Vol. 158 No. 24
COVER
AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW WOMEN FARED UNDER TALIBAN OPPRESSION AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THEM NOW
Stirrings of a Woman's Movement (Lifting The Veil)
A Gorgeous Journey Through Hell (Lifting The Veil)
NATION
Our domestic safety used to be up to cops. Now the Pentagon wants to step in
Why Hide The Numbers? (Homeland Security)
War Powers: Is Bush Making History?
WAR & TERRORISM
As the U.S. hunts bin Laden, the Afghans take turns surrendering, switching sides and killing one another
Hunger And Despair In The Camps (The War / Mazar-i-Sharif)
RELIGION
The Taliban perfected subjugation. But nowhere in the Muslim world are women treated as equals
Freer, But Not Friedan (Islam)
NOTEBOOK
59 Years Ago in TIME (Milestones)
Notebook
The First Three Indictments
The Art Of The Backstab
Christmas Present
Milestones (Milestones)
More Anthrax, More Mystery (Follow-up)
Arafat Frozen Out? Yes and No
ID'ing a Corpse? Call In the DNA
Jeff Zucker (Q&A)
For The Record (For The Record)
Al-Qaeda's Paper Trail (Spy Watch)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Bin Laden's appeal will be reduced if we listen to the voices of the poor
BUSINESS
It's Judgment Day for Amtrak: the ailing system needs to speed up--or be shut down for good
Buying Into A Recovery
A burst of mergers is the latest of many sudden signals that a recovery may be around the corner
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Who's the guy with the nose? Owen Wilson--hot screenwriter, gifted comic and now, action hero
A Solid Victory On The Action Front (The Arts / Cinema)
WILSON'S LATEST MOVIE VENTURE
The Appeal Of Her Zeal (The Arts / Cinema)
Marisa Tomei finds redemption in an exquisite film
Gods in the Wading Pool (The Arts / Theater)
Mary Zimmerman draws from the myths of Ovid to create entrancing theater--and an unlikely hit
The Second Life Of Brian (The Arts / Television)
ABC's original male weepie was a lachrymose landmark. If at first you succeed, cry, cry again
M!ssundaztood (The Arts / Short Takes)
Pink
The Complete Lyrics Of Irving Berlin (The Arts / Short Takes)
Edited by Robert Kimball and Linda Emmet
Spy Game (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Tony Scott
Flower Drum Song (The Arts / Short Takes)
Rodgers & Hammerstein
YOUR TIME
Stress over world events is affecting the elderly. So have you e-mailed your grandmother today?
Don't Bet It All On Your Employer (Personal Time / Your Money)
The plunge of Enron stock serves as a warning that workers should not invest too much in their company
A Smarter Slice Of Toast (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Toasters now come with computer chips and pie charts. If they're so clever, why is breakfast such a chore?
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Choosing to remain near familiar pleasures, more and more retirees decide against moving to traditional warm-weather havens
A Choice Contract (Time Bonus Section / Generations)
Retirees find that for-hire work offers the best of both worlds
Finally Real (Time Bonus Section / Generations)
The feminist recalls how the fragments of her life snapped together to make a whole
PEOPLE
TO OUR READERS
NOV. 26-DEC. 2