Cover Story

The GOP on Trial
By The Editors
President Clinton is not alone in the dock. The Republican Party is also on trial.

Essays and Comment

Building an American Consensus
By Bill Clinton
New Democrats are offering the people a new choice rooted in old values.

A Grand Bargain on Social Security
By Will Marshall
Renegotiating the social compact with America's senior citizens and workers.

Better Luck Next Time
By David B. Kendall
Moving beyond partisan posturing over patients' rights.

The Orphanage Option
By Richard B. McKenzie
Children's homes worked well in the past and can work even better in the future.

Certifiably American
By Harry C. Boyte and Nancy N. Kari
The citizenship test symbolizes fundamental problems besetting our democracy.

A New Politics of Trade
By Gerald L. Baliles and Greg Principato
The old arguments for fast track are no longer adequate.

Departments

600 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.

• Down to the Wire

Letters

• Bad Ideology?
• A Marvelous Beginning
• Share the Benefits of Trade Expansion
• A Role Model

Up Front

• Managed Competition Comes to D.C.
• Is "The Body" a New Democrat?
• Lawton M. Chiles, Jr.: 1930-1998

Books

• New Rules for a New Economy