Vol. 136 No. 26
NATION
Erasing the Board
American Notes DOCUMENTS
Anyone Find a Bill of Rights?
American Notes EDUCATION
Not $1 Million, But Not Bad
American Notes MIAMI
Wild in the Streets
Answers At Last
After a decade of despair, Americans are finding ways to help the homeless by providing treatment, counseling and training -- along with shelter
Cleveland Building Transitions to Safety
Deadly Deliveries? (Grapevine)
Funny, You Don't Look Spanish (Grapevine)
Hartsville, S.C.
It's Christmas in April
High Concept Prize (Grapevine)
Hose for Hire Advisory (Grapevine)
Janus Award for Creative Counsel (Grapevine)
Latest Workouts (Grapevine)
Leaky Trial Balloon of the Week (Grapevine)
Lost in The Fog
Two airliners collide on a Detroit runway, killing eight and raising alarms about on-the-ground safety at U.S. airports
Over The Side
A bomber program stalls, and an admiral gets sacked
Restiveness on The Right
A conservative-led ideological brawl splits the G.O.P. and could hurt Bush's chances for re-election in 1992
Seattle Hope for the Mentally Ill
Seems Like Old Times . . . (Grapevine)
The Winnie Factor (Grapevine)
WORLD
Lose Face By decisively putting down a military revolt, Menem saves the day -- and a Bush visit as well
Bangladesh "The Dictator Is Gone!"
Amid a ground swell of unrest, the President bows out
Chad The Devil Behind the Scenes
The rebels declare victory, but Gaddafi may be the real winner
China Justice in a Hurry
After carefully biding its time, Beijing suddenly steps up the prosecution of Tiananmen Square dissidents
Just Who Can Send Us to War?
A legal dilemma pits the White House against Congress
Mixed Signals on Sanctions
As Washington debates the embargo's effect, the bigger question goes unanswered: Will sanctions alone force Saddam's retreat?
Panama Once More To the Rescue
The U.S. helps Endara, but also shows just how weak he is
Soviet Union Mikhail's New Best Friends
By relying increasingly on the KGB and the army to stem the country's growing chaos, Gorbachev risks turning authoritarian
The Gulf Options for Peace
By promising to free the hostages, Saddam tries to undercut the case for an imminent fight and pressure Bush to negotiate a settlement
World Notes BRITAIN
Elusive Harmony
World Notes HAITI
Campaign of Violence
World Notes ISRAEL
From Stones To Guns?
World Notes LEBANON
A Fragile Ray of Hope
SCIENCE
But convicting the alleged killers of Chico Mendes would not end the fight between ranchers and rubber tappers in the rain forest
HEALTH & MEDICINE
For millions of people caught in the nation's 24-hour whirl, sleep is the last thing on their mind. It shouldn't be. Lack of rest is leading to everything from poor grades to industrial accidents.
Unlocking The Pill Bottles (Medicine)
Psychologists vie for the right to prescribe drugs
SOCIETY
Planned Parenthood's Street Beat vans bring health care and a ray of hope to the down-and-out kids of the Bronx
PRESS
Are the networks offsetting budget woes by stinting on coverage?
RELIGION
A German theologian takes sarcastic aim at priests and sex
TECHNOLOGY
Robots and miniature submarines take oil drillers to new depths
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Vol. 136, No. 26 DECEMBER 17, 1990
Time Magazine Magazine (Masthead)
Vol. 136, No. 26 DECEMBER 17, 1990
BUSINESS
A Failure of Principles?
Business Notes AIRLINES
Back in a Tailspin
Business Notes AUTOMOBILES
Desperately Seeking Saturn
Business Notes SATELLITES
Let a Dish Be Your Umbrella
Business Notes TRADE
Can't Make A Deal
Closed-Door Policy
Reach Out and Grab Someone
AT&T moves to end years of frustration and heavy losses in the computer field with one bold $6 billion stroke
The Five-Fingered Discount
The Price Is Always Right
Outlet malls are hot, but other retailers see them as the Grinch that's stealing Christmas
EDUCATION
In Chicago an inner-city school copes without integration
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Deck The Halls with Sumptuous Volumes (Books)
From earrings to panthers to quilts, here is something for everyone's shelf
Dole List (Cinema)
Here's Looking at You, Muchacha (Cinema)
Spy Stasis (Cinema)
The Success Of Excess (Music)
A hot Australian band thrives on live performances
The Twinkle Hasn't Faded (Show Business)
TV provides a rare glimpse of Marilyn Monroe's last film
PEOPLE
In Medical Science LEON ROSENBERG, dean of the Yale Medical School, says the world's best research system is collapsing and President Bush should fix it