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Interviews Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who discusses economic reform, nuclear weapons and United States-Soviet cooperation. Centralized control of the armed forces; How Gorbachev plans to reassure the Soviet workers; Reform of the agricultural sector.

Discusses the postwar era after World War II. International conflict; Division of Europe; Collapse of Communism; US and Soviet Union.

Presents an interview of Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by editors from US News covering such questions as whether or not the recent visits of dignitaries from the United States improved relations; Basis of the relationship between the US and China in the 1990s; Concern about growing inequality inside China; How to develop economic relations between the US and China; And what will happen when Deng Xiaopeng leaves the scene.

Report on the fate of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved as many as 100,000 Jews in Nazi-controlled Hungary during the closing months of World War II. Mystery surrounding his disappearance on Jan. 17, 1945. INSET: The righteous gentile..

Editorial. Stresses that Americans cry out for serious and constructive action that speaks to long-term solutions rather than to short-term political expediency. The tragic aftermath of the Rodney King verdict; The impression of violence as a way of life in the black underclass; The breakdown of the black family; Black teenage unemployment rate close to 40 percent; The New Realism; A need for solutions; The need for leadership; More.

Editorial. Ridicules the new President George Bush-Secretary of State James Baker conditions that amount to a betrayal of their own peace program. Chronicles Bush's promises to guarantee loans to Israel; Opposes the financial argument for Bush's actions; The Bush administration is now diluting the commitments it made to the Israeli government to induce Israel to attend the peace conference; The US objective; The Israelis are not blameless; What real peace requires.

Editorial. Argues that Mikhail Gorbachev has reinforced his alliance with the Army, the KGB, the national police, the economic apparatchiks and the Communist Party to re-establish decisive power at the `center,' and produced administrative chaos. Questions why President Bush seeks to shore up Gorbachev, when Gorbachev is part of the problem. Gorbachev's sorry record; Need for a constructive interim relationship with the Soviet Union.

Opinion. Argues that China's gradual transition to the market offers key lessons for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Reconciling increasing globalization of economic activity with national economies; Achieving growth in capitalist countries without causing inflation; Converting the command systems of socialist countries into market economies; China's incremental approach; Transferring agricultural control to the peasants; Prices determined by the market.

Presents an interview with Chinese President Yang Shangkun, 84, considered to be Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping's closest and most influential ally. Considers such subjects as Sino-American relations; Most-favored-nation status; Arms sales; Tibet;The gulf war; Deng's role. INSET: `Human rights are relative' (interview with Jiang Zemin, general.

Editorial. Argues that in the wake of the Persian Gulf War the United States should not blindly buy into the notion of land for peace. Saddam Hussein has united the Jews of Israel, left and right, in the belief that a Palestinian homeland would be suicide, and that the Palestinians will never accept the co-existence of Israel. Fundamental hostility of Syria toward Israel; Importance of the West Bank to Israel's defense; New respect for the old realities.

Editorial. Argues that the American media (along with other Western media) and the United States government jumped to conclusions concerning the deaths of 20 Palestinians on Temple Mount in Jerusalem at the hands of Israeli police and sacrificed truth for expediency. Need for American neutrality.

Editorial. Argues that the Middle Eastern dispute with Israel should have been settled years ago and that United States policy-makers would do well to consider the secret report prepared by the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Earle Wheeler, for President Johnson soon after the Six-Day War, which concluded that Israel without the West Bank was indefensible.

Defines the Gorbachev Effect as the unintended consequences of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's actions in breaking the stranglehold of despotism and doctrine, releasing long-suppressed social, national and economic pressures. The unintended results often are more important than Gorbachev's intended goals, and sometimes they are disastrous, possibly becoming his undoing.

Discusses the current climate in the Soviet Union where anarchy appears to be just around the corner. The economy, cohesion of the state, class conflict, political as well as social, no community of shared interest, all working to produce an accelerating disintegration of the social, political and economic orders. A new Russian revolution coming from below.

Editorial. Argues that `not mentioning' the issue of race will risk explosion and lists some `truths' alive in America today. Whites are right to fear black crime, and blacks are even righter; Blacks (and Puerto Ricans) are not doing well enough in school. Deterioration of the black family and its ejection into the society of a hostile community of young blacks who drop out of school and out of work, often preying on black society.

Presents excerpts of separate interviews with Israeli leaders Yitzhak Shamir and Yitzhak Rabin covering such subjects as electoral reform, the government crisis, and the PLO and terrorism.

Editorial. Recounts how the focus of the Arab-Israeli conflict has shifted from national security in the region to human rights, with the Arabs seen as threatened. How the Arabs did this; Cycle of cynicism; Television venerates action and inflames emotions; Double standard on moral perfection.

