. . . And the Case Against Them
The head of Handgun Control says weapons are killing the future

"You Set Me Up!"
A drug bust could be the last straw for Washington's mayor

American Notes ARIZONA
"A Terrible Mistake"

American Notes
CALIFORNIA Learning Self-Esteem

American Notes IMMIGRATION
Rolling Up the Welcome Mat

American Notes INDIANA
Taking a Chance on Love

American Notes WASHINGTON
A Bold Foreign Aid Proposal

Under Fire
The N.R.A. is more than just another special-interest group -- but like many empires it is neither as imposing nor as invincible as it looks

Six Years of Trial by Torture
Children, defendants, jurors and judge were all abused in the wasteful McMartin case

The Case for Firearms . . . The N.R.A.'s executive vice president says guns will keep America free

The Postinvasion Blues
As time passes, Latin criticism of the U.S. action grows

Treaty? What Treaty?


Bloody Tales of Baku

Busted by the Baby Boom

Eastern Europe Below the Speed Limit
As Communist leaders cruise slowly toward reforms, the people urge swifter action -- and perhaps new drivers

Espionage "Top Hat"
Knocked Off Moscow discloses the capture of a master spy

Pakistan The Undoing of Benazir
After a year in office, Prime Minister Bhutto discovers that good intentions are no substitute for good government

Resurrecting Ghostly Rivalries
Eastern Europe discovers that national hatreds and prejudices increasingly haunt the land

The Killing Zone
Faced with ethnic savagery, Moscow moves to crush the militants

The Trouble with Independence

World Notes BURMA
Crossed Off The Ballot

World Notes COLOMBIA
Save It for The Judge

World Notes INDOCHINA
Hi, U.N.; Bye, Moscow

World Notes JAPAN
Bullet for a Broken Taboo

World Notes WATER
The Spigot Is Turned Off


An Overblown Asbestos Scare? (Environment)
The dangers are minimal in most buildings, says a new study

The Soviets Clean Up Their Act (Environment)
A Moscow conference signals a new ecological activism


Hold The Oat Bran (Health)

The Good Food-Picking Seal (Health)
A Heart Association stamp of approval stirs up controversy


Forcing Gays Out of the Closet (Ethics)
Homosexual leaders seek to expose foes of the movement


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 135, No. 5 JANUARY 29, 1990

Business Notes BANKRUPTCY
Save Us from Our Debts

Business Notes MONEY LAUNDERING
Kink in the Drug Pipeline

Business Notes REGULATIONS
Muffling the Boom Cars

Business Notes SEMICONDUCTORS
No Thanks, No Memories

Business Notes SUPREME COURT
Thou Must Pay Thy Taxes

Don't Aim That Pack at Us
A fiery outcry halts the test-marketing of a cigarette for blacks

Ghost in The Machine
The nine-hour breakdown of AT&T's long-distance telephone network dramatizes the vulnerability of complex computer systems everywhere

Here Come the Specimen Jars
Drug tests proliferate, but legal challenges limit their use

Money Angles
Throw a Few More Kernels on the Fire

The Glow of a $12 Million Desk
Early American furniture is fetching precious prices


Short Change
Blasting Bush on funding


A Mask That Never Slips (Books)

A Regular Guy (Books)

Banging Away at the Piano Works (Video)

Seltzering Holes (Books)

Two Centuries of Stereotypes (Art)
A show at the Corcoran examines the portrayal of blacks in America

Where The Old Joins the New (Music)
William Bolcom thrives by mixing pop and classical


Singer, Actor, Politico (Profile)
Multilingual and polycultural, RUBEN BLADES aims to shake up the world (and run for President of Panama along the way)


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