CAMBODIA: Rift in the Khmer Rouge
With one leader calling another "a piece of excrement," strife
is evident within the murderous Marxist group that once
controlled Cambodia at the cost of 2 million lives
BANGLADESH: Vengeance Still Waits
The new Prime Minister tries to avenge her father's murder
PHILIPPINES: Muslim Rebel as Peacemaker?
Nur Misuari, whose guerrillas have fought the government for the
last 24 years, says he's now Manila's ally
Misuari Interview: "I'm too big a man to be swallowed up"
EUROPE
RUSSIA: The General's Chechen Solution
Alexander Lebed says he has a plan to end the disastrous war in
Chechnya. If he succeeds, he will become a powerful political
force just as Yeltsin's health is declining
UNITED STATES
THE G.O.P. CONVENTION: Father Knows Best
In a stern, commanding speech, Dole raises up himself and his
party as the model dad for the nation. The Republicans, however,
sugarcoated his message to help the medicine go down. That led
to paradoxes, such as a simultaneous attack on materialism and
advocacy of a 15% tax cut
VIEWPOINT: Welcome to Hard Truths
Peggy Noonan finds the most important speech of Bob Dole's
political career ungainly but ambitious and even brave
CHICAGO, 1968: A Season to Remember
Next week the Democrats convene again in Chicago. Lance Morrow,
who was there, recalls the last time
SOCIETY AND SCIENCE
COVER: Intimate Portrait of Super Powers
Paralyzed from the neck down in a freak riding accident,
Christopher Reeve briefly considered suicide. But the love of
family and his tough, can-do spirit pulled him through. Now the
man who played Superman hopes to walk again, and has found a new
purpose: relentless lobbying of politicians and scientists to
concentrate their resources on curing spinal-cord injuries
THE ARTS
ART:
Their influences are war, poverty and France, but
Vietnam's artists are prospering in unexpected ways and
the urban centers of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City bustle
with an art Renaissance
BOOKS:
In The Last Don, Mario Puzo is at the peak of his powers
BOOKS:
A journalist tells on how the other half dates
BOOKS:
Sex, gossip and more sex fill two new books about Jack and Jackie Kennedy
MUSIC:
You saw the hip show, now listen to the less hip CD
TRAVELER'S ADVISORY
NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
PEOPLE
COVER IMAGE: Photograph for TIME by Gregory Heisler
Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.
RUSSIA: The General's Chechen Solution
Alexander Lebed says he has a plan to end the disastrous war in
Chechnya. If he succeeds, he will become a powerful political
force just as Yeltsin's health is declining
Chechen Fighters: Their fervor beats Russian firepower
TURKEY: Turning Away from the West?
The nation's Islamist Prime Minister signs a gas deal with Iran
that seems to be a deliberate affront to the U.S.
Cyprus: Tensions mount between local Greeks and Turks
UNITED STATES
THE G.O.P. CONVENTION: Father Knows Best
In a stern, commanding speech, Dole raises up himself and his
party as the model dad for the nation. The Republicans, however,
sugarcoated his message to help the medicine go down. That led
to paradoxes, such as a simultaneous attack on materialism and
advocacy of a 15% tax cut
ASIA
CAMBODIA: Rift in the Khmer Rouge
With one leader calling another "a piece of excrement," strife
is evident within the murderous Marxist group that once
controlled Cambodia at the cost of 2 million lives
BANGLADESH: Vengeance Still Waits
The new Prime Minister tries to avenge her father's murder
SOCIETY
EDUCATION: The Citadel Class of 2000
Women join what was once an all-male Corps of Cadets
BUSINESS
GERMANY: A Rising Tide of Corporate Accusations
Thyssen chairman Dieter Vogel, arrested this month on graft
charges, joins a series of German executives under suspicion for
wrongdoing. Have prosecutors gone too far?
LATIN AMERICA: Free-Trade Triumph
In the five years since Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
created a free-trade zone and customs union called Mercosur,
business has boomed. Mercosur is generating new members, foreign
investment--even political stability
SCIENCE
COVER: Intimate Portrait of Super Powers
Paralyzed from the neck down in a freak riding accident,
Christopher Reeve briefly considered suicide. But the love of
family and his tough, can-do spirit pulled him through. Now the
man who played Superman hopes to walk again, and has found a new
purpose: relentless lobbying of politicians and scientists to
concentrate their resources on curing spinal-cord injuries
THE ARTS
THEATER:
Lincoln Center's Beckett Festival, which ended in New
York City last week, is fresh evidence of a bustling industry
devoted to the pessimistic, Nobel prize-winning author
BOOKS:
In The Last Don, Mario Puzo is at the peak of his powers
BOOKS:
A journalist tells on how the other half dates
BOOKS:
Sex, gossip and more sex fill two new books about Jack and Jackie Kennedy
TRAVELER'S ADVISORY
NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
PEOPLE
COVER IMAGE: Photograph for TIME by Gregory Heisler
INSET: Photograph by Robert King--Sygma
Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.
RUSSIA: The General's Chechen Solution
Alexander Lebed says he has a plan to end the disastrous war in
Chechnya. If he succeeds, he will become a powerful political
force just as Yeltsin's health is declining
ASIA
CAMBODIA: Rift in the Khmer Rouge
With one leader calling another "a piece of excrement," strife
is evident within the murderous Marxist group that once
controlled Cambodia at the cost of 2 million lives
BANGLADESH: Vengeance Still Waits
The new Prime Minister tries to avenge her father's murder
UNITED STATES
THE G.O.P. CONVENTION: Father Knows Best
In a stern, commanding speech, Dole raises up himself and his
party as the model dad for the nation. The Republicans, however,
sugarcoated his message to help the medicine go down. That led
to paradoxes, such as a simultaneous attack on materialism and
advocacy of a 15% tax cut
VIEWPOINT: Welcome to Hard Truths
Peggy Noonan finds the most important speech of Bob Dole's
political career ungainly but ambitious and even brave
CONVENTION JOURNAL: Musings from the Floor
Sure, it felt like an infomercial. Sometimes it felt like a
disinfomercial. But occasionally the rough edges showed
NATIVE AMERICANS: Indian Summer
At camp Wolakota Yukini, troubled Sioux teens learn the
traditions of their forebears as they seek out a better future
SOCIETY: The Citadel Class of 2000
Women join what was once an all-male Corps of Cadets
BUSINESS
CORPORATE LIFE: 3M's Castoffs Go It Alone
Imation, a spin-off from the renowned company, won't be run
anything like it. For employees, it's frightening and fun
LATIN AMERICA: Free-Trade Triumph
In the five years since Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
created a free-trade zone and customs union called Mercosur,
business has boomed. Mercosur is generating new members, foreign
investment--even political stability
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
COVER: Intimate Portrait of Super Powers
Paralyzed from the neck down in a freak riding accident,
Christopher Reeve briefly considered suicide. But the love of
family and his tough, can-do spirit pulled him through. Now the
man who played Superman hopes to walk again, and has found a new
purpose: relentless lobbying of politicians and scientists to
concentrate their resources on curing spinal-cord injuries
THE ARTS
BOOKS:
In The Last Don, Mario Puzo is at the peak of his powers
BOOKS:
A journalist tells on how the other half dates
THEATER:
Lincoln Center's Beckett Festival, which ended in New
York City last week, is fresh evidence of a bustling industry
devoted to the pessimistic, Nobel prize-winning author
TRAVELER'S ADVISORY
NOTEBOOK
MILESTONES
PEOPLE
COVER IMAGE: Photograph for TIME by Gregory Heisler
Copyright 1996 Time Inc. All rights reserved.
