Vol. 156 No. 14
NATION
Bush can stay focused and deflect attacks; Gore knows his stuff and can expose holes in an opponent's plan. Don't underestimate either one
Who's Tops On Tuition? (Issues 2000)
The candidates play against type, as Bush aims aid at the poor and Gore targets middle-class parents
The Oprah Primary (Campaign 2000)
Who won? Gore explained his famous kiss, but Bush planted one on the host
Who's Right About Oil? (Campaign 2000)
Gore said tap the emergency reserve to show he takes the side of the little guy. Bush yelled, "Pander!" But can a pander also be smart policy?
Controlling Oil Prices (Campaign 2000)
Gore says the price crisis merits opening the strategic reserve. Bush says that's bad policy. Who's right, and who has the better plan for the future?
The Swing Set (Campaign 2000)
Homicide In The Sky
The death of an unruly Southwest Airlines passenger remains a mystery. Was it mob justice?
WORLD
Rocked by a graft scandal, Fujimori calls new elections and vows to clean house. But will he do it?
The Stolen Generation
Aborigines taken from their families in the name of assimilation seek an apology from white Australia
SCIENCE
WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO THEM? A new book charges scientists with abusing the famous tribe, stirring fierce debate in academia
Tempest in a Taco Shell (Bioengineering)
RELIGION
A horror classic is back--and so is exorcism, an old rite getting new respect
SPORT
Two different athletes, two different styles, one result: Marion Jones and Maurice Greene are the fastest in the world
Lenny Krayzelburg (The Summer Olympics)
The Ukrainian-born backstroker takes three golds, showing the Aussies who rules the pool
Tara Nott (The Summer Olympics)
Camilla Martin (The Summer Olympics)
Steve Redgrave (The Summer Olympics)
TECHNOLOGY
Shawn Fanning was 18 when he wrote the code that changed the world. His fate, and ours, is now in the court's hands
A Crisis of Content
It's not just pop music. Every industry that trades in intellectual property--from publishing to needlework patterns--could get Napsterized
Fears of a Tech Pioneer (First Person)
A Peer-to-Peer Primer
NOTEBOOK
Careful, or Your Face Will Stay That Way (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
Olympic-Size Freeloading
Milestones (Milestones)
Ewe Win (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
You're Outta Here! (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
News Quiz
Campaign 2000: Tapegate
Numbers (Numbers)
You Lose (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The antivaccine movement would be laughable--if it weren't so dangerous
Exile On Main Street
Nobody knows you when you're barefoot and cold and wrapped in blue plastic
Hold the Pickles, Please
This drive-through has a new menu item
BUSINESS
As the death toll mounts, the Firestone-tire investigation is turning into a referendum on SUVs
Crimes And Misdeminors
A teenager shows how easily stocks can be manipulated and how hard it is to get away with it. So why are so many hailing him as a genius?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
James Cameron's Dark Angel unveils a new action babe and a hip-hop sci-fi setting
Her Fighting Chance (The Arts / Cinema)
Michelle Rodriguez was an extra two years ago. The boxing drama Girlfight could make her a star
Alabama Modern (The Arts / Architecture)
Samuel Mockbee creates homes for the poor that are cheap, practical--and unconventionally beautiful
Blood, Sweat and Guile (The Arts / Books)
Stephen Ambrose salutes the financiers, engineers and laborers who built the transcontinental railroad
Building Big (The Arts / Short Takes)
PBS, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. E.T.
An Indie Knockout (The Arts / Cinema)
Beautiful (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Sally Field
Design (The Arts / Short Takes)
Music (The Arts / Short Takes)
Madonna
Sing-A-Long Sound Of Music (The Arts / Short Takes)
Speak Truth to Power (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Kerry Kennedy Cuomo
You're The One (The Arts / Short Takes)
Paul Simon
Misguided (The Arts / Books)
The story of a map thief takes too many detours
YOUR TIME
Are yours ignoring the election? There's a trick to raising children who care about civic affairs
Buyback Baloney (Personal Time / Your Money)
Not all stock repurchases are bullish. Some add too much doubt or simply offset options plans
Life In DSL Hell (Personal Time / Your Technology)
I ordered a high-speed Internet phone line. It arrived last week, after six months of torture
Hard Knocks (Personal Time / Your Health)
Concussions and other head injuries are no laughing matter. New guidelines for parents
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)