Vol. 163 No. 9
COVER
As the debate about exporting work from America dominates the presidential campaign, voters need to separate myth from reality. A TIME guide to how we got here--and why short-term pain might translate
Can They Find a Good Employment Line? (Cover Story / Nation)
Prosperity And Its Perils (Cover Story / Nation)
NATION
Why San Francisco's brash mayor is taking on Schwarzenegger and Bush over gay marriage
Beware Flannel-Mouth Disease!
No one has it worse than Kerry, but don't expect Edwards to offer a cure
WORLD
Iran's elections deliver a big victory to hard-line leader Khamenei and dash hopes for reform
The World's Toughest Beat
Iraqi police replace Americans on the urban front line-- and become prime targets for terrorists
The Religious Militia Muscles In (Islamic Justice)
SCIENCE
More babies than you might think are born neither boys nor girls. Sorting it out is a lifelong struggle
SOCIETY
Plastic surgery may have lost some of its stigma, but that doesn't mean the risks have vanished too
Have It Your Way (Lifestyle)
Cook-it-yourself restaurants are booming, as heartland diners discover it's fun to play with food
SPORT
The biggest weapon in the war on muscle drugs isn't the cops. It's a clever scientist in a Los Angeles lab
Entirely Out of Bounds
Charges of boozing, sex and rape rock a university football program--and college sports as a whole
NOTEBOOK
Verbatim
Summary Judgment
Martha Stewart: Taking Friendly Fire
Hands-On Secretary (Sitegeist)
The Top-Salary Curse
Pornography For Preppies
Numbers
Milestones (Milestones)
15 Years Ago In Time (Milestones)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
In Defense of Domination
The Yankees, who got A-Rod, are just too much. Isn't that the American way?
EDUCATION
How one Iowa school became a No Child Left Behind success story--and what it cost to do it
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is a well-made film. That doesn't mean you'll want to see it
Why It's So Bloody
Gibson's movie is theologically in tune with the times--the 1300s
Welcome Back, Capos (Television)
Is The Sopranos going to start repeating itself? Sure it is. Anyone got a problem with that?
The Man Who Sailed Away (Art)
Tahiti was no paradise, but in the work of Gauguin it glowed. An illuminating show spreads the light
Managed Health Scare (Television)
Kingdom Hospital, Stephen King's reimagining of his brush with death, is best when it's weirdest
As If the Wall Never Fell (Movies)
A son tries to keep his commie mommy happy
Sailing the Seas of Sand (Books)
A true tale of mariners marooned in the Sahara
America's Ruffian (Music)
TOBY KEITH is either a crazy redneck patriot or country music's best actor
YOUR TIME
Boasting loud names and plenty of caffeine, these cold drinks are red hot
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Butt-Kicking Ninja (Lifestyle)
Teed Off Over T Shirts (Lifestyle)
Managing Your Mess (Technology)
Three smart ways to keep your digital media organized and accessible
Rounding Up All Your Files (Technology)
The New Featherweight Contender (Technology)
Antibiotics Scare (Health)
A study linking germ fighters to breast cancer doesn't tell the whole story
The Hungrier, The Tastier (Health)
Preventing The Pox (Health)
Picturing The Placebo Effect (Health)
SPECIAL SECTION
The freshest looks in fashion combine a dash of the past and a pinch of the present
The Secret Stash (Time Bonus Section March 2004: Connections)
Why do many women hide money from their husbands?
Birth Bliss (Time Bonus Section March 2004: Connections)
Move over, Lamaze. Hypnobirthers say their form of deep relaxation takes the panting and pain out of labor
Inside Table of Contents (Time Bonus Section March 2004: Connections / Inside Table of Contents)
PEOPLE
Fake an Orgasm, Fend Off a Rabbit
Is Blue Suede Back in Style?
When Jay-Z Met The Fab Four
10 Questions For George Soros (Interview)