May 8, 1989

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May 8, 1989

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Hookers aren’t the only ones for sale
COLUMN

Hookers aren’t the only ones for sale

By BARBARA AMIEL5 min
THE THATCHER REVOLUTION
SPECIAL REPORT

THE THATCHER REVOLUTION

By ANDREW PHILLIPS12 min
A pessimistic and enraging budget
BUSINESS WATCH

A pessimistic and enraging budget

By Peter C. Newman5 min
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Hookers aren’t the only ones for sale 89
COLUMN

Hookers aren’t the only ones for sale

Is there something especially immoral about prostituting one’s body in order to finance one’s ambitions? By BARBARA AMIEL5 min
THE THATCHER REVOLUTION 3031
SPECIAL REPORT

THE THATCHER REVOLUTION

AFTER A DECADE, BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER FORGES AHEAD WITH HER RIGHT-WING AGENDA By ANDREW PHILLIPS12 min
A pessimistic and enraging budget 4848a
BUSINESS WATCH

A pessimistic and enraging budget

As usual, the madcap pilots of the Royal Canadian Air Farce got it right—and our political masters blew it. According to CBC’s resident radio wits, Finance Minister Michael Wilson should have combined the budget’s most controversial measures by forcing Via Rail to adopt nuclear-powered locomotives—and buying submarines that serve bad coffee.

 By Peter C. Newman5 min
CULTURE IN CRISIS 5859
THE ARTS

CULTURE IN CRISIS

CAN MARCEL MASSE REASSURE AN ARTS COMMUNITY SUFFERING FROM FEDERAL FUNDING CUTBACKS?
THE TAX SQUEEZE 1011
CANADA/COVER

THE TAX SQUEEZE

A BUDGET LEAK BRINGS THE GRIM ANNOUNCEMENT OF TAXES AND CUTS A DAY EARLY By ROSS LAVER9 min
Beleaguered Beirut 2627
WORLD

Beleaguered Beirut

The Arab League calls another ceasefire
A fatal money scandal 24d25
WORLD

A fatal money scandal

A leader resigns and his aide commits suicide
A losing battle 5253
ENVIRONMENT

A losing battle

Oil spill workers fight against futility
THE BUDGET: ‘A TAX TIDAL WAVE’ 1616a
COVER

THE BUDGET: ‘A TAX TIDAL WAVE’

HARSH MEASURES—AND A BIG DEFICIT By D’ARCY JENISH7 min
FROM MISERY TO SELF-RELIANCE 3637
SPECIAL REPORT

FROM MISERY TO SELF-RELIANCE

THE NORTH STRUGGLES TO RECOVER By ANDREW PHILLIPS4 min
WILSON’S HIDDEN TAXES 2021
COVER

WILSON’S HIDDEN TAXES

THE BURDEN IS SHIFTING TO CONSUMERS By MARC CLARK6 min
The ‘wilding’ of the vanities 6465
COLUMN

The ‘wilding’ of the vanities

Every first-time visitor to New York is struck by one thing. It is the blasé nature of the inhabitants. The pedestrians on Fifth Avenue, intent on their pursuit of Mammon, seem to be willing to walk over their mothers to make it across an intersection. By Allan Fotheringham4 min
SHOWDOWN AT CINEPLEX 4647
BUSINESS

SHOWDOWN AT CINEPLEX

GARTH DRABINSKY IS LOCKED IN A HEATED BATTLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY THAT HE CREATED
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