Vol. 169 No. 9

COVER

The Grassroots Abortion War (Cover Story / Society)
Crisis pregnancy centers are fielding an anti-abortion guerrilla army to win over one woman at a time. Are they playing fair?

NATION

How Big Money Picks a Winner (Campaign 2008)
Here's some of the surprisingly fickle fancies of political financiers

The Worst Weather in the World (Letter From New Hampshire)
Tourists are paying $459 to sleep atop New Hampshire's Mt. Washington. Michael Lemonick discovers they're only a little crazy

In Defense of a Divided Court (Law)
Viewpoint: Chief Justice Roberts has issued a call for unanimity in Supreme Court decisions. Reynolds Holding explains why he should be overruled

WORLD

The Godfather (History)
Smooth and ruthless, Vladimir Putin is using oil to rebuild Russia's power

North Korea Has Agreed To Shut Down Its Nuclear Program. Is He Really Ready to Disarm?

Faces of Iran

SCIENCE

Are Doctors Just Playing Hunches?
We expect them to use hard data. But that's not always the best kind of medicine

Medicine's Secret Stat

SOCIETY

When Priests Pilfer
Still recovering from the sexual abuse scandal of five years ago, the Catholic Church is facing another crisis: clergy who steal money from their parishes

NOTEBOOK

Oh, When the Lefty Saints Go Marching In

How to Build a Bonfire

Going Green To The Grave

What's Next

Numbers

Verbatim

Milestones

How to Shape a Charge

Out of the Locker-Room Closet

Give Force a Chance (Viewpoint)
Is the U.S. too quick to project its power through military action? If only

BUSINESS

Getting Rich off Those Who Work for Free (The Curious Capitalist)
In open-source software and new media, there's big money in unpaid labor

A Wireless Street Fight
Web 2.0 is moving into your neighborhood, as more companies vie to deliver local content to your cellphone

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Music Man with No Name (The Big Picture)
You may not have heard of Ennio Morricone, but his tunes are in your head

Can Jim Carrey Turn It Around? (Movies)
No longer the $20 million rubber-faced funnyman, the star seeks a new path

Little Movies Go Big Time (Movies)
Short films are staging a comeback. What took them so long?

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Carl Icahn (Interview)

People

LETTERS

Read the story

ESSAY

Citizen Anna
She was the American Dream writ extra large--and we despised her for it