COVER
LOS ANGELES COUNTY: FIXING THE SYSTEM (Cover Stories)
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CREATES A MODEL PLAN TO GET HELP INTO TROUBLED HOMES
ELISA IZQUIERDO: ABANDONED TO HER FATE (Cover Stories)
NEIGHBORS, TEACHERS AND THE AUTHORITIES ALL KNEW ELISA IZQUIERDO WAS BEING ABUSED. BUT SOMEHOW NOBODY MANAGED TO STOP IT
CASEWORKERS: MAKING THE TOUGH CALLS (Cover Stories)
BESET BY BUDGET CUTS AND BURNOUT, CASEWORKERS WEIGH WHETHER TO SAVE THE FAMILY--OR THE CHILD
NATION
BACK TO THE BENCH (Congress)
AS THE BUDGET BATTLE INTENSIFIES, GINGRICH LOWERS HIS PROFILE
THE APPETIZERS BETTER BE GOOD... (Congress)
THE VISION THING (Intelligence)
TEN YEARS AND $20 MILLION LATER, THE PENTAGON DISCOVERS THAT PSYCHICS ARE UNRELIABLE SPIES
WORLD
FACING UP TO A VIOLENT PAST (South Africa)
POWERFUL MEMBERS OF THE OLD GUARD ARE INDICTED FOR A 1987 MASSACRE
THE PEACEKEEPING PARADOX (Bosnia)
CAN THE U.S. MAINTAIN ITS NEUTRALITY AND AVOID PROVOKING THE SERBS IF IT ARMS AND TRAINS THE MUSLIMS?
IS THIS A CROSSROADS--OR THE EDGE OF A CLIFF? (France)
IN DISTURBANCES THAT RECALL THE ANARCHY OF 1968, STRIKES AND DEMONSTRATIONS SWEEP THE COUNTRY
A CELEBRATION OF HOPE (Northern Ireland)
CLINTON GREETS THE MOST ECSTATIC CROWDS OF HIS PRESIDENCY AS HE VISITS A PEOPLE IN SEARCH OF PEACE
TEMPEST IN A GOLDEN URN (China)
UNDER BEIJING'S EYE, TIBETAN MONKS NAME A PANCHEN LAMA TO RIVAL THE DALAI LAMA'S CHOICE
SCIENCE
BY JUPITER, IT'S GALILEO! (Space)
SURMOUNTING DELAYS, DISASTER AND CRANKY EQUIPMENT, A PLUCKY SPACECRAFT FINALLY ARRIVES
HEALTH & MEDICINE
ARE YOUR TEETH TOXIC? (Medicine)
A COLORADO DENTIST BUILT A SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE PULLING OUT SILVER FILLINGS. NOW HE'S IN TROUBLE
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THE REAL MONEY TRAIN (Public Eye)
To Our Readers, Dec. 11, 1995 (To Our Readers)
People, Dec. 11, 1995 (People)
SPARE US THE CHEAP GRACE (Essay)
Letters, Dec. 11, 1995 (Letters)
THE WEEK: NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 2 (Chronicles)
NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 2
Milestones Dec. 11, 1995 (Milestones)
Winners & Losers: Dec. 11, 1995 (Chronicles)
THE ART OF SELLING BOSNIA (The Political Interest)
A TAX CUT FOR JOE AVERAGE (On The Money)
BUSINESS
BURNING UP THE ROAD (Trade)
NAFTA IS ABOUT TO UNLEASH UNSAFE MEXICAN TRUCKS THAT MAY BECOME A NIGHTMARE FOR BORDER STATES
BAD BOUNCES FOR THE N.F.L.
COMING SOON TO A PRO FOOTBALL STADIUM NEAR YOU: BALTIMORE BROWNS, NASHVILLE OILERS AND GARY BEARS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BOOKS: SEASON'S READINGS (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A BOUNTY OF ART BOOKS PAYS TRIBUTE TO TREASURES OF THE PAST AND THE HANDIWORK OF DREAMERS
BOOKS: WONDROUS RIDES (The Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A CAT HEADS FOR THE BIG CITY, A CAROUSEL COMES TO LIFE, A HAYSTACK DWINDLES IN A NIFTY BATCH FOR KIDS
CINEMA: DUEL IN THE BLANKNESS (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
EMPTY STREETS, EMPTY SOULS: IN HEAT, DIRECTOR MICHAEL MANN FILLS THEM BOTH WITH A MASTERLY SYMPHONY OF VIOLENCE
CINEMA: SISTER, SISTER (The Arts & Media / CINEMA)
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH MAKES A SPECTACLE OF HERSELF IN GEORGIA
MUSIC: RESERVOIRS OF EMOTION (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)
GROOVE THEORY IS MORE THAN JUST A ONE-SINGLE WONDER
MUSIC: SEDUCTIVE STRINGS (The Arts & Media / MUSIC)
A NEW CROP OF ALLURING YOUNG WOMEN IS GIVING THE STODGY MALE WORLD OF CLASSICAL MUSIC A DOSE OF SEX APPEAL
TELEVISION: BEYOND THE ONE-LINERS (The Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
COMEDY CENTRAL HAS A NEW SHRINK AND A NEW HIT
YOUR TIME
IS YOUR 401(K) AT RISK? (Personal Finance)
SOME RAPACIOUS BOSSES HAVE DECIDED THAT EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT FUNDS ARE THERE FOR THE TAKING
PEOPLE
AN EXCLUSIVE TALK WITH JACQUES CHIRAC (Interview)
WE ARE NOT AN AVERAGE NATION