Editorial. Studies Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's key role in engineering the de-escalation of Stalinism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Refusal to back Eastern communist regimes with Soviet military force; Economic drain of Eastern Europe on the Soviet Union; Resulting military insecurity; Future goals.

Editorial. Discusses the threat of the Soviet military and argues that only an agreement that fundamentally alters Soviet force structure can be considered a success as NATO negotiators begin conventional-arms talks with the Warsaw Pact this week.

Editorial. Discusses changes in US government structure that are necessary to compete in a global economy. Competition from Europe and Japan; Continuity and expertise needed in international economic policy.

Editorial. Discusses the PLO and leader Yasir Arafat in light of George Shultz's refusal of a visa to the US so that he could talk peace at the United Nations. Terrorism and the mirage of peace; Need for the US to have a special envoy in the Mideast; Capability of Henry Kissinger for this position.

Editorial. Discusses presidential candidate Vice President George Bush's liberal attacks on his opponent Governor Michael Dukakis. Liberalism; Poor campaign; Past government; Issues.

Editorial. Considers complexities of the Middle East conflict between Arabs and Israelis. Television coverage lacking memory and historical context; This theory expanded; Plea for Israel's entitlement to some ethical credibility; Necessity of history being brought to bear on moral judgments.

Editorial. Criticism of the television medium's coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the last weeks in Gaza and on the West Bank. Support of Israel's stance; no instant solutions in this problem area.

Editorial. The changes occurring in the Soviet Union will have an impact on many nations. Role of the US and other Western nations: `We will always be global competitors; but we need not be mortal enemies.'

Editorial. Three major areas constitute the real test of Soviet policy changes--human rights, Afghanistan, and verification procedures to insure compliance with arms-control agreements. If these three areas reflect change, the US must be prepared to enter into serious and genuine negotiations.

Editorial. Responds to the statements made by black rap singer Sister Souljah in an interview with the `Washington Post' after the Los Angeles riots. Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton's response to Sister Souljah; Jesse Jackson's descent to demagoguery condoning black racism; Suggestion that black leaders must isolate and defeat this demagoguery; All Americans must fight against black demagogues; Clinton was right to stand up for tolerance and justice.

Editorial. Contends that the suffix `gate,' the suffix for scandal, was rightly applied by `U.S. News' magazine when it dubbed the excesses of United States support for Iraq, right up to the invasion of Kuwait, as `Iraqgate.' A sharp protest from the Bush administration that a policy failure was not the same as wrongdoing; Many serious questions addressed about `Iraqgate'; Why the Bush administration officials approved loans to Iraq when it was considered unsafe; More.

Editorial. Explains why independent presidential candidate Ross Perot is more significant than any of the historic mavericks. Why he is considered a Revolution; How he has done nothing less than restore the individual to the center of the American democracy; How television is clearly crucial to Perot's swift and stunning impact; How his appearance benefits him; He benefits from the antipathy toward journalists; The opposition Perot has to overcome.

Editorial. States that government today is in gridlock, and reveals that 53 percent of Americans feel the economy will not get better if President George Bush is re-elected. The mechanical and human failure in the US budget process; Federal paralysis contrasts sharply with tough decision making in states and cities; Suggestions for the president.

Editorial. Contends that Secretary of State James Baker has a magical capacity to distance himself from fiasco. How Baker will get out of the new scandal of how the Bush administration helped Iraq; Baker has had some success in foreign affairs;Costs to American taxpayers; Baker's apparent faith in Saddam Hussein; More blame should be placed on Baker.

Editorial. Describes the economic crisis facing Japan, and compares consumer demand and business investment in both the United States and Japan. The lessons America is learning from Japan; Why Americans feel they are worse off than the Japanese;The Bush administration presides over fiscal calamity; Why there is an explosion of domestic spending; The problem with America's political leaders; What America needs.

Editorial. Criticizes the ruthless government of the former Soviet Union, focusing particularly on the greediness it has exhibited by pilfering an estimated $50 billion of foreign aid in the last two years, and about $20 billion in hard currencies and gold. The failure of Russia and the new republics to move to a market economy; Cautions against the $24 billion aid program announced by President George Bush; Reason for the economic crisis in Russia; What can be done.

Editorial. Contends that there is a moral deficit in the tone and sustenance of America's public affairs. Everyone blames everyone else; The United States conducts a critical national election as if it was a barroom brawl; The role of money in politics is out of control; Americans have lost faith in the system; The feeling of betrayal for the electorate; What the electorate needs; Americans should reject the illusionists and the trivializers.

Editorial. Presents a discussion of presidential candidate Jerry Brown's past record of deceit, dishonesty, and perfidy. How Brown presents himself; Belief that he is the one lying and ripping America off; Soliciting of funds; So-called-silver-bullet tax plan; More.

