August 6, 1984 | Vol. 124 No. 6

The Gipper Strikes Back

Letting Ferraro Be Ferraro

Gone Fishing

Stung Hornets

Questioning Combat Readiness

He Just Mowed Them Down: driver causes chaos and death in L.A.

Agenda Wars

People, People, People (COVER STORIES)

Despite some progress, global population is still growing at an alarming rate

A Pround Capital's Distress

And If Mexico City Seems Bad...

Israel: A Matter of Mathematics (Israel)

Iran: Finally, a Crack in the Door (Iran)

Poland: Freedom Fallout (Poland)

Nicaragua: Ready, Set, No! (Nicaragua)

The Philippines: A New Show Becomes a Replay (The Philippines)

West Germany: Banking on Friendship (West Germany)

Britain: An Offense on Defense (Britain)

Soviet Union: Against the Grain (Soviet Union)

Denmark: Cutting Up with a Mermaid (Denmark)

Canada: The P.M.'s Bottom Line (Canada)

Environment: Now You See It, Now You Don't (Environment)

Science: Soviet Coup

Science: The Case of the Cosmic Bends

Medicine: Why Joggers Are Running Scared (Medicine)

In North Carolina: The Play Plays On and On (American Scene)

Press: There She Goes, Miss America

Religion: Equal Access

Religion: Straining the Quality of Mercy

Olympics: A Glorious Ritual (Olympics)

Olympics: Hooray for Hollywood (Olympics)

Olympics: Voices from the Village (Olympics)

Design: A Festive Moment, Not an Epic (Design)

Immigration: Too Hot to Handle (American Notes / Immigration)

Deregulation: Freeing the Air Waves (American Notes / Deregulation)

Boston: Fires for Fired Firemen (American Notes / Boston)

Transportation: A Head-On Amtrak Crash (American Notes / Transportation)

Pensions: Congress's Capitol Gains (American Notes / Pensions)