A Fate Better Than Death
What's the best way to escape capital punishment? Maybe fleeing the country and fighting extradition proceedings abroad.

A New Pragmatism
Many first-term Governors find they have no choice but to attack fiscal crises with bold -- and politically risky -- strokes

American Notes
CALIFORNIA: Catch a Rising Star

American Notes
IMMIGRATION: Suing for Amnesty

American Notes
MARYLAND: Double Victory For Feminists

American Notes
TEXAS: Not in My Backyard

American Notes
VIRGINIA: Eleventh-Hour Reprieve

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Let's Change the Subject

The Dogs of War (Grapevine)

The Early Overture to Assad (Grapevine)

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
The Hit Man Plays A Deadly Tune

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
We're All in This Together

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
Why So Many Scuds Are Duds

GRAPEVINE (Grapevine)
You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine


Soviet Union: A Call to Civil War? !
"Resign," Yeltsin tells Gorbachev, plunging the two rivals into a political struggle that only one of them can survive

World Notes
ALBANIA: Not Forever And Enver

World Notes
DIPLOMACY: Arms Pact Sleight of Hand

World Notes
TERRORISM: Old Habits Die Hard

World Notes
THAILAND: Return of the Tanks


America Abroad (The Gulf War)
No, It's Not a New Cold War

How Badly Crippled Is Saddam? (The Gulf War)
The answer will play a crucial role in determining how bloody a ground war may be

Preparedness: How Many Wars Can the U.S. Fight? (The Gulf War)
The Pentagon argues for a leaner military establishment, even though the gulf conflict has stretched its resources to the limit

Reading The Fine Print (The Gulf War)

The Battleground: Marching to a Conclusion (The Gulf War)
After Saddam rejects Bush's final ultimatum, the ground assault to free Kuwait begins in all its fury

The Inside Story of Moscow's Quest For a Deal (The Gulf War)

The Night That Bush Decided (The Gulf War)

The Political Interest (The Gulf War)
Arabs and the Aftermath

The Prisoners: The Fruits of Interrogation (The Gulf War)
Questioning the growing number of Iraqi captives has reaped information that eludes even high-tech satellites

What Is Left of Kuwait? (The Gulf War)
The country has weathered an invasion, aerial bombardment and a "scorched earth" endgame. Now it faces the task of rebuilding.


Are Sharks Becoming Extinct? (Environment)
Coming to the rescue of the ocean's most fearsome predator


Why Children Lie in Court (Behavior)
New research shows how the power of suggestion can lead youngsters to say things that send innocent adults to jail


The Bad Side of Looking Good (Ideas)
A young American author causes a storm by arguing that women have become victims of a punishing cult of beauty

Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 137, No. 9 MARCH 4, 1991

Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
Vol. 137, No. 9 MARCH 4, 1991

A Capital Scandal
The biggest bank in Washington and a legendary American political adviser are ensnared in a probe involving a shadowy money-laundering enterprise

Business Notes
ARMS MAKERS: The Guns Of Gaul

Business Notes
CONSUMER AFFAIRS: Caveat Patriot

Business Notes
ENTREPRENEURS: To the Roars Of Herbivores

Business Notes
LAW: Drug Testing For Highflyers

Business Notes
SECURITIES: On Easier Street

The Great Office Giveaway
A year's free rent! Free renovations! Across the U.S., landlords will offer almost anything if you'll just -- please -- sign a lease.


ART (Art)
Culture On the Nazi Pillory: The Third Reich's mocking exhibit of "degenerate" works is re-created for the first time

BOOKS (Books)
Economics Made Simplistic: THE WORK OF NATIONS by Robert B. Reich

Good Morning, Saudi Arabia (Show Business)
From Meryl Streep to M.C. Hammer, dozens of celebrities sign up to beam their songs and greetings to troops in the gulf

BOOKS (Books)
Home Folks: WHITE PEOPLE by Allan Gurganus

THEATER (Theater)
Laughter on The Brink of Tears: Neil Simon's latest play and a revival from Britain's Alan Ayckbourn take comedy to its mainstream limits

Navigator Of the Deep (Music)
Of the Deep Joni Mitchell finds the way to her best record in a decade

BOOKS (Books)
Weird World: THE MIRACLE GAME by Josef Skvorecky


Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor 29-cent Stamps (Interview)
Postmaster General ANTHONY FRANK says managing the post office is like nothing his private competitors face


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


ESSAY
Must America Slay All the Dragons?