Vol. 147 No. 26
NATION
THEY PRETEND TO FROWN ON IT, BUT CANDIDATES ARE ADDICTED TO SOFT MONEY. NO WONDER THE RULES HAVEN'T CHANGED
THE SENATE'S TOUGH LOTT
YES, HE LIKES PORK. BUT THE NEW MAJORITY LEADER LIKES AN IDEOLOGICAL SHOWDOWN EVEN BETTER
MAN BEHIND THE MESS
HOW A FORMER BOUNCER WOUND UP IN THE WHITE HOUSE--AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FILEGATE SCANDAL
FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR
HOW DID A BIG CLINTON SUPPORTER MANAGE TO DODGE RACKETEERING CHARGES AND GET TO CLEAN UP HIS UNION?
ARIZONA, THE SCANDAL STATE
WHAT DID HE HAVE--AND WHEN DID HE HAVE IT? GOVERNOR SYMINGTON IS INDICTED FOR LYING ABOUT ASSETS
WORLD
FORSAKEN BY THE WEST, AFGHANISTAN IS ENDURING A BRUTAL CIVIL WAR. HEREWITH A PICTORIAL EULOGY TO KABUL, NOW IN RUINS
VICTIMS OF VIETNAM LIES
SENT OFF TO SPY, THESE COMMANDOS WERE CAUGHT AND TORTURED. NOW THE U.S. ADMITS DOUBLE-CROSSING THEM
HEALTH & MEDICINE
CAN PRAYER, FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY REALLY IMPROVE YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH? A GROWING AND SURPRISING BODY OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SAYS THEY CAN
EMPEROR OF THE SOUL (Medicine)
COMBINING MEDICAL ADVICE WITH INDIAN METAPHYSICS, DEEPAK CHOPRA HAS THRIVED, TELLING AMERICANS OF A PLACE WHERE SPIRIT AND BODY INTERACT
AMBUSHED BY SPIRITUALITY (Medicine)
TECHNOLOGY
A PANEL OF FEDERAL JUDGES OVERTURNS THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT
SOFTWARE FILTERS: HOW WELL DO THEY WORK?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
PEOPLE
TOLERATING INTOLERANCE
A SILLY G.O.P. DEBATE MASKS THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THE PARTY'S PRO-LIFE PLANK
Read the story
MAKING THE RIGHT ENEMIES
MILESTONES
NOTEBOOK
TACTLESS IN SEATTLE
BUSINESS
FUN-SEEKING CHAIRMAN RICHARD BRANSON LOVES TO PLAY THE ECCENTRIC, BUT HIS COMPANY'S EXPANSION STRATEGY IS RIGHT OUT OF THE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAYBOOK
PUNISHING CUBA'S PARTNERS
U.S. COMPANIES ARE MUM--U.S. ALLIES ARE NOT--OVER A LAW AIMED AT FOREIGN FIRMS TRADING WITH CASTRO
SEAGRAM'S ON THE BOX
BREAKING A 48-YEAR-OLD PACT, THE LIQUOR COMPANY ADVERTISES ON TV. CONGRESS MAY NOT BUY IT
CEREAL SIEGE
KELLOGG'S ANSWERS POST'S CUTS, BUT IT'S NOT A PRICE WAR
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THE POPULAR WINSLOW HOMER PAINTED A MASTERLY, PENETRATING--AND SURPRISINGLY DARK--VISION OF 19TH CENTURY LIFE
A GRAND CARTOON CATHEDRAL (The Arts / CINEMA)
DISNEY'S HUNCHBACK SETS ALL MEDIEVAL PARIS AGLOW
A LEAGUE OF HER OWN (The Arts / TELEVISION)
WITH HER PEPPY, ISSUE-FREE SHOW, ROSIE O'DONNELL BRINGS NICENESS BACK TO DAYTIME TALK TV
THE VOICE OF AMERICA (The Arts / APPRECIATION)
ELLA FITZGERALD: 1918-1996
FINDING A COMMON GROOVE (The Arts / MUSIC)
KANSAS CITY JUMPS AGAIN AS JAZZ STARS EVOKE ITS '30S HEYDAY ON THE SOUND-TRACK CD OF A NEW ALTMAN FILM
LOVERS AND SCOUNDRELS (The Arts / BOOKS)
A DOUBLE BIOGRAPHY PORTRAYS THE STORMY ANTICS OF TWO LITERARY LIONS WHO LOVED, FOUGHT AND MOSTLY LOST
STRIKING THE WRONG CHORD (The Arts / BOOKS)
A DISAPPOINTING NOVEL FROM E. ANNIE PROULX HAS NO HERO AND NO HEART
BRAVE TALES (The Arts / MUSIC)
GRETCHEN PETERS SINGS THE POETRY OF EVERYDAY LIVES