Vol. 136 No. 28
NATION
Betting on The Devil
American Notes MISSISSIPPI
Delayed Justice
American Notes OHIO
Eleventh-Hour Clemency
American Notes SPACE
High-Flying Sweepstakes
Ho Ho Humbug
As war threatens in the gulf and the recession tightens its grip, Americans endure one of the gloomiest holiday seasons in recent memory
Split Decisions (Grapevine)
The Presidency
History Lessons
The State of the States: Broke
With expenditures growing and revenues shrinking, Governors and legislatures are scrambling to balance their budgets
Who's In Charge Here?
Embarrassed by a flip-flop on minority scholarships, Bush chooses a political pragmatist as Education Secretary
Winners & Losers of 1990 (Grapevine)
WORLD
The Personality Factor
Broadside From The Right
With the economy crumbling and reformers fading away, the reactionaries are gaining the upper hand
Counting Up the Atrocities
Germany The Pain of Purification
East Germany's last leader, labeled a secret-police informant, is the latest victim of a process haunting the reunited land
Haiti An Avalanche for Democracy
A priest's appeal to the poor wins him the presidency, but he will need more than popularity to remedy his country's problems
Shevardnadze: Perestroika's Other Father
Soviet Union Next: A Crackdown -- Or a Breakdown?
By resigning, Shevardnadze was warning a friend: Don't rely on force to stem the chaos. But Gorbachev may fear he will be ousted if he doesn't.
The Gulf Are We Ready to Wage War?
Not by the Jan. 15 deadline, says an all-too-candid U.S. general
World Notes COLOMBIA
Good Deal for The Dealers
World Notes ISRAEL
Heavy Turbulence
World Notes MOROCCO
A Strike Turns Deadly
World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
A Divided Congress
HEALTH & MEDICINE
SOCIETY
Most of Living (Living)
TECHNOLOGY
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 136, No. 28 DECEMBER 31, 1990
BUSINESS
Flocking Together
Business Notes BANKING
Same Place, New Address
Business Notes CABLE TV
More Yuks for Their Bucks
Business Notes FOOTBALL
Your Company Name Here!
Business Notes TOYS
Steve's No Role Model
How Long Will It Last?
A TIME panel forecasts a moderate recession for the next six months but warns that a banking crisis or Middle East conflagration could trigger a deeper slump
Most of Business
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Best of Movies (Cinema)
Best of Music (Music)
Best of Theater (Theater)
Best of Tv (Video)
Most of Show Business (Show Business)
SPECIAL SECTION
It's listmaking time again, and the compulsion not only sums up the year but also charts a new decade and a new mood
PEOPLE
History will remember him for imposing martial law on Poland, but WOJCIECH JARUZELSKI, the outgoing President, hopes it will also credit him for talking with Solidarity