Vol. 169 No. 19

COVER

Inventing America (Cover Story / The Well / History)
Anniversary of Jamestown

The Other Side (Jamestown)
History records that the Jamestown colonists overpowered the Indians. But it didn't have to work that way

The Root of the Problem (Jamestown)
Jamestown gave birth to a contradiction--a democracy that was committed to slavery

Captain John Smith (Jamestown)
He was a bully, a braggart and a rebel with a big chip on his shoulder. They would never have made it without him

Mad About You (Jamestown)
So what if they weren't lovers? Pocahontas and John Smith were fascinated with each other, and it saved the colony

Eureka! (Jamestown)
Experts thought the original fort was now underwater. A maverick archaeologist proved them wrong

The Anniversary Party (Jamestown)
Americans should look back at their early trials and triumphs and pass on those lessons to a new generation

NATION

Finding Their Way Back to Life (The Well / Nation)
After a mass murder, a college town tries to mark a tragedy without being defined by it

Hillary Pushes Back (The Well / Nation)
Startled by Obama's surge, Clinton is courting women and blacks, cozying up to fund raisers and deploying Bill

ESSAY

No Baloney Candidate (Commentary)
John Edwards is honest and even funny about his mistakes, and not afraid to put the details on the table

Forced into a Gun Debate (Commentary)
Even after Virginia Tech, the Democrats ran from gun control. But they will have to re-embrace it if the Supreme Court tosses out D.C.'s strict ban

When Your Spouse is Hotter than You
It's the last taboo, but millions of people are still the most controversial of mixed marriages

NOTEBOOK

Boris Yeltsin (Briefing / Assessment)
Brash and volatile, he led the revolution that created Russian democracy. Then his inept rule handed power back to foes of reform

Washington Memo: Target Rove (Briefing / Dashboard)

Verbatim

Milestones (Briefing)

Gated Community (Dashboard)

Merger Mania (Dashboard)

For Women, Equal Pay? No Way (Dashboard)

Showdown. (Briefing / The Moment)
As Congress tangles with the President over Iraq, a lesson on truth

Numbers

See-Through Ballot Bag (Dashboard)

People (People)

Newsreel (Dashboard)

World Spotlight: A Last Stand in France (Dashboard)

Appreciation (Briefing)

WORLD

The End of a Zionist Idyll ( Postcard)
Nearly 100 years after its establishment, Israel's oldest kibbutz has voted to shed its socialist principles. Why life on the communal farm was not all it was cracked up to be

How to Prevent the Next Darfur (Darfur)
The world's worst man-made disaster highlights the potentially catstrophic effects of climate change on Africa

Inside the Green Zone (Iraq)
It was once the U.S.'s fortress in Iraq. But now the war is crashing in, leaving Westerners and Iraqis to wonder if anywhere is truly safe. Inside Baghdad's shrinking bubble

BUSINESS

Employee Diversity Training Doesn't Work (Work In Progress)
Teaching executives to overcome their biases isn't helping minorities and women join their ranks

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Why Ebola is Killing Gorillas (Health & Science)
and chimpanzees. Epidemiologists have just figured out the reason

College Drinking and Heart Problems (Health & Science / Fit Nation)
Students who drink too much alcohol may be at risk for heart disease later in life

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Movie Villains: So Bad They're Good (Movies)
A gallery of sadists and cyborgs, nasty Nazis and mama's boys

(Theater)

Cheat Sheet (Downtime)
What you won't be able to avoid, what you should see--and what you should skip

SOCIETY

Will the De La Hoya-Mayweather Fight Save Boxing? (Sport)
title bout could restore some of its glory

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Bob Woodruff
He nearly died in Iraq. On April 30, after grueling rehab, the abc newsman and former anchor will report from overseas, in Cuba, for the first time since he was attacked. Bob Woodruff will now take your questions

SPECIAL SECTION

Doubling Up (Global Business / Small Business)
Young "co-preneurs" are redefining the pleasures and perils of sharing a relationship as well as a business

A New Driver at the LPGA (Global Business / The Golf Game)
With a ton of young talent and a tough boss, the ladies' tour plans to close the gender gap

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asked, Who should be on this year's list?

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