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This week we begin a new column by Michael Kramer in the Nation section. Titled "The Political Interest," it will focus chiefly on domestic affairs in the U.S., while also following U.S. interests overseas. "A measure of America's continuing might is the fact that most domestic issues resonate abroad," says Kramer, who joined TIME in November 1988 as a special correspondent. "But any way you cut it, high policy has its roots in good old-fashioned hardball politics...
Wouldn't it be really groundbreaking if Harvard acted on its studies? It would just take a little concern and motivation on the part of University administrators, professors and section leaders to implement the "small changes" suggested in the study. Such changes, which the report says would "lead to significant gains for students," include...
Whenever the staffers of the World section are stumped by questions like "Whatever happened to Albania's would-be King Leka?" or "What do you call those high-collared dresses that Chinese women wear?" someone is eventually bound to say, "Well, Bruce would know...
Nelan's postings in Washington, Hong Kong, Bonn, Moscow and Johannesburg prepared him well for his current position as a senior writer. In crafting the main story in this week's special section on the Soviet Empire, Nelan drew from his experiences in Moscow from 1978 to 1981. Leonid Brezhnev was in charge, and the reforms that Mikhail Gorbachev later wrought were unimaginable then. "I understand the stage on which the recent changes are occurring," says Nelan, "but often I am completely amazed by the script...
...SPECIAL SECTION: The Soviet Union teeters on the brink of disintegration as republics revolt against the center How Gorbachev moves to save his crumbling empire will affect not only his country but also the world. ^ A chorus of complaints from around the union. > A resurgence of both Russian nationalism and Islamic fervor inspires worries about communal discord. ^ Why a Soviet historian believes the empire should collapse...