NATION
The New Money Game
Issue ads are the parties' latest ploy for skirting campaign-finance laws
Pork on the Griddle (The Race For The Senate)
Fritz Hollings really brought home the bacon, but South Carolina is losing its taste for largesse
An Unconventional Fight (The Race For The Senate)
One is nice, the other defiant. The maverick voters of Washington will choose between two mavericks
Body-Slam Politics
Is everybody ready to rumble now that a real wrestler is in the gubernatorial ring in Minnesota?
Enough About Slavery
Let's work on racial problems in the here and now
WORLD
Inside Wye Plantation
How nine days of shouting, laughter and forgiving put Israel and the Palestinians back on the road to peace
Coming In From The Cold
Under the Wye agreement, the CIA embarks on a new--and highly visible--mission in the Middle East
America's Traitor, Israel's Patriot
SOCIETY
Ballot to Bullet (Crime)
Did a Tennessee G.O.P. candidate kill his rival?
Slaves Of New York
How crime and mismanaged laws have made the city the biggest magnet for Chinese illegals
The Shattered Peace (Crime)
Buffalo's abortion debate had achieved civility--until a bullet through a window cut down a doctor
Fire on the Mountain (Crime)
The posh ski town of Vail is shaken by an act of apparent ecoterrorism
SPORT
The Greatest Ever?
The Greatest Team Ever--But with a Big Asterisk
BRIEFING
Notebook: Nov. 2, 1998 (Notebook)
The Middle East: Did a Terrorist Fool Israeli Intelligence? (Notebook / The Scoop)
Did a Terrorist Fool Israeli Intelligence?
Michele Orecklin (Notebook)
Making Money off High Costs (Notebook)
Milestones Nov. 2, 1998 (Notebook / Milestones)
Influence (Notebook / The Scoop)
Microsoft Buys Some New Republican Friends
Payback Time (Notebook / The Scoop)
Publisher Takes Aim at Clinton's Judge and Jury
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Contributors: Nov. 2, 1998
Regarding the Haunted House (Essay)
Hue Must Be Joking (American Scene)
A town cloaked in shades of pale shudders as homes cross the color barrier
BUSINESS
Demonizing Gates
To keep his case against Microsoft simple, Justice's antitrust czar Joel Klein has painted chairman Bill Gates as the Big Brother of cyberspace
Why Coors Went Soft
Employers are outpacing the law in embracing sensitivity and diversity. Are they the new leftists?
Bigger, Faster...and Cheaper
The new '99 models feature high-tech marvels and some of the best price value in years
Netscape's Barksdale: Microsoft's Worst Enemy
LAW
Vaulting into Discord
One of America's top female gymnasts runs away from home and sues her parents for divorce
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Books: Tom Wolfe: A Man In Full (The Arts / Books)
Tom Wolfe's bodacious new novel, his first in 11 years, proves he still has the right stuff
Books: Celebrating The Greatest (The Arts / Books)
A winning biography recalls Ali in his prime
Cinema: Sir Ian McKellen: Ready for His Closeup (The Arts / Cinema)
With two brilliant film turns, stage star Sir Ian McKellen is now a knight out in Hollywood
Music: Alanis Morissette: Confessional Immediacy (The Arts / Music)
Alanis Morissette is back--but not the same
Art: Visions of Two Raw Continents (The Arts / Art)
Compared with America's, Australia's landscapes of the 1800s saw a bleaker beauty
Theater: Corpus Christi (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Terrence McNally
Gene Simmons (The Arts / Q & A)
Music Video: Across The Universe (The Arts / Short Takes)
Fiona Apple
Books: The Long Snake Tattoo By Frank Downes (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Frank Downes
Music: Enter The Dru (The Arts / Short Takes)
Dru Hill
Books: Evening (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Susan Minot
Cinema: Thug Chic (The Arts / Cinema)
Two brothers try to sort out the lure of Nazism
YOUR TIME
Recession? Not! (Personal Time / Your Money)
The Fed won't let it happen. That means there are bargains in junk bonds and cyclical stocks
Disappearing Act (Personal Time / Your Health)
Millions of Americans suffer eating disorders. How to tell if your daughter or son is one of them
Digital Video Daze (Personal Time / Your Technology)
A new rent-once, watch-anytime movie format called Divx may confuse you. It shouldn't
Your Health: Nov. 2, 1998 (Personal Time / Your Health)
Your Money: Nov. 2, 1998 (Personal Time / Your Money)
Your Technology Nov. 2, 1998 (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Careers: Careers After Retirement (Time Select / Careers)
A Special Section As the boomers move deeper into middle age, many are leaving careers and striking out afresh, while they are still hale enough to face new challenges. Here is how to afford it