Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 133 No. 1 JANUARY 2, 1989
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PLANET OF THE YEAR: With drought, famine and fouled beaches, the earth warns of environmental disaster
This wondrous globe has endured for some 4.5 billion years, but its future is clouded by man' s reckless ways: overpopulation, pollution, waste of resources and wanton destruction of natural habitats. TIME analyzes the looming ecological crisis and provides an agenda for urgent action.
4 Critics' Choice
7 Letters
16 American Ideas
74 Nation
81 World
84 Business
88 Milestones
90 Video
92 Design
94 Cinema
95 Books
98 Food
100 Music
102 Theater
103 Show Business
105 People
Cover: Wrapped Globe, 1988 by Christo, photographed by Gianfranco Gorgoni
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