Vol. 167 No. 19
SPECIAL SECTION
Here's our list of the men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming our lives
Meet the Other 100 (Time 100)
The people who matter most—to Joel Stein
SOCIETY
Brian Kilcommons teaches pup owners how to rein in their pooches without losing their cool
When Parents Are the Threat
Minnesota social workers are finding that the best way to fight child abuse is to stop it before it starts
NOTEBOOK
TAKING ACTION ONLINE
Punchlines
Condom Fight: The Vatican Strikes Back
Shh...It's a Secret
"I Asked God For a Lot" (Q & A)
Verbatim
A Fox-y New Spokesman
35 Years Ago in TIME
Milestones
Three Strikes in Egypt
Days of Thunder
Numbers
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
NATION
The G.O.P. faces voter wrath, consumers suffer, and Big Oil hits a gusher. A guide to the pain and gain
Did She Say Too Much? (Forum)
Is an intel leak ever justified? Four ex-CIA officials discuss Mary McCarthy and the secret-prisons scandal
The Harley Honor Guard
A group of bikers swoops down on a graveside pest and becomes a symbol of respect for the military dead
WORLD
EXCLUSIVE As al-Zarqawi releases a new videotape, an Iraqi insurgent provides TIME with rare details of his encounters with al-Qaeda's boss
The Front Lines of Genocide
Despite rising international outrage, the killing in Darfur is getting worse. A sobering look at fighters on all sides and the civilians caught in the middle
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
who sided with Britain in 1776
An F for Originality (Books)
A college student's plagiarism upends a hot author and sheds light on how teen fiction is packaged
From Russia, with Love (Books)
Gary Shteyngart's hilarious, virtuosic Absurdistan nails the tragicomedy of foreign relations
5 Best Albums of May (Worth Your Time)
YOUR TIME
Your Drug Was Discontinued (Health)
Panning For A Golden Hedge (Money)
PEOPLE
LETTERS
ESSAY
Party is losing the housewife vote