Stumbling to a Showdown (COVER STORIES)
A rebellious Congress confronts a stubborn President on the budget

The Floor Is My Domain

Trapped in the Imperial Presidency

A Boost for Private Schools

Chicago Mayor Jayne Byrne: Getting Byrned

Scare Talk

The Presidency: Test Run of a Stealthy Picket (The Presidency)

Planning for the Unplannable

Lost Identity

Two of the President's Men


Falkland Islands: Search for a Way Out (Falkland Islands)

Dealing with Old Reliable Firms

Waging Economic Warfare

Middle East: Suspicion, Hate and Rising Fears (Middle East)

We Can Make Them Pay

Rabble-Rousers

West Germany: House Divided (West Germany)

Soviet Union: In Absentia (Soviet Union)

Canada: A Symbol of Sovereignty (Canada)

Central America: End Game (Central America)

South Africa: Crack in the White Monolith (South Africa)

Talk of Change: An Interview with Pieter Willem Botha

Soviet Union: Old Man Dnieper (Soviet Union)


Medicine: Shuttle Fatigue (Medicine)


Living: It's a Pasta Avalanche! (Living)


Press: The Best Papers Under the Sun

Press: Westward Ho

Press: Friendly Fire


Sport: Along Came a Walrus


Design: Creating the Unexpected (Design)

A Rising Tide of Bamkruptcies (Economy & Business)

Coming to the Rescue (Economy & Business)

A Beer Hall Brawl for Third Place (Economy & Business)

Friday Follies (Economy & Business)

Des Moines Stockbroker Lewellyn: Catch Me if You Can (Economy & Business)

Sink the FreyBentos! (Economy & Business)

Comeback Kids (Economy & Business)

Stashing Cash (Economy & Business)


Education: Best Faculty Money Can Buy?


Law: Is the Party Finally Over?


Music: A Fresh Falstaff in Los Angeles (Music)

Cinema: Flair Ball (Cinema)

Art: Wild Pets, Tame Pastiche (Art)

Books: The Clothbound Collectibles (Books)

Books: Tourist Trap (Books)

Books: Hurtin' Cowboy (Books)

Fiction: Best Sellers: Apr. 26, 1982 (Books / Fiction)

Video: Chariots of Cartridge Power (Video)

Video: Fine Tuning (Video)


Milestones: Apr. 26, 1982


People: Apr. 26, 1982


A Letter From The Publisher: Apr. 26, 1982 (A Letter From The Publisher)


Letters: Apr. 26, 1982


Essay: Looking for Tomorrow (and Tomorrow)