Vol. 156 No. 2
NATION
This week's $100 million test of the space shield is all but fixed. Does the outcome matter?
May The Shield Be With You
The Reagan-era Star Wars program lives on and may yet destabilize the new world order
The Rebel's Revenge (Campaign 2000)
With a victory for campaign-finance reform, McCain is still a force to reckon with in November
Electing the Supreme Court
Think this is about choosing a President? Think again
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Scientists are close to figuring out how the disorder destroys brains. But will their knowledge save lives?
Suffer the Children (Medicine / AIDS Update)
SOCIETY
Let us take you on a trip down America's great river, where we explore the troubles and triumphs of people trying to catch up with the new economy and all that goes with it, from charter schools to do
The Battle of Downtown (The Pulse Of America / History)
If your town hasn't been done in by sprawl, two in Iowa show how to keep a sense of place
The Science Of Dissent (The Pulse Of America / History)
A teacher is stirring up trouble about Darwin--in a very Minnesota way
The Invasion Of the Latter-day Saints (The Pulse Of America / History)
The Mormons are rebuilding a holy temple to redeem their past. But will the town it's in be erased?
The Big Easy On the Brink (The Pulse Of America / The River)
If it doesn't act fast, the city could become the next Atlantis
It Took Three Dead Babies (The Pulse Of America / Reform)
Tennessee learned the hard way that you can't take people off welfare without having good day care
The Lessons of Cain (The Pulse Of America / Reform)
Warden Burl Cain has his own system for managing inmates who will never go home
These Hills Are Alive (The Pulse Of America / The Arts)
A hot little band brings the hill-country blues to a new audience of Gen Y kids--proving once more that the blues springs eternal
A Twist on Tradition (The Pulse Of America / The Arts)
With a nod to Faulkner, an author creates his own mythic town
A Bend In the River (The Pulse Of America)
Who Owns The River? (The Pulse Of America / The River)
The corps wants to speed up traffic. One man says, "Not so fast"
Ending White Flight (The Pulse Of America / Education)
How did this district get its parents back? It gave them more power. But it also engaged black families and wooed the white ones back
One Classy Failure (The Pulse Of America / Education)
The Governor and the town's big employer had a plan to fix the schools. But the schools made sure to stop it
Waiting For A Rebirth (The Pulse Of America / History)
Rolling Down the River (The Pulse Of America)
Meeting Your (Film)Maker (The Pulse Of America / History)
The Cassity boys want their cemeteries to tell your life story
Meet The New Huck (The Pulse Of America / The River)
His passion for the river means cleaning it up, one object at a time
Where The Market Fails (The Pulse Of America / Reform)
A River Runs Through It... (The Pulse Of America)
Is A Fortress The Solution? (The Pulse Of America / Education)
The Chief and His Ward (The Pulse Of America / Reform)
Too often, when the mentally ill have no place to go, they go to jail
NOTEBOOK
Conventional Politics
In Philadelphia, Parental Discretion Is Advised
Where The Mugs Are
Milestones (Milestones)
Ask Dr. Notebook
Eulogy
The New High Style
Campaign Pledge Drive: Week Five
News Quiz
Unconventional Politics
And Now...Reform Party Headache No. 383
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
What the Supreme Court doesn't know about playing to win in Texas
Can One Little Boy Make A Difference?
With Elian's return, Havana may be learning to see a kinder, gentler Yanqui
News Quiz Crossword (News Quiz Crossword)
The Buzz of Summer
What ever happened to the nice, quiet vacation?
BUSINESS
Oracle's unapologetic CEO admits his spies poked through Dumpsters looking for dirt on Microsoft
Be Your Own Barcode
Priceline has built a brand by obliterating fixed prices, but some customers have gripes
Lenzner, Through a Darker Lens (The Corporate Spy)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Taking a stab at horror, KEENEN IVORY WAYANS makes Scary really funny
A Flashback to Frostbite Falls (The Arts / Cinema)
Rocky and Bullwinkle are retired. Boris and Natasha are three-dimensional. What is the world coming to?
Coming of Age in Chaos (The Arts / Books)
In a haunting debut novel, Moses Isegawa looks at his native Uganda through the eyes of a young boy
Kissing a Grimy Princess (The Arts / Art)
By turning a power station into a gallery of modern art, London's Tate brilliantly clarifies its collections
The Five Senses (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
Einstein Rides Shotgun (The Arts / Books)
Michael Paterniti's road trip with the physicist's brain has plenty of detours, but not much drive
And a Child Shall Lead Him (The Arts / Cinema)
This time only his soul is dead, but Bruce Willis gets saved by a Kid again
Jason Alexander (The Arts / Q&A)
Voodoo Science (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Robert Park
Chasin' The Gypsy, James Carter (The Arts / Short Takes)
The Designated Mourner (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Wallace Shawn
Nuremberg, TNT, Sunday-Monday, 8 p.m. E.T. (The Arts / Short Takes)
YOUR TIME
What if your child rejects the name you gave her? Tip: if you ignore her, it won't go away
Stop That 401(k)! (Personal Time / Your Money)
Why a taxable stock-index fund might be your best savings vehicle as retirement approaches
Toys for Techies (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Motorola's latest cell phone and two-way e-mail device are eye catchers, but who needs 'em?
Heart Throbs (Personal Time / Your Health)
A third of all patients won't feel any chest pain during a heart attack. Could you be one of them?
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
PC Expo Report (Personal Time / Your Technology)