COVER

NATION

IT'S MIDDLE-CLASS WARFARE (Congress)

AFTER LOSING ON WELFARE TO THE REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS HOPE ISSUES LIKE MEDICARE WILL LURE BACK A CORE CONSTITUENCY

DRIPPING WITH DECENCY (Campaign '96)

DICK LUGAR, STAID FOREIGN AFFAIRS WONK? AU CONTRAIRE: MEET DICK LUGAR, REPUBLICAN HUNK

WORLD

AT THE EDGE OF PEACE (Bosnia)

WITH A NUDGE HERE, A SHOVE THERE, THE BALKANS MOVE TANTALIZINGLY CLOSER TO EMBRACING A DEAL

SCIENCE

HEADING FOR APOCALYPSE?

A NEW U.N. REPORT SAYS GLOBAL WARMING IS ALREADY UNDER WAY--AND THE EFFECTS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC

TECHNOLOGY

APPLE TURNOVER? (Computers)

THE COMPANY IS PLAGUED BY MARKET WOES, BAD PLANNING AND LAPTOPS THAT BURST INTO FLAMES

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

HANDS ACROSS THE CABLE

THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW MEDIA TITANS OVERCAME COMPETITORS AND EGOS TO CREATE A $20 BILLION GIANT

JUST THREE EASY PIECES

RUNNING AGAINST THE TREND OF AMERICAN BUSINESS, AT&T ANNOUNCES THE BIGGEST CORPORATE SPLIT-UP EVER

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MUSEUMS: WHITE ELEPHANT PARADE (The Arts & Media / MUSEUMS)

IN A REVOLUTIONARY MOVE TO WIN SPACE AND FUNDS, ARTIFACTS GATHERING DUST IN STORAGE ARE PUT UP FOR A GARAGE SALE

SPORT: THE MILD CARD RACE (The Arts & Media / SPORT)

FOR THE FIRST TIME, SECOND-PLACE TEAMS WILL PLAY IN BASEBALL'S POSTSEASON--BUT FEW FANS CARE

CINEMA: VALLEY OF THE DULLS (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)

A RANCID SHOW-BIZ TALE WITH LOTS OF NUDITY, SHOWGIRLS GETS AN NC-17 RATING AND FINDS A NEW FOUR-LETTER WORD FOR SEX: YAWN

TELEVISION: JOINING THE BOYS' CLUB (The Arts & Media / TELEVISION)

EX-RADIO HOST STEPHANIE MILLER AND PERENNIAL SUPERMODEL LAUREN HUTTON BRING SOME GENDER BALANCE INTO LATE NIGHT

MUSIC: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)

RANDY NEWMAN, WHO HAS IRKED SHORT PEOPLE AND ENLIVENED MOVIE SOUND TRACKS, IS BACK WITH AN AMBITIOUS TAKE ON FAUST

BOOKS: BAD DREAM (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)

AFTER THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, A WEIRD NON SEQUITUR

BOOKS: TRIBAL KILLER (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)

A FORCEFUL FIRST NOVEL CASTS A CHILL EYE ON BELFAST VIOLENCE