Vol. 170 No. 12
COVER
Bush's top two men in Iraq are finally about to deliver a verdict on progress there. Here are the questions to ask about it
Reality Check in The Desert (The Well / World)
NATION
How Katrina opened the way for an influx of school reformers
The Psychology of Hypocrisy (The Contrarian)
Why we're wrong to assume that Larry Craig and other fallen moralizers are hypocrites
Green Acres (Life: Environment - Behavior - Technology - Business - Life After Work - Power Of One / Environment)
Shared cars, organic food and compost toilets are all part of life in the new communities known as ecovillages
ESSAY
Are the U.S. military and diplomatic leaders in Iraq on the same page? We won't know until Petraeus and Crocker testify before Congress
God as Their Running Mate (Commentary)
Candidates often call him a personal adviser. Voters need to know exactly what that means
The Maltese Millionaire Speaks!
Bequeathed $12 million by Leona Helmsley, Trouble is now the richest dog on the planet. He tells Joel Stein how he plans to spend the dough
WORLD
Protesters get support from Laura Bush and Jim Carrey, but can the world help?
A Global Coalition of Good (Life: Environment - Behavior - Technology - Business - Life After Work - Power Of One / The Power Of One)
Whether doing surgeries in Africa or bringing dance to tough local neighborhoods, many are helping
Life in the land of a thousand welcomes ( Postcard: Ireland)
A country transformed by immigration reaches a new milestone, as a Nigerian émigré is elected mayor of the small town of Portlaoise
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The risk from toxic toys is real, and so is the danger from other household sources of the heavy metal
Words Don't Mean What They Mean (Health & Science / Book Excerpt)
In his new book, The Stuff of Thought, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker explains why speaking plainly may not be all it's cracked up to be
NOTEBOOK
Games Dictators Play (Briefing / World Spotlight)
The Congressional Report Card (Briefing / Making The Grade)
Verbatim
Beyond Sorrow. (Briefing / The Moment)
Six years after 9/11, living unbowed may be the best tribute of all
Dems' Florida Fight (Briefing / Washington Memo)
Numbers
Dashboard (Dashboard)
BUSINESS
It's high season for toymakers, and the scramble is on to make sure the 'Made in China' label doesn't send parents running
Herd on the Street (Life: Environment - Behavior - Technology - Business - Life After Work - Power Of One / The Curious Capitalist)
Why professional investors have turned out to be as prone to manias and panics as the rest of us
Home Free (Life: Environment - Behavior - Technology - Business - Life After Work - Power Of One / Life After Work)
There are plenty of reasons to buy your retirement house now--even if you don't plan to live in it for years
Edsel Agonistes (Viewpoint)
In 1957 a car named after a deceased Ford exec captured the imagination of Americans everywhere--until they saw it. Rehabilitating Edsel Ford's good name
TECHNOLOGY
A new, high-tech helmet tracks the severity of on-field hits in real time. But its potential benefit all depends on who's wearing it
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TV critic James Poniewozik picks the medium's greatest. See who makes the cut, with video clips of each
17 Shows That Changed TV (Television)
There's a lot of airtime out there. Not all shows are great. But here are some that broke the form
Art vs. Life (Arts: Television - Movies - Downtime / Movies)
Owen Wilson's new film is tough and not just because of the bandages
(Downtime)
do this week
PEOPLE
The second person to ever step foot on the moon, he's the star of a Sundance Award--winning film about the Apollo crews. Buzz Aldrin will now take your questions
SPECIAL SECTION
Space planes, space suits, hovercraft and cosmic cameras don't have to come from nasa anymore
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Iraq's ethnic groups don't agree on much. A proposal for how to overhaul the oil industry is no exception
Selling Soweto's Wine (Global Business: Energy - Sports - Management - Life At The Top - Small Business / Small Business)
that South Africa has black vintners, a couple turns distributor
Japan Inc. Is Drinking Again (Global Business: Energy - Sports - Management - Life At The Top - Small Business / Management)
Reinvigorated companies are reviving some cherished boom-era traditions
The Grander Hotel (Global Business: Energy - Sports - Management - Life At The Top - Small Business / Life At The Top)
Why settle for mere luxury? New ultra-high-end getaways are built to lure the über rich
Baseball in Belgium? (Global Business: Energy - Sports - Management - Life At The Top - Small Business / Sports)
Latvia? The NASN network says U.S. sports can sell in soccer-mad Europe