Vol. 122 No. 8
NATION
How to Do Nothing Well (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
Army Maneuver
State of the Art
Soviet Runaway
Playing Games
Stings from the Windy City
The Triumphs of a Prarie Populist
Seeking Votes and Clout (COVER STORIES)
COVER STORIES: Jesse Jackson spearheads a new black drive for political power
Sowing Seeds and Moving On
Fresh Faces for an Old Struggle
WORLD
Surviving a Severe Test (NIGERIA)
From Preacher to Paratrooper (GUATEMALA)
Staying on Top (MEXICO)
One Carrot, Many Sticks (CHILE)
Getting Everyone on the Wagon (SOVIET UNION)
Deadly Ambush (NICARAGUA)
Fears of Sectarian Warfare (LEBANON)
The Kingdom and the Power (SAUDI ARABIA)
The Day the Ocean Caught Fire (DISASTERS)
SCIENCE
Another World?
PRESS
Allowing Advance Peeks (Newswatch/Thomas Griffith)
RELIGION
SPORT
Do the Rules Now Rule the Waves?
TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS
The Newest Crapshoot (Economy & Business)
Feeling the Heat (Economy & Business)
"Please Try Again Later" (Economy & Business)
Among Friends (Economy & Business)
Emerald Oil (Economy & Business)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Invitation to a Bad Time (Books)
Shrinking (Books)
Laugh track (Books)
Looking In on the Louds (Video)