A Game of Winks and Nods
Why both sides are downplaying a U.S. payment to Iran

A Nice Guy Finishes First
But Dinkins may not be tough enough to cope with New York

Alabama: Lest We Forget (American Notes)
Lest We Forget

Heroes: An Overdue Honor (American Notes)
An Overdue Honor

Iran-Contra: Secord Makes A Deal (American Notes)
Secord Makes A Deal

Mississippi: Poo-Poo Choo-Choo (American Notes)
Poo-Poo Choo-Choo

The Navy: Payoff for a Shipmate (American Notes)
Payoff for a Shipmate

Blink Or Go Broke
The budget battle nears the bottom line: bankruptcy

Breakthrough In Virginia Dougas Wilder
In a model of crossover politics, Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected black Governor and shows others how to crash the color line

Prince Edward and the Past
Massive resistance has faded, but something hidden remains

The Losses Keep Mounting
Michael and Kitty Dukakis suffer a nightmare year

White Lies, Bad Polls


America Abroad: Washington's Captive Policy
Washington's Captive Policy

China Advice from a Former President
As Deng Xiaoping makes room for Jiang Zemin, Richard Nixon reflects on his visit to China and argues why it is time for Washington to improve relations with Beijing

Archive: Freedom! The Berlin Wall
The Wall crumbles overnight, Berliners embrace in joy and a stunned world ponders the consequences

Is One Germany Better Than Two?
Western leaders liked to call for reunification when they thought such prayers were in no danger of being answered. Now they must worry about keeping Europe stable

Jordan Bye-Bye Moderates
A ballot surprise for Hussein

The Presidency: Present at the Construction
Present at the Construction

Wall Of Shame 1961-1989

Britain: This Tory Won't Tarry (World Notes)
This Tory Won't Tarry

Canada: Can a Mountie Be Turbaned? (World Notes)
Can a Mountie Be Turbaned?

India: Battle of the Bricks (World Notes)
Battle of the Bricks

Lebanon: Hell to Chief (World Notes)
Hell to Chief

Namibia: Patience and Clenched Fists (World Notes)
Patience and Clenched Fists


Medicine: Alzheimer's Rise (Medicine)
The disease may be twice as common as doctors thought


Ethics: Should Gays Have Marriage Rights? (Ethics)
On two coasts, the growing debate produces two different answers


Religion: Priestless Rites
Catholic bishops okay services led by nuns and lay people


Design: A Crazy Building in Columbus: Peter Eisenman (Design)
Peter Eisenman, architecture's bad boy, finally hits his stride


Technology: The Incredible Shrinking Machine
Breakthroughs in miniaturization could lead to robots the size of a flea


Ideas: Teaching Japan to Say No (Ideas)
In a provocative new book, maverick legislator Shintaro Ishihara tells his countrymen to be more assertive

Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 134, No. 21 NOVEMBER 20, 1989 (Contents)
Vol. 134, No. 21 NOVEMBER 20, 1989

Advertising: One-Liners and Broken Taboos
One-Liners and Broken Taboos

COST OF LIVING: Land of the Rising Prices
Land of the Rising Prices

DAIRY PRODUCTS: The Herd's Going Dry
The Herd's Going Dry

PERESTROIKA: Coffee, Tea or Camaraderie?
Coffee, Tea or Camaraderie?

POSTAGE STAMPS: Getting Your Last Licks
Getting Your Last Licks

Grounded, Frustrated and Angry
A three-month strike by Australian pilots paralyzes a continent

Money Angles: Too Much Firepower to Fit the Crime?
Too Much Firepower to Fit the Crime?

Running Low On Gas
Slow car sales and new Japanese "transplants" bring harder times for Detroit's automakers


Education: Facts Of Life
California sides with Darwin

Education: Shootouts in The Schools
Educators adopt tough tactics to cope with classroom violence


Video: Canned Soup: Jackie Mason gets the hook (Video)
Jackie Mason gets the hook

Critics' Voices: Nov. 20, 1989 (Critics' Voices)

Cinema: Festive Film Fare for Thanksgiving: Valmont (Cinema)
With a Mermaid as hostess, Magnolias on the table -- and a turkey called Valmont

Cinema: Festive Film Fare for Thanksgiving: Steel Magnolias (Cinema)
With a Mermaid as hostess, Magnolias on the table -- and a turkey called Valmont

Cinema: Festive Film Fare for Thanksgiving (Cinema)
With a Mermaid as hostess, Magnolias on the table -- and a turkey called Valmont

Music: Fresh Faces from Beantown (Music)
Boston's New Kids on the Block lock up the charts

Books: Poet of The Desert (Books)

Video: Round-The-clock Yucks (Video)
Two all-comedy cable networks prepare to square off for viewers

Books: Slice Of Death (Books)

Show Business: The Whole Town's Talking (Show Business)
Hollywood has a wisecracking, baby-faced sleeper hit

Books: Underdogs (Books)


KATE BRAVERMAN: From The Tropic of L.A.: Novelist and poet (Interview)
Novelist and poet KATE BRAVERMAN says Eastern editors think Western writers are chimpanzees, but she sees the world quite differently


From the Managing Editor: Nov 20 1989 (From The Managing Editor)


Letters: What You Eat