American Notes ETHICS
Profiting from Promotion

American Notes IRAN-CONTRA
North Returns A Favor

American Notes JUSTICE
Judgment Day For Leona

American Notes MISSISSIPPI
Second Look At Murder

American Notes THE ARMY
An Honor Denied

Bush The Riverboat Gambler
His China overture risks a congressional backlash unless Beijing responds

In A Rage over AIDS
A militant protest group targets the Catholic Church

Kissinger Vs. Nixon

Mailroom Mayhem
High-speed machines and outside competition are pushing postalworkers to provide faster, better service. The pressure is driving some of them crazy


At Last, a Tomorrow Without Battle
Andrei Sakharov: 1921-1989

Drugs Death of a Drug Prince
The brutish life of Rodriguez Gacha ends in a shoot-out

East-West Peering into Europe's Future
How the U.S. hopes to preserve its role across the Atlantic

Lunch With Nelson

Refugees Dashing Their Dreams
Britain begins the forced repatriation of the boat people

South Africa Meeting of Different Minds
Plagued by feuding colleagues, Mandela confers with De Klerk

Soviet Union Face-Off on Reform
Sakharov is gone, but Gorbachev still confronts an angry, outspoken opposition

The Making of an Activist

World Notes CENTRAL AMERICA
Tight Smiles, Tense Accord

World Notes CHILE
Democracy Back on Track

World Notes COMORO ISLANDS
Bye-Bye, Bobby

World Notes INDIA
Crime Pays in Kashmir


Peary On Top
He did, after all, go to the North Pole

To The South Pole by Sled
Six explorers try to cross Antarctica -- the hard way


Kansas City's Gentle Giant
Nigeria's Christian Okoye leads the N.F.L. in rushing


In Europe, History Repeats Itself (Ideas)
But will there be a happy ending this time?

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 134, No. 26 DECEMBER 25, 1989

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 134, No. 26 DECEMBER 25, 1989

Business Notes ADVERTISING
Celluloid Vs. Vinyl

Business Notes AIRLINES
Flying the Costly Skies

Business Notes BUYOUTS
Saab Lands a Rich American

Business Notes JAPAN
Help Wanted -- But Not You

Business Notes MARKETING
Seat of Higher (L)earning

Sibling Setbacks
After 19 years of spectacular growth, the world's largest advertising firm seeks a savior to halt a precipitous slide in earnings

What's The Cure for Burnout?
Budget cuts leave the FDA sickly and corporations concerned


Tom Terrific (Cinema)
In his fiery new film, Hollywood's top gun aims for best-actor status

Days Of Distress at CBS (Video)
The network hires a new programming chief but needs a miracle

Fall Into Chaos (Books)

Hello Again to the Long Goodbye (Theater)

Mucking With Media (Art)
The Whitney offers a long trek through the alien goo

Notes From The Underground (Books)

On Time (Books)

Power Browser (Books)


A Hooligan Who Wields a Pen (Interview)
Cartoonist BERKE BREATHED thinks reporters are "bloodsucking geckos." But then again, he says even his relatives believe his brain went out with last week's meat loaf

He's Left No Stone Unturned (Profile)
Determined to bury his desperado past, novelist TOM MCGUANE is back in the saddle with a new book and hard-won, tempered confidence


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


What If the Soviet Union Collapses?