Caught in a Trap?
To keep Elian Gonzalez from being returned to his father, Miami's Cuban exiles are threatening violent resistance

Ethnic Politics (Nation/The Perils Of...)

Playing Power Politics (Nation/Campaign 2000)
The TVA has been an economic engine for Al Gore's home state. It has also been a boon for his friends

Groping Generals
The Army's top female officer charges harassment

Targeting a Gunmaker
Smith & Wesson broke ranks with its industry by settling with the feds. Now it's paying the price


The Network Effect
Cisco, only 10 years old, is emerging as the world's most valuable firm. Welcome to the post-PC market


Sipowicz Goes Cyber (Crime)
As Internet crime proliferates, local cops--most of them young--pioneer a new beat on the Web

The CIA Seeks Good Geeks (Crime/Espionage)

Classroom for Hotheads (Behavior)
Anger management is the trendy remedy for criminals as well as mere cranks. Does it work?

The Feds Step Up the Pace (Health)
In the hot race to wrap up the human genome, government mappers say they're two-thirds home

Unkindest Cut? (Health)
Most moms don't need a minor surgery to deliver


Scents Of Change (Time Select/Global Business)
In a flooded fragrance marketplace, companies are seeking ways to bring customers to the counters--and secure market share

Dark-Horse Jockey (Time Select/Global Business)
As the sole U.S. venture capitalist working in India's equivalent of Silicon Valley, Norman Prouty is able to burn up the track

Gray is good (Time Select/Global Business)
In the dotcom world, experienced managers used to be sneered at as suits. But the need for their skills is growing--and so is respect

Help Wanted: Leaders (Time Select/Global Business)
China may abound in entrepreneurial spirit, but it badly lacks skilled managers. Foreigners are helping provide those M.B.A.s

Like Father, Like Son (Time Select/Global Business)
Hong Kong's Richard Li takes over a telecom giant and steps away from the shadow of billionaire Li Ka-shing

Russia's Dick Morris
Gleb Pavlovsky helped "invent" Vladimir Putin. Then he got him elected President. Here's how

No Man's Land
Hizballah is driving Israel from Lebanon. It wants even more power. An exclusive look inside

Inside a Land of Great Charm and Even Greater Chaos (World/Lebanon Journal)


Live...from the Brink (The Arts/Television)
With Fail Safe, an ambitious, live cold war drama, George Clooney is after that old-time video magic

A Fine Day at The Races (The Arts/Books)
Wide-ranging novelist Jane Smiley turns her attention to the horse track

A Teacher's Pet With Fangs (The Arts/Books)
The ivory tower is no refuge in Francine Prose's darkly comic new novel

The Hole In Judy's Heart (The Arts/Books)
A candid new bio details Garland's tumultuous life

The Subcontinentals (The Arts/Books)
Young, internationally savvy Indian writers are making smart, splashy literary debuts

Nostalgic Obsessions (The Arts/Cinema)
John Cusack shines as a lovelorn record- store owner in the comedy High Fidelity

Visions of the Blind (The Arts/Cinema)
A beautiful child seeks God in the Iranian epic The Color of Paradise

Two-Hit Wonders (The Arts/Music)
Out of the spotlight for nearly three years, No Doubt returns to prove pop can grow older gracefully

Clicking on the Canvas (The Arts/Online)
A new exhibit of Net art is good, strange fun

Surfin' That '00s Show (The Arts/Online)
Fox's '70s celebrates itself with a weekly webcast

Blood At The Root (The Arts/Photography)
In a shattering new photo book and exhibition, the atrocity that was lynching is held up to the light

The Date from Hell (The Arts/Theater)
Boy meets girl. Boy stalks girl. Rebecca Gilman puts us on edge


Block That Hug (Personal Time/Your Family)
The rules on touching children have changed for parents who volunteer as coaches or tutors

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)

Cutting Stealth Flab (Personal Time/Your Health)
That winter baggage may be less than you thought. Still, it's spring, so here's how to lose it

How Much Risk? (Personal Time/Your Money)
Too few tech stocks are as bad as too many. Here's how to set up an all-weather portfolio

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)

The Yolk's on Us (Personal Time/Your Technology)
Buried deep within your software's code, Easter eggs are subversive and fun. Crack one open