Editorial. Claims that Saddam Hussein has won the postwar diplomatic battle. President George Bush's premature decision to end the Persian Gulf War; The extent of United States support for Hussein before the war; Bush's record of personal intervention on behalf of Iraq; Evidence of Bush's support for Iraq.

Editorial. Contends that the loss of faith in America's leadership and economic prospects causes the current national mood to be one of despair, anxiety, uncertainty, and anger. A fear that our upward mobility may be threatened; The causes of downward pressure on real wages and salaries; The kind of president that is needed; Programs that are needed; The time has come to end our current fiscal policy.

Editorial. Contends that America's denial of loan guarantees until Israel stops all building of settlements on the West Bank is more than tactical blackmail: it exposes a cruel double standard. Israeli settlement activity as an obstacle for peace; President George Bush's attack on loan guarantees for Israel last September; Why the Israelis want the settlements; Israel's fears of Arab hostility; Why Bush's offers to Israel are unacceptable; What Israel should do.

Editorial. Contends that Americans are developing an inferiority complex about Japan that manifests itself in an `American first' call for protectionism. How our present complex compares to that we had about Britain at the turn of the century; Why America-first protectionists never work through to the logical end of their policies; How free-trade puts America first; An overall look at Japan's economic growth; The main cause of the Japanese export surplus.

Editorial. Emphasizes how President George Bush has used the glory of the Persian Gulf War to his advantage, but his mishandling of the economic crisis in the United States is what will eventually cause his downfall. Bush lacks bold leadership and a clear-cut strategy; How the Reagan-Bush leadership has left us with a budget deficit that raised the cost of capital; How Bush proposes speeding up spending and tax refunds; His economic logic is amiss.

Editorial. Addresses the issue of sex-tales-for-sale by focusing on the recent scandal of Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton's alleged 12-year affair with former entertainer Gennifer Flowers. Money for mischief; The prospect of bringing down one of the best candidates in the Democratic field; The public issue is whether private conduct can be or should be linked to the performance of public responsibilities; Flowers is not the victim, but Clinton is.

Presents excerpts from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's remarks on Israel's request for $10 billion from the United States in housing and loan guarantees. The Israeli political crisis; Israel's negotiating partners; Israel's strategic interests.

Editorial. Discusses how there would be no peace between Israel and Syria and Israel and Jordan if Israel, in return for promises of peace, gave back the Golan Heights, the mountain ridges of the West Bank and the buffer zone in southern Lebanon.Only the Jordanians seem serious about developing a new relationship with Israel; Why international guarantees will not resolve the issue; What the loan guarantees are needed for.

Editorial. Comments on how United States President George Herbert Walker Bush resents being compared to former President Herbert Hoover, the president of the Great Depression. Yet, he keeps on making the comparison unavoidable. Both have denied the recession; Looking for someone else to blame; Details of how debt is the killer; Corporate America's ratio of debt; The worst credit crunch since the 1930s; Facing a weak economy.

Editorial. Discusses the economic problems that the former Soviet Union now faces. Hyperinflation is rampant; Reasons for hyperinflation; The people feel trapped; The outcome of the collapse of the Communist Party; Advice to Americans; The charity provided by the Americans to the Russians; President George Bush's call for an international conference in January on aid to the former Soviet Union.

Editorial. Discusses the cruel fate for Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev who faces rejection by the people he liberated. His courage in ending the repressions of the old Soviet system; Why the West believed in Gorbachev more than his own people did; Why he is a more convincing postcoup democrat; The admirable things he has done; More.

Editorial. Contemplates the 50th anniversary of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor by reflecting on how far Japan and the US have come since World War II and how far they still have to go. A new basis for the Japanese-American relationship; The gathering tension between the two countries; How the Japanese regard themselves; How Japan has taken unfair advantage of America's relatively open market; The problems America must address for its own good; More.

Editorial. Discusses how the real signal of hope for the Middle East lies in the reaction of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Yassir Arafat and Syria's President Hafez Assad. Why the reaction between the two is so negative; Economicpressures for peace bear on Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians; Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir is the only Israeli political leader capable of delivering a peace settlement; Key questions of compromise.

Editorial. Comments on Democrat Harris Wofford's stunning triumph in the Pennsylvania Senate race over a close President George Bush ally, and discusses how this win has blown away all the political calculations for 1992. The central issues in that campaign; The recent sharp slippage in business and consumer confidence; Why the old political gimmick--the quickie tax cut--won't solve the problem; A national economic recovery program is needed.

Editorial. Contends how charges of racism have a vastly diminished force in America. Most whites and a growing number of blacks no longer maintain that racism is the main reason for the current lack of black progress. Why a majority of the American public feel that high-cost programs designed to benefit minorities have not worked; The fear that lurks behind much of the change in white attitudes; What is being blamed for the nation's crime wave; More.