American Notes GAMBLING
Betting on The Devil

American Notes MISSISSIPPI
Delayed Justice

American Notes OHIO
Eleventh-Hour Clemency

American Notes SPACE
High-Flying Sweepstakes

Ho Ho Humbug
As war threatens in the gulf and the recession tightens its grip, Americans endure one of the gloomiest holiday seasons in recent memory

Split Decisions (Grapevine)

The Presidency
History Lessons

The State of the States: Broke
With expenditures growing and revenues shrinking, Governors and legislatures are scrambling to balance their budgets

Who's In Charge Here?
Embarrassed by a flip-flop on minority scholarships, Bush chooses a political pragmatist as Education Secretary

Winners & Losers of 1990 (Grapevine)


America Abroad
The Personality Factor

Broadside From The Right
With the economy crumbling and reformers fading away, the reactionaries are gaining the upper hand

Counting Up the Atrocities

Germany The Pain of Purification
East Germany's last leader, labeled a secret-police informant, is the latest victim of a process haunting the reunited land

Haiti An Avalanche for Democracy
A priest's appeal to the poor wins him the presidency, but he will need more than popularity to remedy his country's problems

Shevardnadze: Perestroika's Other Father

Soviet Union Next: A Crackdown -- Or a Breakdown?
By resigning, Shevardnadze was warning a friend: Don't rely on force to stem the chaos. But Gorbachev may fear he will be ousted if he doesn't.

The Gulf Are We Ready to Wage War?
Not by the Jan. 15 deadline, says an all-too-candid U.S. general

World Notes COLOMBIA
Good Deal for The Dealers

World Notes ISRAEL
Heavy Turbulence

World Notes MOROCCO
A Strike Turns Deadly

World Notes SOUTH AFRICA
A Divided Congress


Most of Food (Food)


Most of Ethics (Ethics)

Most of Living (Living)


Most of Science & Technology


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 136, No. 28 DECEMBER 31, 1990

Business Notes AIRLINES
Flocking Together

Business Notes BANKING
Same Place, New Address

Business Notes CABLE TV
More Yuks for Their Bucks

Business Notes FOOTBALL
Your Company Name Here!

Business Notes TOYS
Steve's No Role Model

How Long Will It Last?
A TIME panel forecasts a moderate recession for the next six months but warns that a banking crisis or Middle East conflagration could trigger a deeper slump

Most of Business


Best of Books (Books)

Best of Movies (Cinema)

Best of Music (Music)

Best of Theater (Theater)

Best of Tv (Video)

Most of Show Business (Show Business)


Well, Hello to '90s Humility (Best Of '90's)
It's listmaking time again, and the compulsion not only sums up the year but also charts a new decade and a new mood


Unlikely Detonator Of Change (Interview)
History will remember him for imposing martial law on Poland, but WOJCIECH JARUZELSKI, the outgoing President, hopes it will also credit him for talking with Solidarity


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


Reparations For Black Americans