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Randell has covered European politics since the mid-1950s. He said that although the effects of communism are "difficult to undo," economic improvement is essential for the survival of the newly democratic nations...

Author: By Noreen Mallory, | Title: Reporter: East Bloc Needs Aid | 3/2/1990 | See Source »

Other Republicans, though, are scrambling to get aboard the environmental bandwagon. Florida Governor Bob Martinez, expecting a difficult re-election campaign next fall, last month unveiled a ten-year, $3.2 billion initiative to acquire land for environmental and recreational purposes; he also endorsed a plan to undo the work of the Army Corps of Engineers and restore much of the natural flow of South Florida's Kissimmee River. Maine Governor John McKernan, facing a challenge from Democrat Joe Brennan, a strong environmentalist, startled the audience at his state-of-the-state address last month by , proposing to breach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California Greenin' | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

Walking home alone, however, is still a fearful thing, women undergraduates say. A year after the rape, security activism has still not--and possibly can never--undo the lessons of women's precarious status in a world of violence...

Author: By Kelly A.E. Mason, | Title: A Community Confronts a Rape | 12/13/1989 | See Source »

During the Sixties President Lyndon B. Johnson tried to fight a war in Vietnam and a "War on Poverty." He couldn't do both. Now, with more money and innovative ideas, we can undo much of the neglect of the past 50 years...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Rebuilding America After Berlin | 12/6/1989 | See Source »

...while at least, he can live without a capital-gains tax cut. After failing to force the Senate to include such a reduction in next year's budget bill, Bush abandoned the idea last week. The President's backdown could provide the basis for a compromise that would undo $16 billion in across-the-board spending cutbacks that went into effect last month. If no agreement can be reached, $8.1 billion will be slashed from popular programs such as Medicare and college loans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deficit: No Gains, So Pains | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

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