Dense Pack Gets Blasted

More a Ladle Than a Knife

Jesse Plays the Front Man

How to Be Santa Claus

Give Wheat to Farmers?

The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Looking for Ideas That Work (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)

On the Money

Contras'Band

One Man's Tragic Protest

Waiting to Catch the Next Wave

A More Palatable Way of Killing

Death-Dealing Syringes


Mexico We Are in an Emergency (COVER STORIES)

An Interview with Miguel de la Madrid

One-Party Democracy

Mexico and the U.S.: Ideology and Reality

Middle East: Trying to Break the Impasse (Middle East)

Yearning for Calm and Stability

Zimbabwe: Getting Even (Zimbabwe)

Lesotho: Predawn Raid (Lesotho)

Poland: Low Hopes (Poland)

France: Combat Rations (France)

Britain: Likely Story (Britain)

Northern Ireland: Without Mercy (Northern Ireland)

Sinking Prestige


Space: Some Unsuitable Workmanship (Space)


Medicine: And the Beat Goes On (Medicine)

Medicine: Genetic Fix (Medicine)

Christmas '82: On Sale Now (Economy & Business)

When Mickey Wore Gloves (Economy & Business)

Signs of a Pickup Abroad (Economy & Business)

Money Summit (Economy & Business)

Pac-Man Finally Meets His Match (Economy & Business)

OPEC Dilemma (Economy & Business)

Super-NOW (Economy & Business)


Law: The Crusade Against Cr


Show Business: Tootsie on a Roll to the Top (Show Business)

Books: A Short Shelf of Tall Tales (Books)

Cinema: Plain Song (Cinema)

Cinema: Stickup (Cinema)

Cinema: Coaching Failure (Cinema)

Dance: Peter Martins' Red Hot Winter (Dance)

Theater: Wrong Number (Theater)

Theater: Tuned In (Theater)


Milestones: Dec. 20, 1982


People: Dec. 20, 1982


A Letter From The Publisher: Dec. 20, 1982 (A Letter From The Publisher)


Letters: Dec. 20, 1982


Essay: Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night