NATION
THE GREAT AMERICAN WELFARE LAB
WISCONSIN HAS CUT ITS ROLLS BY HALF. MANY FORMER RECIPIENTS ARE WORKING, BUT WHERE HAVE THE REST OF THEM GONE?
A BLUE-RIBBON COUNTY
HATCHING MISCHIEF
THE UTAH SENATOR ANGERS G.O.P. LEADERS BY PUSHING A HEALTH-INSURANCE BILL FOR KIDS. BUT, HEY, IT COULD PASS
DESTINATION UNKNOWN
WHAT MADE AN AIR FORCE PILOT BREAK FORMATION DURING A ROUTINE MISSION--AND SIMPLY DISAPPEAR?
THE CHEERFUL GIVER (MONEY & POLITICS)
A BUSINESSMAN WITH A CORNER ON PUBLISHING COURT DOCUMENTS WAS ALSO A MASTER OF POLITICAL DONATIONS
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY VIRUS
AN HIV-POSITIVE SEDUCER LEAVES A SHOCKING LEGACY
WORLD
ARMED WOMEN OF IRAN
A 30,000-STRONG, FEMALE-LED ARMY STANDS READY IN IRAQ TO BATTLE TEHRAN'S RULING MULLAHS
SCIENCE
LIFE IN A DEEP FREEZE? (Space)
THE DISCOVERY OF POSSIBLE SEAS ON JUPITER'S MOON EUROPA HEATS UP THE SEARCH FOR ALIEN ORGANISMS--AND THERE ARE MANY MOONS STILL TO EXPLORE
HEALTH & MEDICINE
EARLY FLASH POINTS (Health)
BESET BY SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY EBBING HORMONES, WOMEN IN MIDLIFE TURN TO HERBS AND HEALTH FOODS TO SMOOTH OUT THE ROCKY ROAD TO MENOPAUSE
WEIGHING THE RISKS OF ESTROGEN (Health)
SOCIETY
JONI, NO LONGER BLUE
A TOUCHING MOTHER-AND-CHILD REUNION ADDS FUEL TO THE DEBATE OVER ADOPTION-PRIVACY RULES
BRIEFING
Notebook: Apr. 21, 1997 (Notebook)
LET'S MAKE A DEAL (Notebook)
ONLY IN MY BACKYARD (Notebook)
PASSING THE HAT FOR NEWT (Notebook)
Milestones Apr. 21, 1997 (Notebook / MILESTONES)
WHAT BECOMES A LETTER MOST (Notebook)
SPIT AND ABOLISH (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Contributors: Apr. 21, 1997
DON'T BUILD IT HERE! (Essay)
A WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL: GREAT IDEA, WRONG SPOT
BUSINESS
LOST IN THE E-MAIL
EVERYONE IS DOING IT. AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THE CHATTY, THE COWARDLY AND THE CONNIVING ARE CLOTTING THE ELECTRONIC-MAIL REVOLUTION
HOW TO BUY A SKYSCRAPER
AFRAID OF HEIGHTS ON WALL STREET? CONSIDER REITS
BIZ WATCH (BIZ WATCH)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
LEISURE: REDISCOVERING THE JOY OF TEXT (The Arts / LEISURE)
MORE PEOPLE ARE READING, OR AT LEAST PRETENDING TO, AND JUST ABOUT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE PROFITING BUT PUBLISHERS
LEISURE: REAL-LIFE MISERY. READ ALL ABOUT IT! (The Arts / LEISURE)
CINEMA: THE LONGEST DAY (The Arts / CINEMA)
A CAMERAMAN'S DEATH HAS PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON HOLLYWOOD'S SWEATSHOP-STYLE WORK PRACTICES
BOOKS: DEATH IN THE CLOUDS (The Arts / BOOKS)
AN EVEREST SURVIVOR GIVES A GRIPPING ACCOUNT OF THE TERRIBLE NIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
FASHION: THE POPE OF FASHION (The Arts / FASHION)
BERNARD ARNAULT'S IS THE KINGDOM OF LUXURY, THE POWER TO SHAPE FASHION'S FUTURE--AND ALL THE FUN
BOOKS: SIDE TRIPS: AN AMIABLE TOUR OF SOME REAL AMERICAN ORIGINALS (The Arts / BOOKS)
AN AMIABLE TOUR OF SOME REAL AMERICAN ORIGINALS
BOOKS: THE TYRANNY OF STUPIDITY (The Arts / BOOKS)
A BRILLIANT RETELLING OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IS BOUND TO ANTAGONIZE MONARCHISTS AND MARXISTS
SPECIAL SECTION
TIME's 25 Most Influential Americans (The Time 25 / TIME 1997 MOST INFLUENTIAL)
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE CLASS OF 1996? (The Time 25 / TIME 1996 MOST INFLUENTIAL)
SOME MEMBERS OF LAST YEAR'S TIME 25 PROSPERED, OTHERS PEAKED, EVEN AS FOOT FAULTS UNDID THE HAUGHTY, AND GRUNGE PRODUCED A CINDERELLA