Vol. 156 No. 1
NATION
Gas prices provide Gore and Bush with a perfect issue for populist pronouncements. A pity the causes are too complex to fix real blame
Gore's Coffee Stains
The campaign-finance brew comes back to trouble the Veep. Will a special counsel be far behind?
Excerpts From The Gore Interview
WORLD
Vicente Fox is running a marketeer's dream of a campaign to be President of Mexico
The Acid-Bath Solution
Want to watch some billionaires scream? Just tune into Putin's slow roasting of Russia's powerful elite
SCIENCE
New findings suggest the Red Planet may also be a wet planet--just the kind of place to look for life
HEALTH & MEDICINE
It will be decades before scientists identify and understand all of our genes. But that hasn't stopped them from making dramatic discoveries
The Next Frontier: Proteomics (Mapping The Genome / Beyond Genomics)
The Double Helix Revisited (Mapping The Genome)
The man who launched the Human Genome Project celebrates its success
The Race Is Over (Mapping The Genome)
The great genome quest is officially a tie, thanks to a round of pizza diplomacy. Yet lead researcher Craig Venter still draws few cheers from his colleagues
SOCIETY
Feng shui, once considered a New Age fad, is now being embraced by Big Business and bureaucrats
RELIGION
The debate over gay ordination and same-sex unions poses a critical choice for mainline Protestants: Embrace or schism?
SPORT
NOTEBOOK
Bombs over Broadway
I'm the Sidekick for You--to Poop On!
Milestones (Milestones)
Lame Duck Watch
Numbers
Pledge Drive: Week Four
News Quiz
Invasion of the Wonks
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
With Ralph Nader as leader, the Green Party hopes to affect Campaign 2000
Inside Tiger's Mind
His secret? Nobody plays a better mental game
News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)
BUSINESS
New-economy revolutionaries now have to face up to mass firings and worthless options. Time to evolve
EDUCATION
A survey shows many moms and dads are not as involved with their kids as they think they are
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Digital effects play the major role in this big summer movie--and make a splash in several others too
A Familiar Crew Adrift in Turbulent Waters (The Arts / Cinema)
Preacher, Teacher, Nag: Dr. Laura Speaks Her Mind (The Arts / Interview)
Four-Wheel Expertise (The Arts / Show Business)
The hilarious hosts of NPR's Car Talk chat about their new book, their old clunkers and the media
From A to Z (The Arts / Books)
All the letters fall into place in Bee Season
White Pony (The Arts / Short Takes)
Deftones
A Blond Has Less Fun (The Arts / Music)
Lil' Kim's new album lacks the erotic charge of her public persona
Trixie (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Alan Rudolph
Livelyhood, PBS, June 30, 9 p.m. E.T. (The Arts / Short Takes)
YOUR TIME
Here's how to get more exercise for the kids--and less for Mom: Give them more chores
A Taxing Change (Personal Time / Your Money)
Congress wants to repeal the estate tax but take more of your capital gains. Here's how to cope
Tearjerkers to Go (Personal Time / Your Technology)
As prices plummet, it may be the time to finally buy a portable DVD player. Bring your tissues
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
The News From Redmond (Personal Time / Your Technology)