Vol. 139 No. 14
NATION
Talk About Star Wars
American Notes Injustice
They're Free At Last
American Notes Investigations
Leak On, Washington
American Notes the Homeless
Clearing The Air
Asleep At the Wheel (Grapevine)
Families When Love Is Exhausted
The abandonment of an elderly Alzheimer's patient highlights the pressures on those who care the most
Forward Spin (Grapevine)
How's That Again?
Plutocratic Populist
Politics 1-800-Pound Guerrillas
The telephone lines are humming as voters direct-dial their outrage into the heart of the presidential campaign and fuel the anti-Establishment crusades of Jerry Brown and Ross Perot
Smart Weapons, Dumb Management (Grapevine)
They Rent Bicycles, Don't They? (Grapevine)
Vox Pop (Grapevine)
Why Washington Doesn't Work
Republican Senator Warren Rudman is quitting because even though politicians know what to do about the nation's problems, they are afraid to lead
Yeltsin to Congress: Please Stay Home (Grapevine)
WORLD
Clinton and the Draft: A Personal Testimony
Britain Invitations to the Dance
As the new third force in politics, Liberal Democrats may end up as partners to be wooed in national life
France Splintering Influence
In chaotic regional elections, voters reject the entire Establishment and give new power to Le Pen's anti-foreign, anti-immigrant nationalists
Terrorism Wanted: a New Hideout
As Gaddafi refuses to hand over two Libyan agents, terrorists are increasingly turning up in, yes, Sudan
World Notes India
Stains on The Record
World Notes Malawi
Meddlesome Priests
World Notes Russia
Throwing Off Moscow's Yoke
World Notes Space
Discovering a New World
World Notes Thailand
A Whiff of Opium
SCIENCE
Nests built long ago by the humble pack rat provide tantalizing peeks into the earth's past
HEALTH & MEDICINE
They may be much more important than doctors thought in warding off cancer, heart disease and the ravages of aging -- and, no, you may not be getting enough of these crucial nutrients in your diet
SOCIETY
Cambodia's magnificent monuments and temples, sinking slowly into a swamp, need more than a face-lift if they are to survive for another millennium
When Abortions Save Lives (Ethics)
Is the fetal-tissue implant a revolutionary therapy or an immoral experiment based on murder? The debate rages from medical labs to the White House.
SPORT
Mike Tyson's six-year sentence stirs debate about the glory and excesses of America's star athletes
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Guilty by Reason of Inanity
Cinema (View Points)
Intruder in the Hoops
Music (View Points)
Out of Africa
Music (View Points)
Those Valkyries Ride Again
Television Machines That Think (View Points)
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 139 No. 14 APRIL 6, 1992
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 139 No. 14 APRIL 6, 1992
BUSINESS
Calumet Finds A White Knight
Business Notes Promotions
Talking Heads
Business Notes Retirement
Shop Till You Drop
Business Notes Takeovers
Troubled Waters?
Raising High the Roof Beams
Real Estate The $20 Billion Question
Can Canada's cash-starved Reichmann family pull off the biggest private debt restructuring in history?
The Economy Which Way Is Up?
Housing and retail sales prod a sluggish recovery, but it will take more robust growth to bring back the jobs -- and help Bush in November
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Gay activists are on a rampage against negative stereotyping and other acts of homophobia in Hollywood
Princesses in A Pretty Prison (Cinema)
Reborn, And Running Again (Music)
After more than four years, Bruce Springsteen releases a pair of spellbinding albums, mostly about love
The Cops and the Cameras (Television)
The explosion of reality-based TV shows and news coverage creates problems for police in the spotlight
The Evil That Two Men Did (Books)
In the first parallel biography of Hitler and Stalin, historian Alan Bullock compares their motives and methods
Which Side Are You On? (Cinema)
PEOPLE
As Washington's man in Moscow, veteran politico BOB STRAUSS discovers the frustrations of the diplomatic beat
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Begins With Government