NATION
Hypocrisy: Maitre and Morality: Maitre and Morality (American Notes)
Maitre and Morality
South Dakota: Monumental Hoopla (American Notes)
Monumental Hoopla
Veterans: Paying for Agent Orange: Paying for Agent Orange (American Notes)
Paying for Agent Orange
Violence: Little Brother Is Watching: Little Brother Is Watching (American Notes)
Little Brother Is Watching
California
Wilson Tries To Do It Right
Connecticut Weicker Goes His Own Way
I Know There's a Santa Claus -- I Voted for Him (Grapevine)
Slow Down, Mr. President (Grapevine)
Some Guys Can't Take a Hint (Grapevine)
The State Fiscal Crisis: Troubles Close to Home
Hit by the recession, falling revenues and a growing demand for services, Governors and lawmakers wrestle over how to overhaul taxes and spending
The Supreme Court: Marching to a Different Drummer
By choosing Clarence Thomas, who says integration is an impossible dream, Bush sparks a debate over the goals of the civil rights movement
Who's Winning the Shadow Race? (Grapevine)
WORLD
Horn of Africa: Tough Terms for a Divorce
Ethiopia's new rulers promise Eritrea the right to secede, but on the ground, the pledge is illusory and the reality is far more complex
Soviet Union: Crisis of Personality
Building a new political and economic system from scratch, the country's reformers must cope with a mind-set unaccustomed to freedom
What's Gorbachev to Do?
Britain: A Taxing Problem (World Notes)
A Taxing Problem
Colombia: No Extradition, No Murder (World Notes)
No Extradition, No Murder
Hong Kong: Who Runs the Colony Now? (World Notes)
Who Runs the Colony Now?
Lebanon: Tough Times For the P.L.O. (World Notes)
Tough Times For the P.L.O.
Northern Ireland: Breakdown in Communications (World Notes)
Breakdown in Communications
Yugoslavia Out of Control
In a country where all sides are consumed by ancient animosities, even the army seems incapable of halting the drive for secession
SCIENCE
Bury My Heart at James Bay (Environment)
The world's most extensive hydropower project has already disrupted rivers, wildlife and the traditions of Quebec's Indians. Is it really needed?
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Fight over Food Labels (Health)
By launching a holy war against misleading claims, the government could clear up some of the confusion on supermarket shelves and help Americans become healthier consumers
Playing Politics with Our Food (Health)
While the Food and Drug Administration reforms labels, the Agriculture Department drags its feet, thanks to its cozy relations with the meat industry
The FDA's Next Target: Drugs (Health)
The Man with the Plan (Health)
With endless energy, eagle-scout scruples and a head for headlines, David Kessler revives the battered FDA
SOCIETY
Over The Rainbow (Living)
Where peaceable wanderers gather to hug each other, wear feathers, dance all night and soothe the soul
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 138 No. 2 JULY 15, 1991
Time Magazine Masthead Vol. 138 No. 2 JULY 15, 1991 (Masthead)
Vol. 138 No. 2 JULY 15, 1991
BUSINESS
Alliances Love at First Byte
Giving up their blood rivalry, Apple and IBM join forces to develop bold new hybrids in personal computers. The chemistry may be just right.
America Abroad
A Wealth Of Nations
Advertising: Is That All There Is?
Is That All There Is?
Autos: Mercedes Bends
Mercedes Bends
Communications: Disconnected, Part 2
Disconnected, Part 2
Litigation: He Wouldn't Play the Game
He Wouldn't Play the Game
Do We Really Need Banks Anymore?
Finance: The Large Economy
Size As the U.S. braces for a colossal wave of bank mergers, customers wonder whether bigger will be better
Scandal Tying an Octopus in Knots
A tenacious, corrupt empire meets its match when a global phalanx of regulators seizes the offices of B.C.C.I.
EDUCATION
Examining The Big Picture
Testing, Testing, Testing
The Administration's proposals for a national exam system have drawn fire from all sides. They probably shouldn't.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Advertising Spoken Here (Video)
At an international festival of television commercials, the hottest spots reveal a world of cultural differences
Art: Approaching Absolute Zero (Art)
Ad Reinhardt, gadfly and hater of bogus mysticism, reduced painting to the pure power of austerity
Carrying On the Legacy (Dance)
Once Alvin Ailey's star dancer, Judith Jamison takes over his role at the head of New York's most vivacious company
Elsinore On The Potomac (Theater)
Into The Realm of Sigh-Fi (Cinema)
TO OUR READERS
From The Managing Editor: Jul. 15, 1991 (From The Managing Editor)
ESSAY
Essay: A Grand Bargain For America Too?
A Grand Bargain For America Too?