NATION
NEW PARTY BOSSES (MONEY AND POLITICS)
CLASS OF '96 WHO REALLY CONTROLS POLITICS? MEET THE POWER BROKERS WHO WILL HELP DECIDE THIS YEAR'S CONTEST
STATE OF SIEGE
CAN FEDERAL AGENTS CAPTURE MONTANA'S BAND OF HOLED-UP FREEMEN WITHOUT TRIGGERING ANOTHER TRAGIC WACO?
SUGAR'S SWEETEST DEAL
THE LANDMARK FARM BILL LEFT SUGAR SUBSIDIES STANDING. REFORMERS WONDER WHAT WENT WRONG
WORLD
CAMPAIGN '96 RUSSIA: THE UNDEAD RED (CAMPAIGN '96 RUSSIA)
RUSSIA'S COMMUNIST PARTY HAS RISEN AGAIN AND THREATENS TO TAKE POWER
CAMPAIGN '96 RUSSIA: YELTSIN'S SECRET REPORT ON HOW TO CALL OFF THE VOTE (CAMPAIGN '96 RUSSIA)
SCIENCE
GHOST HUNTERS
PHYSICISTS SET OUT TO TRAP THE MOST ELUSIVE PARTICLE IN THE UNIVERSE
RELIGION
THE GOSPEL TRUTH?
THE ICONOCLASTIC AND PROVOCATIVE JESUS SEMINAR ARGUES THAT NOT MUCH OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CAN BE TRUSTED. IF SO, WHAT ARE CHRISTIANS TO BELIEVE?
THE SECRET LIVES OF JESUS CHRIST
EYEWITNESSES TO JESUS?
A GERMAN SCHOLAR ARGUES THAT THREE BITS OF PAPYRUS ARE THE OLDEST FRAGMENTS OF ST. MATTHEW'S GOSPEL
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
THE POLITICAL INTEREST: NEW POWER FOR THE PEN (Nation)
HOW PRESIDENTS CAN USE--AND ABUSE--THE LINE-ITEM VETO
Contributors: Apr. 8, 1996
People, Apr. 8, 1996 (People)
IN DEFENSE OF SPLITTING UP (Essay)
THE GROWING ANTIDIVORCE MOVEMENT IS BLIND TO THE COSTS OF BAD MARRIAGES
Letters, Apr. 8, 1996 (Letters)
Notebook: Apr. 8, 1996 (Notebook)
WASHINGTON DIARY: THEY STILL DON'T GET IT (Notebook)
OLYMPIC MONITOR (Notebook)
DAMN THE TUXEDOS! (Notebook)
Milestones Apr. 8, 1996 (Milestones)
BUSINESS
A NO-WIN WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
POLITICIANS ARE HANDING OUT FATTER TAX BREAKS THAN EVER TO LURE JOBS TO THEIR AREAS. THEY MAY BE DEVASTATING U.S. CITIES IN THE PROCESS
JAPAN'S TRILLION-DOLLAR HOLE
A BANKING SCANDAL IS MAKING WALL STREET NERVOUS
THE QE2 GOES ON THE BLOCK
BRITAIN'S CUNARD IS CRUISING FOR A NEW OWNER
EDUCATION
DEBATING STANDARDS
POLITICIANS AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AGAIN TRY TO FIX PUBLIC EDUCATION
LAW
LOOK WHO'S TALKING
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ROBERT SHAPIRO AND CHRISTOPHER DARDEN HAVE LOTS TO SAY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
CINEMA: NICK PARK: HERE'S THE REAL BEST PICTURE (The Arts / CINEMA)
NICK PARK'S ANIMATED DELIGHTS EARN THEIR THIRD ACADEMY AWARD
ARCHITECTURE: REM KOOLHAAS: MAKING A SPLASH (The Arts / ARCHITECTURE)
REM KOOLHAAS SHOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A VISIONARY FINALLY GETS TO PUT UP A BUILDING OR TWO
TELEVISION: MANNIX LIVES! (The Arts / TELEVISION)
TV RETURNS TO THE VIRTUES OF KNUCKLE-SANDWICH PROBLEM SOLVING
MUSIC: CISSY HOUSTON: MOTOWN WITH ANGELS' WINGS (The Arts / MUSIC)
CISSY HOUSTON TAKES GOSPEL BACK TO ITS ROOTS IN THE BLUES
MUSIC: AIMEE MANN'S FATE (The Arts / MUSIC)
HER SONGS ARE CAPTIVATING, BUT AIMEE MANN IS OVERLOOKED
BOOKS: JOAN COLLINS: HER STRONG SUIT AFTER ALL (The Arts / BOOKS)
RANDOM HOUSE SAID HER FICTION WAS UNPRINTABLE. BUT JOAN COLLINS' NEW NOVEL PROVES SHE'S NOBODY'S LITERARY CABBAGE
BOOKS: WHITEWASH? AL SHARPTON WANTS US TO SEE HIM AS THE NEW DR. KING (The Arts / BOOKS)
AL SHARPTON WANTS US TO SEE HIM AS THE NEW DR. KING
CINEMA: ODD COUPLE (The Arts / CINEMA)
CAN JAMES EARL JONES ACCEPT ROBERT DUVALL AS HIS BROTHER?