March 12, 1990 | Vol. 135 No. 11

After The Revolution: The Sandinistas

The Sandinistas may be down, but they're still not out of power

Florida: Making Rap An Issue (American Notes)

Making Rap An Issue

Massachusetts: Poor People's Campaign (American Notes)

Poor People's Campaign

Pollution: Compromise On Clean Air (American Notes)

Compromise On Clean Air

Prison: A Lost Generation (American Notes)

A Lost Generation

Runaways: More Anguish At Covenant (American Notes)

More Anguish At Covenant

But Will It Work?

The answer may depend on the U.S., as Violeta Chamorro tries to consolidate Nicaraguan democracy after her victory over the Sandinistas

Chamorro: More Than Just a Name?

The Presidency: Credit Where Credit Is Due

Credit Where Credit Is Due

A Longing to Go Home (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

A CHORUS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OUTSIDE MOSCOW (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Kremlin. But the grievances differ from one republic to the next, and freedom sometimes means secession, sometimes not A CHORUS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OUTSIDE MOSCOW

America Abroad: the Man Who Made the Ice Melt (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

STILL IN LOVE WITH MOTHER RUSSIA (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

West, a growing number of ethnic Russians are turning into ardent nationalists STILL IN LOVE WITH MOTHER RUSSIA

A LAND GREAT AND RICH IN SEARCH OF ORDER (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Viking Rus named Rurik to Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin, the territory now ruled by Moscow has been soaked in blood and steeped in conquests A LAND GREAT AND RICH IN SEARCH OF ORDER

LASHED BY THE FLAGS OF FREEDOM (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Soviet Union is collapsing into a clamor of independent-minded republics and ethnic groups. What Gorbachev does to save the empire will affect not only his country but the world LASHED BY THE FLAGS OF

KARL MARX MAKES ROOM FOR MUHAMMAD (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Soviet Muslims enjoy the fruits of the new religious tolerance, but demographics and pent-up resentment add new pressures of their own to the frayed Union KARL MARX MAKES ROOM FOR MUHAMMAD

Whispers of Hatred (The Soviet Empire Special Section)

Health: Can The Mind Help Cure Disease? (Health)

Scientists study the links between mental and physical well-being

Medicine: Unbelievable Blood Tests (Medicine)

Laboratory reports are often misleading or downright mistaken

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