Vol. 158 No. 26
WORLD
Free from the Taliban, refugees now face disease and malnutrition
Showdown
AFTER A SAVAGE SPASM OF TERROR, SHARON AND ARAFAT FACE OFF IN A COLD TEST OF WILLS
"We Are Facing A War" (Sharon Speaks)
Radicals On The Rise
The militant Islamic group Hamas enjoys a boost in popularity as it goes about its business of slaughtering Israelis
Why The Bombers Keep Coming (Suicide Attacks)
Does Hamas Get Texas Money? (The Cash Trail)
WAR & TERRORISM
How the Taliban's collapse begins a new and dicey stage of the Afghan war
The Great New Afghan Hope (The Fall Of The Taliban / Afghanistan)
Hamid Karzai has survived the Taliban and U.S. friendly fire. Now he faces rebuilding his country
Inside Kandahar: Nasty And Brutish (The Fall Of The Taliban / The Manhunt)
The Taliban Next Door (The American Taliban / The Prisoner)
At 16, John Walker was a quiet California kid. At 20, he was a Taliban warrior. How did he get from Marin County to Mazar-i-Sharif?
What Do We Do With Him? (The American Taliban / The Prisoner)
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Largesse For A Defunct Airline
What Happened To Winter? Just Wait (Forecast)
Milestones (Milestones)
Horse Trading For A Trade Bill (Hill Monitor)
The Kinko's Connection
Media Nation
For The Record (For The Record)
Unmasking the Killer of An Anti-Taliban Leader (Terror Probe)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
A noted journalist, given a diagnosis of Parkinson's, makes the case for kidding yourself about bad news
TIME.com (Time.com)
DEC. 10-DEC. 16
God Is Not On My Side. Or Yours
BUSINESS
How Gerald Levin picked a savvy diplomat to steer AOL Time Warner through turbulent times
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
AN UNSPARING PORTRAIT OF MEN UNDER FIRE, BLACK HAWK DOWN IS AN UNFORGETTABLE FILM
Soaking Up Attention (The Arts / Television)
SpongeBob SquarePants, indomitable invertebrate, floats to the top of the sea of kids' programming
Rock At The Top (The Arts / Music)
Creed's Weathered blows past Britney on the charts
The Joy Of Color (The Arts / Art)
Long in Seurat's shadow, Paul Signac was a terrific painter in his own right
YOUR TIME
Shoppers confront a dizzying variety of ways to buy a car. Here's how to find the best plan for your needs
All I Want For Christmas... (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Why should kids have all the fun? Online wish lists can be a blast, as long as you send them to the right people
Sleepless In America (Personal Time / Your Health)
A new pill can keep you alert on even a few hours of sleep--but it's not for everyone. What you need to know
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Listening To The Enemy (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
TERRORISM
No Time Like The Present (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
STREAMLINING PHYSICS
Where You Find Them (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
SEEKING ART'S PLEASURES
One World, After All (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
UNDERSTANDING GLOBALISM
The Nuke Pipeline (The Next Big Threat? / TIME In Depth)
The trade in nuclear contraband is approaching critical mass. Can we turn off the spigot?
Is This The Next Cipro? Not Quite (The Next Big Threat? / TIME In Depth)
God As A Postmodern (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
RADICAL ORTHODOXY
Academic Action Figure (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
THE LIFE OF THE MIND