September 23, 1991 | Vol. 138 No. 12

Cities: Those Chelsea Blues (American Notes)

Those Chelsea Blues

Combat: Horror in The Desert (American Notes)

Horror in The Desert

Congress: A Boost for Abortion Rights (American Notes)

A Boost for Abortion Rights

Philanthropy: A Gift from the GoodFellas (American Notes)

A Gift from the GoodFellas

But Do They Understand Bulgarian? (Grapevine)

Did Bob Gates Serve His Masters Too Well?

Hey! Let's Send a Couple Billion to Wolfgang (Grapevine)

I've Been Lonely Too Long (Grapevine)

Intelligence: Crisis in Spooksville

As the Senate grilling of Robert Gates begins, the CIA starts to rethink its own mandate in a rapidly changing world

Presidential Candidates Always Attack, Never Defend

Iowa's Tom Harkin, the third Democrat to announce, promises a $ hard-hitting campaign based on unabashed liberalism and fiery populist oratory

Supreme Court: Judging the Judge

For all their posturing, Senate Judiciary Committee members have no fixed standards in reviewing presidential nominees

The Kind of Guy a Mother Would Love (Grapevine)

The Political Interest Fears and Choices on the Road to '92

Fears and Choices on the Road to '92

Vox Pop: Sep. 23, 1991 (Grapevine)

We Say Tomayto, They Say Tomahto (Grapevine)

America Abroad

Journey Without Maps

Cuba So Long, Amigos

Moscow's planned troop pullout and embrace of free trade intensify Havana's political and economic isolation

Middle East: No Give and Take

Washington and Jerusalem find themselves at loggerheads over aid, even as a denouement to the hostage drama appears to be at hand

Soviet Union Will a Weak Democracy Spawn a Dictatorship?

Wild inflation and pending economic collapse stir worries of a rebound to authoritarian government

Britain: Season of Hotting (World Notes)

Season of Hotting

Greece: Editors Twice Barred (World Notes)

Editors Twice Barred

South Africa: Death in the Townships (World Notes)

Death in the Townships

The Philippines: Farewell to Subic Bay (World Notes)

Farewell to Subic Bay

It Happens in the Best Circles

A pair of British artists claim they are the hoaxers behind those mystifying and intriguing crop patterns

Is There a Method to Manipulation? (Health)

Once scorned as quackery, chiropractic is winning adherents and respect

Aleutian Islands (Cultures)

Resurrecting a Wondrous Craft

Borneo (Cultures)

The Penans Stand By Their Land

Central African Republic (Cultures)

Proving the Worth of A Healing Art

Lost Tribes, Lost Knowledge (Cultures / Cover Story)

Lost Tribes, Lost Knowledge

Papua New Guinea (Cultures)

A Chronicler of Elders' Wisdom

Al's Further Adventures

Gannett's former chairman turns his ambition to global philanthropy, largely at Gannett expense

Erotic Electronic Encounters

Computer games have shattered the sex barrier, but retailers are nervous about selling explicit disks

Cinema: A Late Bloomer from the Mulch (View Points)

A Late Bloomer from the Mulch

Music: An Ambassador Arrives (View Points)

An Ambassador Arrives

Music: The Way She Was (View Points)

The Way She Was

Television: Reaching for the Rafters (View Points / Television)

Reaching for the Rafters

Theater: Framed, but Is It Art? (View Points / Theater)

Framed, but Is It Art?

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