Vol. 160 No. 10
NATION
Surprising everyone, advocates are winning the fight to let pilots take guns into the cockpit
Where Everyone's a Minority
Welcome to Sacramento, America's most integrated city. What's life like in this melting pot, and why is there still racial tension?
WORLD
Is there a link? The go-to-war camp would love to prove that Saddam Hussein is doing business with Osama bin Laden. They talk up suspicions, but no one's got proof
Assisted Suicide?
In Baghdad, notorious extremist Abu Nidal meets a violent, mysterious end--one worthy of his life
Casting Stones
The Koran says nothing about stoning. Why is this mother facing death?
"Woodstock East" Has Music and Lots of Mud (Letter From China)
Despite their fears of "unhealthy" lyrics, officials let a wild rock festival proceed
HEALTH & MEDICINE
SHOULD YOU COUNT CALORIES OR CARBS? IS DIETARY FAT YOUR BIGGEST ENEMY? THE LATEST RESEARCH MAY SURPRISE YOU
The Case for Low Fat (Health)
The Case for Low Carbs (Health)
SOCIETY
Private collection agencies are going after delinquent parents who owe child support. But do the companies benefit kids--or themselves?
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Enron Payback
Milestones (Milestones)
Fit To Lead?
Numbers (Numbers)
No Way To Secure A Homeland?
Behind the Story Line
A Suspect Surrenders
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Saddam is not crazy to want them. That's the reason he must go
BUSINESS
AS CONVENTIONAL METHODS LOSE THEIR PUNCH, MORE MARKETERS ARE GOING UNDERCOVER TO REACH CONSUMERS
Soft Ads for Hard Liquor?
A Bronx Cowboy In Europe? (Time Global Business / Global Briefing)
Ralph Lauren is betting $1 billion that Continentals will buy the same Gatsby-rancher fantasies that Americans love
Korea Gets It (Time Global Business / Technology)
Why I-phones are a hit there after failing elsewhere
Good Listener (Time Global Business / Innovators)
Dimitri Kanevsky is deaf, yet his software helps computers hear and transcribe human speech
World Beaters (Time Global Business / World Beaters)
People to Watch in International Business
Buy the Basket (Time Global Business)
Exchange-traded funds are hot for good reason. They let you invest cheaply in diverse groups of stocks and bonds
Savvy Sailing (Time Global Business / The Global Life)
Clever skippers earn certificates that let them rent boats all over the world
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NEXT MONTH THE SOPRANOS GIVES SOME BADA-BING TO A TOO-SAFE FALL TV SEASON. WE'VE GOT A SNEAK PEEK
To the Lighthouse (The Arts / Design)
What should a church look like today? One bold answer: Rafael Moneo's L.A. cathedral
Watch Your Mouth, Adam (The Arts / Music)
Philadelphia rapper Eve is funny and highly skilled but has an ego the size of the Liberty Bell
Beyond the Funny Pages (The Arts / Books)
Lynda Barry tells her life story in comic strips
Mostly Martha (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck
Solid Music For Softies (The Arts / Music)
Coldplay makes wuss rock--excellent wuss rock
From Our staff (The Arts / Short Takes)
Secret Ballot (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Babak Payami
A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History Of The Grateful Dead (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Dennis McNally
Merci Pour Le Chocolat (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Claude Chabrol
YOUR TIME
Summer Sommelier
Safer than Stocks and Bonds (Personal Time / Your Money)
Given the risk of higher interest rates and inflation, here are some solid alternatives
When the Young Take Their Lives (Personal Time / Your Health)
Suicide among college students is up. How do you spot a kid at risk--and what should you do?
Buy Or Hold? (Personal Time)
One Cool Cat
In Gear (Personal Time)
Heads Up on Retro Helmets
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
Learned Opinion (Personal Time)
I Love Paris In the Fall
PEOPLE
ON AND OFF THE COURT WITH LLEYTON HEWITT
People