NATION

Cover Stories: Whose America?

A growing emphasis on the nation's multicultural heritage exalts racial and ethnic pride at the expense of social cohesion

What Do We Have In Common?

TIME asked distinguished Americans from a variety of backgrounds to ponder that question, and also the following: Should the teaching of history give more emphasis to our unity as a nation or to our d

WORLD

Germany Unity's Shadows

One year after the jolt of economic merger, a somber nation realizes that the east will be a burden for a long time to come

Yugoslavia Blood in the Streets

Slovenia and Croatia are determined to go their own way, but the federal government shows its willingness to crack heads to keep the nation together

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Bad Blood In France (Medicine)

A scandal erupts over the sale of AIDS-tainted clotting factor to hemophiliacs

Beware of The Pillow (Medicine)

Researchers uncover a new culprit in the mystery of sudden infant death syndrome

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Marketing Feeling a Little Jumpy

More fickle than ever, advertisers are quitting their agencies in search of sharper ideas and better deals. Result: fear on Madison Avenue.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Bang The Drum Quickly (Books)

Sam Keen, author of the best-selling Fire in the Belly, is the latest preacher to hit the male-consciousness circuit

Stormin' Norman: The Book (Books)

Bantam bets big on General Schwarzkopf's autobiography, but will there be enough readers to make the gamble pay off?

PEOPLE

Walking Out on The Boys: Dr. FRANCES CONLEY (Interview)

Dr. FRANCES CONLEY, tired of being called honey by male surgeons, resigned from the Stanford medical school. Last week a professor there was charged with sexual harassment.

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