NATION
Did Noriega Slip Over the Edge?
Murder by Mail
Parcel bombs kill a federal judge and a civil rights lawyer
Panama's Would-Be President: Guillermo Endara
Endara must show that his is not a "Made in U.S.A." government
Showing Muscle
With the invasion of Panama, a bolder -- and riskier -- Bush foreign policy emerges
Sowing Dragon's Teeth
How Operation Just Cause "decapitated" Panama's Defense Forces, then bogged down in scattered, and surprisingly tough, street fighting
WORLD
A Revolution's Unlikely Spark
Brazil Putting His Best Foot Forward
President-elect Collor is young, attractive -- and in need of luck
Slaughter In The Streets
A massacre triggers the downfall of the tyrannical Ceausescu, but civil war erupts across the land
Transportation How Do You Double the Value Of a Trabant?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Food: Most of the Decade (Food)
SOCIETY
Ethics: Most of the Decade (Ethics)
Mustang Meadows Ranch (American Scene)
Halfway House For Horses A rancher creates a haven for living symbols of the Old West
STYLE & DESIGN
Design: Best of the Decade: Design (Design)
TECHNOLOGY
Technology: Most of the Decade
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page: Jan. 1, 1990 (Contents)
Vol. 135, No. 1 JANUARY 1, 1990
Time Magazine Masthead: Jan. 1, 1990 (Masthead)
Vol. 135, No.1 JANUARY 1, 1990
BUSINESS
Freed From Greed?
The past decade brought growth, avarice and an anything-goes attitude. But the '90s will be a time to fix up, clean up and pay up
Most of the Decade
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: Best of the Decade: Cinema (Cinema)
Theater: Best of the Decade: Theater (Theater)
Video: Best of the Decade: Video (Video)
Books: Best of the Decade: Books (Books)
Music: Best of the Decade: Music (Music)
SPECIAL SECTION
Gorbachev: The Unlikely Patron of Change (Man Of The Decade)
The Unlikely Patron of Change
Gorbachev Touch (Man Of The Decade)
A MASTER POLITICIAN, HE GENERATES A SENSE OF PURPOSE, MAKING HIMSELF THE LEADER OF REGIME AND OPPOSITION ALIKE
In Any Language . . . (Man Of The Decade)
Intimate whispers, silent vigils, joyful chants all echoed with a single, precious word: freedom
Rethinking The Red Menace (Man Of The Decade)
The Year of People (Man Of The Decade)
A CATALYST FOR REFORM FROM MOSCOW TO BUCHAREST, GORBACHEV HAS TRANSFORMED THE WORLD