Vol. 146 No.

COVER

A TRIAL FOR OUR TIMES (Cover Stories)

AN UGLY END TO IT ALL (Cover Stories)
ESCALATING RACIAL RHETORIC, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM, DOMINATES THE TRIAL'S FINAL DAYS AND SETS THE STAGE FOR A DIVISIVE VERDICT

DRAWING LINES AND LESSONS (Cover Stories)
A TIME FORUM EXAMINES THE SIGNIFICANCE AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY

NATION

THE QUICKEST FIX OF ALL (The Budget)
CONGRESS FLIRTS WITH A POLITICALLY RISKY REMEDY: PARE THE GOVERNMENT'S COST OF LIVING INCREASES

WHY HE FLAMED OUT FAST (Campaign '96)

THIS TIME, PEROT WANTS A PARTY (Campaign '96)
THE TEXAS BILLIONAIRE KNOWS HE WON'T BE PRESIDENT--SO HE'S LAUNCHING A THIRD NATIONAL PARTY TO HELP DECIDE WHO WILL GET THE JOB

WORLD

"THE PEACE OF THE BRAVE" (Middle East)
TWO YEARS AFTER THEIR FIRST HISTORIC EMBRACE, ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS FINALLY COME TOGETHER ON HOW TO SEPARATE

HEALTH & MEDICINE

HAS GENE THERAPY STALLED? (Medicine)
SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE PUSHED TOO FAR TOO FAST IN A RACE FOR BREAKTHROUGHS

SOCIETY

CALLING THE COPS ON A PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND
A NEBRASKA TEENAGER, DETAINED BY POLICE TO PREVENT AN ABORTION, SUES ALL PARTIES TO HER ORDEAL

RELIGION

THE CATHOLIC PARADOX
IN AMERICA THE POPE WILL DISCOVER A MYSTERY OF FAITH: A FLOCK BOTH REBELLIOUS AND INTENSELY LOYAL

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A DOUBLE STRAND OF PARANOIA

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YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION

HOPELESS IN GAZA

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MILESTONES

IT'S ALREADY HOT IN ATLANTA

VIGILANTE BOYFRIEND

WINNERS & LOSERS

THE WEEK
SEPTEMBER 24-30

BUSINESS

A BLOWN BILLION
DAIWA BANK'S ROGUE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY MADE 30,000 ILLICIT TRADES. WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY NOTICE?

EDUCATION

PUTTING TONGUES IN CHECK
SHOULD BILINGUAL SCHOOLING BE SILENCED? CRITICS THINK SO, YET A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT IT WORKS

STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

RISING STAR (The Arts & Media / ART)
HOW JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY BECAME COLONIAL AMERICA'S BEST PORTRAITIST

UNSENTIMENTAL JOURNEY (The Arts & Media / MEMOIRS)
A RELUCTANT AUTHOR RETRACES THE FIRST FOUR DECADES OF HIS LIFE, PROVIDING PLENTY OF GOSSIP BUT, SURPRISINGLY, SCANT SUBSTANCE

AN ACTRESS TO DIE FOR (The Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)
IF HOLLYWOOD NEEDS PROOF THAT NICOLE KIDMAN IS NOT JUST MRS. TOM CRUISE, HER WILY PERFORMANCE AS A BITCH GOODDESS IS IT

LEFTOVER LIVES (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
A QUILTING BEE PROVIDES THE SETTING FOR ARCHETYPAL TALES

FINE TUNED (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
HIGH FIDELITY IS A TOUCHING NOVEL OF MUSIC AND LOVE

IN SEARCH OF THE ROMANOVS (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
THE MASS EXECUTION OF RUSSIA'S ROYAL FAMILY TRIGGERED AN UNCANNY MYSTERY UNTIL DNA TESTING PROVIDED THE SOLUTION

HENRY ADAMS, RE-EDUCATED (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A FICTIONAL CONCEIT INVOLVES THE GREAT WRITER IN A MURDER

KEATON THE MAGNIFICENT (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
THE GREAT FILM COMEDIAN'S CENTENARY BRINGS TRIBUTES GALORE

COMIC TURNS (The Arts & Media / THEATER)
A NEW BROADWAY FARCE MAKES THE CONVENTIONAL CONVIVIAL

PEOPLE

DEFENDING ISLAM (Interview)
THE SHEIK AT THE HEART OF THE CONSPIRACY SPEAKS