Vol. 135 No. 5
NATION
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?
WORLD
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
SCIENCE
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
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Good Food-Picking Seal (Health)
A Heart Association stamp of approval stirs up controversy
SOCIETY
Homosexual leaders seek to expose foes of the movement
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 135, No. 5 JANUARY 29, 1990
BUSINESS
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
EDUCATION
Blasting Bush on funding
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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
PEOPLE
Multilingual and polycultural, RUBEN BLADES aims to shake up the world (and run for President of Panama along the way)