COVER
THE ELECTION: A Pair of Giant Killers (THE ELECTION)
THE ELECTION: Agreements in Principle (THE ELECTION)
THE ELECTION: Harrying Truman (THE ELECTION)
Is his fall and rise a valid model for Bill Clinton or merely a bedtime story for wishful Democrats?
THE ELECTION: Making and Breaking Law (THE ELECTION)
California's sweeping ballot initiative against illegal immigrants wins big before landing in court
THE ELECTION: Prodding Voters to the Right (THE ELECTION)
THE ELECTION: Right Makes Might (THE ELECTION)
The G.O.P. has thoroughly discredited Democrats in Congress, but now it must move beyond obstruction and heckling to win support for its own ideas
The Republican Romp Lets Clinton Feel the Voters' Pain (THE ELECTION)
The Republican romp lets President Clinton really feel the voters' pain
THE ELECTION: They Can Multiply Without Dividng (THE ELECTION)
The new flock of can-do, centrist Republican Governors is a far cry from the conservative wing headed for Congress
THE ELECTION: Victory By the Numbers (THE ELECTION)
NATION
And The Beat Goes On. . .and On. . . (Chronicles)
The varying fortunes of Sonny and Cher
Battle of the Buzzwords (Chronicles)
Health Report: Nov. 21, 1994 (Chronicles)
Inside Baghdad: Let Them Eat Cinder Blocks (Chronicles)
Let Them Eat Cinder Blocks
Newly Immovable Object of the Week (Chronicles)
Pols: In Like George? (Chronicles)
Raw Data: Nov. 21, 1994 (Chronicles)
Scorecard They Also Serve (Chronicles)
The Crystal Ball (Chronicles)
The Morning Line: Nov. 21, 1994 (Chronicles)
The Week November 6-12 (Chronicles)
Washingtoon (Chronicles)
Winners & Losers: Nov. 21, 1994 (Chronicles)
WORLD
Business First, Freedom Second (Diplomacy)
Clinton's Indonesia trip underscores how he -- and U.S. firms -- will try to balance trade and human rights
Plots, Plots & More Plots (Russia)
Rabble rouser Vladimir Zhirinovsky tries to change his image, but can't help talking about Jewish conspiracies
Propping Up Yasser (Middle East)
Arafat has problems galore in Gaza, so the Israelis attempt to bolster him by granting him more authority
SCIENCE
Tigers in the Lab
Asian-born, U.S.-trained researchers are headed home to challenge the technological supremacy of the West
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A No-Touch Therapy (Health)
Critics attack a mystical hand-motion treatment spreading through nursing schools and hospitals
An Eye on Alzheimer's (Medicine)
Researchers develop a simple test that may give an early diagnosis for the degenerative brain disorder
SOCIETY
Running Scared
The perils of life on the streets only seem to grow, but so too do the numbers of children fleeing their homes
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Political Interest: Circling the White House (The Political Interest)
Circling the White House
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
November 21, 1994 -- Vol.144, No. 21
LAW
Evict Thy Neighbor
After years of trying to drive out the family next door with racial taunts, a Chicago family is ordered to move
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
CINEMA: A Heavenly Trip Toward Hell (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
Teen obsession animates a thrilling film from New Zealand
MUSIC: Ars Longa, Vita Brevis (Arts & Media / MUSIC)
Stephen Albert never heard his fine Symphony No. 2
MUSIC: Cats and Rappers (Arts & Media / MUSIC)
Three CDs, including Digable Planets' sophomore effort, show that jazz-influenced hip-hop is pop's most dynamic genre
CULTURE: Censoring Cyberspace (Arts & Media / CULTURE)
Carnegie Mellon's attempt to ban sex from its campus computer network sends a chill along the info highway
BOOKS: Chaos Theory (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
Danish novelist Peter Hoeg turns to rebellious orphans
BOOKS: Comet Over Tennessee (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A critic gives a splendid account of Elvis Presley's early years
THEATER: Dead Ringer (Arts & Media / THEATER)
A spoof of Wagner's opera cycle is feisty but crude
TELEVISION: Extraterrestrial Segregationists (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
An HBO series brings the supernatural to black-white relations
BOOKS: Hard Facts (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
Doris Lessing writes a blunt, unapologetic autobiography
BOOKS: Here's Lucy (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A biography of Lucille Ball shows a determined woman
CINEMA: Indiana Jones, Space Linguist (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
Politely put, Stargate is an homage to earlier, better films
MUSIC: Out, Damned Opera Director (Arts & Media / MUSIC)
A Met staging sinks Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
CINEMA: Toothless: Interview with the Vampire falls flat, despite Tom Cruise (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
Interview with the Vampire falls flat, despite Tom Cruise