Debate Mind Games (Nation/Campaign 2000)
Bush can stay focused and deflect attacks; Gore knows his stuff and can expose holes in an opponent's plan. Don't underestimate either one

Who's Tops On Tuition? (Nation/Campaign 2000)
The candidates play against type, as Bush aims aid at the poor and Gore targets middle-class parents

The Oprah Primary (Nation/Campaign 2000)
Who won? Gore explained his famous kiss, but Bush planted one on the host

The Swing Set (Nation/Campaign 2000)
Chasing the undecided

Who's Right About Oil? (Nation/Campaign 2000)
Gore said tap the emergency reserve to show he takes the side of the little guy. Bush yelled, "Pander!" But can a pander also be smart policy?

Controlling Oil Prices (Nation/Campaign 2000/TIME Issues Briefing)
Gore says the price crisis merits opening the strategic reserve. Bush says that's bad policy. Who's right, and who has the better plan for the future?

Homicide In The Sky
The death of an unruly Southwest Airlines passenger remains a mystery. Was it mob justice?


Crimes And Misdeminors
A teenager shows how easily stocks can be manipulated and how hard it is to get away with it. So why are so many hailing him as a genius?

Is This Vehicle Safe?
As the death toll mounts, the Firestone-tire investigation is turning into a referendum on SUVs


If You Liked The Movie... (Religion)
A horror classic is back--and so is exorcism, an old rite getting new respect

What Have We Done to Them? (Anthropology)
A new book charges scientists with abusing the famous Yanomami tribe, stirring fierce debate in academia

This Will Only Hurt for a Minute (Skeptical Eye)
The antivaccine movement would be laughable--if it weren't so dangerous

Tempest in a Taco Shell (Bioengineering)

High Flyers (The Summer Olympics)
Two different athletes, two different styles, one result: Marion Jones and Maurice Greene are the fastest in the world

Camilla Martin (The Summer Olympics)

Lenny Krayzelburg (The Summer Olympics)
The Ukrainian-born backstroker takes three golds, showing the Aussies who rules the pool

Steve Redgrave (The Summer Olympics)

Tara Nott (The Summer Olympics)

Showdown In Peru
Rocked by a graft scandal, Fujimori calls new elections and vows to clean house. But will he do it?

The Stolen Generation
Aborigines taken from their families in the name of assimilation seek an apology from white Australia


Alabama Modern (The Arts/Architecture)
Samuel Mockbee creates homes for the poor that are cheap, practical--and unconventionally beautiful

Blood, Sweat and Guile (The Arts/Books)
Stephen Ambrose salutes the financiers, engineers and laborers who built the transcontinental railroad

Misguided (The Arts/Books)
The story of a map thief takes too many detours

Her Fighting Chance (The Arts/Cinema)
Michelle Rodriguez was an extra two years ago. The boxing drama Girlfight could make her a star

An Indie Knockout (The Arts/Cinema/Critique In Brief)

2020 Vision (The Arts/Television)
James Cameron's Dark Angel unveils a new action babe and a hip-hop sci-fi setting

Speak Truth to Power (The Arts/Short Takes/Books)
By Kerry Kennedy Cuomo

Beautiful (The Arts/Short Takes/Cinema)
Directed by Sally Field

Design (The Arts/Short Takes/Design)

Music (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
Madonna

You're The One (The Arts/Short Takes/Music)
Paul Simon

Building Big (The Arts/Short Takes/Television)
PBS, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. E.T.

Sing-A-Long Sound Of Music (The Arts/Short Takes/Theater)


Kids And Politics (Personal Time/Your Family)
Are yours ignoring the election? There's a trick to raising children who care about civic affairs

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)

Hard Knocks (Personal Time/Your Health)
Concussions and other head injuries are no laughing matter. New guidelines for parents

Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)

Buyback Baloney (Personal Time/Your Money)
Not all stock repurchases are bullish. Some add too much doubt or simply offset options plans

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)

Life In DSL Hell (Personal Time/Your Technology)
I ordered a high-speed Internet phone line. It arrived last week, after six months of torture

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Technology)