NATION
Ethics: Profiting from Promotion (American Notes)
Profiting from Promotion
Iran-Contra: North Returns A Favor (American Notes)
North Returns A Favor
Justice: Judgment Day For Leona (American Notes)
Judgment Day For Leona
Mississippi: Second Look At Murder (American Notes)
Second Look At Murder
The Army: An Honor Denied (American Notes)
An Honor Denied
Bush The Riverboat Gambler
His China overture risks a congressional backlash unless Beijing responds
In A Rage over AIDS
A militant protest group targets the Catholic Church
Kissinger Vs. Nixon
Mailroom Mayhem
High-speed machines and outside competition are pushing postalworkers to provide faster, better service. The pressure is driving some of them crazy
WORLD
At Last, a Tomorrow Without Battle: Andrei Sakharov: 1921-1989
Andrei Sakharov: 1921-1989
Drugs Death of a Drug Prince
The brutish life of Rodriguez Gacha ends in a shoot-out
East-West Peering into Europe's Future
How the U.S. hopes to preserve its role across the Atlantic
Lunch With Nelson
Refugees Dashing Their Dreams
Britain begins the forced repatriation of the boat people
South Africa Meeting of Different Minds
Plagued by feuding colleagues, Mandela confers with De Klerk
Soviet Union Face-Off on Reform
Sakharov is gone, but Gorbachev still confronts an angry, outspoken opposition
The Making of an Activist
Central America: Tight Smiles, Tense Accord (World Notes)
Tight Smiles, Tense Accord
Chile: Democracy Back on Track (World Notes)
Democracy Back on Track
Comoro Islands: Bye-Bye, Bobby (World Notes)
Bye-Bye, Bobby
India: Crime Pays in Kashmir (World Notes)
Crime Pays in Kashmir
SCIENCE
Science: Peary On Top
He did, after all, go to the North Pole
Science: To The South Pole by Sled
Six explorers try to cross Antarctica -- the hard way
SPORT
Sport: Kansas City's Gentle Giant
Nigeria's Christian Okoye leads the N.F.L. in rushing
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Ideas: In Europe, History Repeats Itself (Ideas)
But will there be a happy ending this time?
Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 134, No. 26 DECEMBER 25, 1989 (Contents)
Vol. 134, No. 26 DECEMBER 25, 1989
Time Magazine Masthead DECEMBER 25, 1989 (Masthead)
Vol. 134, No. 26 DECEMBER 25, 1989
BUSINESS
Advertising: Celluloid Vs. Vinyl
Celluloid Vs. Vinyl
AIRLINES: Flying the Costly Skies
Flying the Costly Skies
BUYOUTS: Saab Lands a Rich American
Saab Lands a Rich American
JAPAN: Help Wanted - But Not You
Help Wanted -- But Not You
MARKETING: Seat of Higher (L)earning
Seat of Higher (L)earning
Sibling Setbacks
After 19 years of spectacular growth, the world's largest advertising firm seeks a savior to halt a precipitous slide in earnings
What's The Cure for Burnout?
Budget cuts leave the FDA sickly and corporations concerned
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: Tom Terrific (Cinema)
In his fiery new film, Hollywood's top gun aims for best-actor status
Video: Days Of Distress at CBS (Video)
The network hires a new programming chief but needs a miracle
Books: Fall Into Chaos (Books)
Theater: Hello Again to the Long Goodbye (Theater)
Art: Mucking With Media (Art)
The Whitney offers a long trek through the alien goo
Books: Notes From The Underground (Books)
Books: On Time (Books)
Books: Power Browser (Books)
PEOPLE
Interview: with BERKE BREATHED: A Hooligan Who Wields a Pen (Interview)
Cartoonist BERKE BREATHED thinks reporters are "bloodsucking geckos." But then again, he says even his relatives believe his brain went out with last week's meat loaf
TOM MCGUANE: He's Left No Stone Unturned (Profile)
Determined to bury his desperado past, novelist TOM MCGUANE is back in the saddle with a new book and hard-won, tempered confidence