATION
Selling to Beat The Devil
Business Notes PHARMACEUTICALS
The Miracle Is Missing
Business Notes RETAILING
A Toy Shop Goes Dutch
No End in Sight
Politicians hurl blame as the $500 billion S&L crisis races out of control
Rush For Gold: How Silverado Operated
Zipping Along in Asphalt
Heaven An upstart Minnesota company, Rollerblade, streaks to success
EDUCATION
A sparkling flow of languages enlivens the North Woods
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Modernism's Neglected Side (Art)
A first-rate London show assesses the classical revival, sympathetically but coolly
Real Tinsel (Books)
U Can't Touch Him M.C. Hammer flies high by making rap a pop sensation (Music)
Where The Stagestruck Get Started (Show Business)
Summer stock these days often means a theme park or a cruise ship
PEOPLE
Rejecting negotiations with Nelson Mandela, ANDRIES TREURNICHT, leader of South Africa's Conservative Party, warns of a white revolt