NATION
CAMPAIGN '96: KNOCK 'EM FLAT (CAMPAIGN '96)
STEVE FORBES HAS WRINKLED THE G.O.P. RACE BY SPENDING A FORTUNE TO PUSH HIS FLAT TAX. BUT HOW FAR CAN HE GO--AND DOES HE HELP DOLE?
IS THIS TAX FLAT UNFAIR?
TAX REFORM IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT FORBES' PLAN WILL MAKE NEWT'S CUTBACKS LOOK INSIPID
RICH MAN'S GAME (MONEY AND POLITICS)
FORBES SHOWS THE POWER OF MONEY IN POLITICS. SHOULD WE CHANGE THE RULES?
STATE OF THE UNION: ARE WE BETTER OFF? (STATE OF THE UNION)
IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, AMERICANS ARE LIVING WELL. BUT THEY'RE PAYING A HIGH PRICE IN WORK AND WORRY
MEET THE MEDIAN FAMILY
HOW ARE THEY DOING? AND ARE THEY BETTER OFF THAN THEIR PARENTS WERE?
A CLUE FROM THE CLUELESS
CAROLYN HUBER WAS PRACTICALLY FAMILY TO THE CLINTONS. BUT SHE HAS JUST DEEPENED WHITEWATER
PUTTING THE JAIL IN JAILBAIT
TO FIGHT TEEN PREGNANCY, CALIFORNIA WILL START TO PROSECUTE STATUTORY RAPISTS
WORLD
UNEARTHING EVIL
TWO TIME JOURNALISTS FIND FRESH EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES ON A GRAND SCALE IN BOSNIA AND TALK TO WITNESSES OF A BRUTAL TIME
MR. YELTSIN'S UGLY WAR
ELITE RUSSIAN FORCES TAKE FOUR DAYS TO SUBDUE 300 CHECHENS (AND NEVER MIND ABOUT THE HOSTAGES)
THE CAPTURE OF AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
HOW MEXICO NABBED A NOTORIOUS DRUGLORD--AND SHIPPED HIM TO A U.S. JAIL
SCIENCE
IS SOMEONE OUT THERE? (Space)
TWO PLANETS ARE FOUND ORBITING FARAWAY STARS--AND ONE JUST MAY HAVE A SUITABLE CLIMATE FOR ALIEN LIFE
HEALTH & MEDICINE
MITTERRAND'S DEADLY SECRET (Medicine)
THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE KNEW IN 1981 THAT HE HAD ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER. HOW DID HE LIVE SO LONG?
BETA NO MORE (Medicine)
A DIET SUPPLEMENT TAKEN BY MILLIONS DOESN'T WORK
SOCIETY
ZOOMING IN ON DYSLEXIA (Behavior)
CAN VIDEO GAMES TREAT LEARNING DISORDERS? NEW RESEARCH RAISES CAUTIOUS HOPE
SPORT
TRIUMPH OF HATED SNOWBOARDERS
ONCE THE LEPERS OF THE SLOPES, THE GRUNGY SET IS NOW SAVING THE SKI RESORTS
UGLY AMERICA'S TEAM
ON THE FIELD, THE DALLAS COWBOYS ARE HARD TO BEAT, BUT OFF THE FIELD, THEY'RE HARD TO STOMACH
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THE UNREAL THING (Viewpoint)
BUCHANAN PUTS ON A BLUE COLLAR, BUT HIS POPULISM IS LITTLE MORE THAN A POSE
To Our Readers: Jan. 29, 1996 (To Our Readers)
People, Jan. 29, 1996 (People)
THE RETURN OF THE PRIMITIVE (Essay)
Letters, Jan. 29, 1996 (Letters)
THE WEEK: JANUARY 14-20 (Chronicles)
JANUARY 14-20
Milestones Jan. 29, 1996 (Milestones)
THE CRYING GAME (Public Eye)
NO FEMALE STEREOTYPE IS TOO FAMILIAR OR OUT OF DATE FOR VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, FIGHTING TO STAY ALL MALE
THE WOMAN IN THEM (Spectator)
DONAHUE GOING OFF THE AIR, HELEN GURLEY BROWN LEAVING THE HELM AT COSMOPOLITAN--WILL GENDER EVER BE THE SAME?
WINNERS & LOSERS: AS THE WINDSORS TURN (Chronicles)
AS THE WINDSORS TURN
TIME FOR WINDSORLAND (On The Money)
BRITAIN'S ROYALS ARE LOSING THEIR MAGIC. SELLING THEM OFF TO THE MAN WITH THE MAGIC KINGDOM MIGHT HELP
BUSINESS
A FIRING AT FORT SUMNER
VIACOM'S FRANK BIONDI SEEMED AN IDEAL MATCH FOR REDSTONE. NO MORE
ARE THEY WORTH ALL THAT CASH?
JANET JACKSON'S RECORD-BREAKING $80 MILLION CONTRACT COULD SET OFF A NEW WAVE OF POP-MUSIC MEGADEALS
HAULING UPS'S FREIGHT (MONEY AND POLITICS)
THE LARGEST U.S. DELIVERY COMPANY IS ALSO THE BIGGEST CORPORATE SPENDER ON POLITICS. HERE'S WHY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
PRAISING KANE (The Arts / SHOW BUSINESS)
MONEY! POWER! MAJOR EGOS! THE STORY BEHIND CITIZEN KANE IS AS RICH AS THE GREAT MOVIE ITSELF. A NEW BOOK AND TV DOCUMENTARY TELL WHY
BOOKS: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! (The Arts / BOOKS)
ANONYMOUS SHOULD TAKE A BOW: HIS (OR HER) NOVEL ABOUT CLINTON'S 1992 CAMPAIGN DESERVES TO SWEEP THE BOOKSTORES
MUSIC: SOLID GOLDIE (The Arts / MUSIC)
A MUSICAL MISFIT BLENDS JAZZ, TECHNO, AND AMBIENT SOUNDS
BOOKS: HE SHOOTS, HE DOESN'T SCORE (The Arts / BOOKS)
BILL BRADLEY'S THOUGHTFUL BUT BLAND MEMOIR COMES UP SHORT
BOOKS: WE LOST IT AT THE MOVIES (The Arts / BOOKS)
WHERE DID AMERICA'S FAITH GO? JOHN UPDIKE TRIES TO EXPLAIN IN HIS 17TH NOVEL--AN OLD-FASHIONED MULTIGENERATIONAL EPIC
YOUR TIME
PICKING A HEALTH PLAN (Personal Finance)
A HOW-TO GUIDE