Vol. 144 No. 11
COVER
The Killers All Around (MEDICINE)
New viruses and drug-resistant bacteria are reversing human victories over infectious disease
NATION
Forgive Me, Voter (Cities)
In an unlikely comeback, ex-cocaine abuser Marion Barry has a chance to be Washington's mayor again
Health Report (Chronicles)
Lamb of the Week (Chronicles)
Location, Location, Location (Chronicles)
Map Comparing Apples and Oranges (Chronicles)
Nfobs (Chronicles)
Off to the Races (Elections)
Battling for Congress, Republicans urge voters to look at Clinton. Democrats hope they'll look the other way.
Siss Boom Duh (Chronicles)
The Week August 28 - September 3 (Chronicles)
Vox Pop (Chronicles)
Winners & Losers (Chronicles)
WORLD
After 25 years of civil strife, the I.R.A. ignites hopes for peace by agreeing to lay down its arms
Good Cop, Bad Cop (Diplomacy)
The U.S. is negotiating a migration deal with Cuba that may defuse the immediate crisis, but moves closer (honest! we mean it!) to ^ an invasion of Haiti
Remembrance of Things Past (France)
A new book documents what was once rumor: Mitterrand's work with fascists and the Vichy regime
What's a Poor Patriot to Do? (Cuba)
Cubans are angrier at the system and Castro than ever before. So why aren't more of them plotting Fidel's overthrow?
SCIENCE
As the big population conference opens, Muslims are boycotting, and the Vatican is blasting Al Gore
Close Call, Comrades (Space)
A last-ditch effort gets food to orbiting cosmonauts, saving their mission from a disastrous early end
The Black Hole Next Door (Space)
A nearby object mirrors events across the cosmos
SOCIETY
A gang claims two victims -- a teenager and the 11-year-old who may have murdered her
PRESS
Visiting Sudan, a little-known photographer took a picture that made the world weep. What happened afterward is a tragedy of another sort.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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September 12, 1994 -- Vol. 144, No. 11
BUSINESS
American Express is moving downscale with a new line of credit cards offering (choke!) revolving debt &
Small Cars, High Hopes (Industry)
Wounded by their reputation for cruddy compacts, the Big Three save face with a new fleet of hot wheels
LAW
The author of a plan to punish two young Native Americans has credibility problems of his own
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Anna Quindlen's second novel asks if parents can be people
Brando and Brando X (Arts & Media / SHOW BUSINESS)
An autobiography and a biography of Marlon Brando offer little to choose between. One is empty, the other scurrilous.
Circus Maximalist (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
No one expects John Irving to write spare, minimalist novels, but his latest takes manic, manipulative narration too far
Homer Epic (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
The creator of The Civil War takes 18 hours to tell the glorious story of baseball
She Who Laughs Last ... (Arts & Media / TELEVISION)
As a sketch-comedy show that features women, She TV is a rare thing; equally unusual, it is also smart and funny
The Downward Spiral (Arts & Media / BOOKS)
A psychiatrist tells families how to detect signs that a teenager may be at risk to commit suicide -- and what to do about it
The Little Movies That Could (Arts & Media / CINEMA)
Some low-budget independent films will give you more for your money than True Lies does