A New Day Dawning
Against all odds, the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance-reform bill survives its toughest challenge yet. If it becomes law, how much will change?

Save Us From The Reformers
McCain's motives are noble, but his bill would be a disaster for America


Rookie Teacher, Age 50 (Education/Special Report)

Way Beyond Shop Class (Education/Special Report)
New vocational courses make school relevant and fun for kids who are bored by Shakespeare

Midlife Med Students (Education/Special Report)
Thirtysomething Meets ER


Tough Times for Philanthropy


Quick Study (Education/Special Report/Quick Study)


Up and Dot Gone
Ravi Desai promised $5 million for poetry. He delivered $6,770


Ecstasy Crackdown (Society)
Will the feds use a 1980s anti-crack law to destroy the rave movement?


Don't Lose Sleep (Personal Time/Your Family)
Making nighttime work is tough, even when kids aren't babies anymore, but it is not impossible

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Family)

The Tylenol Scare (Personal Time/Your Health)
Too many Americans gobble acetaminophen tablets like so many M&Ms. What are the risks?

Your Health (Personal Time/Your Health)

The Bargain Bin (Personal Time/Your Money)
Now is the time to take the long view, which makes tech blue chips discreetly attractive

In Brief (Personal Time/Your Money)

Fuel For The Fire
TIME gets a frontline look at Israel's new, secretly engineered battle plan

Bagging The Butcher
In a dawn raid, Yugoslavia arrests its ex-strongman but accuses him of thievery, not war crimes

The Struggle Over Spin
Trading Shots, Trading Snapshots


In Control, 10 Time Zones Away (Global Business/E-Management)
Thanks to new technology, managers now run businesses around the world without leaving the U.S.

Oranges For Bulldozers (Global Business/Beyond NAFTA)
If Bush can forge a free-trade deal for the Americas, which companies will win and lose?

Lots of Room to Grow
Small-cap funds are a better bet today than big global stocks

Global Briefing (Global Business/Global Briefing)

Spending To Save (Global Business/High Tech)
Which technology investments make sense for your business, even in a slowing economy?

Europe's Weak Currency May Zap Your Profits There, (Global Business/The Global Life)
But The Good News Is That You Can Buy Or Rent... Cheap Chateaus!


Bigger Than Pee-wee (The Arts/Cinema)
Paul Reubens is back and starring in grownup movies like Blow, but he hasn't forsaken his famous inner child


World Beaters (Global Business/World Beaters)
People to watch in international business


A Woman With A Habit (The Arts/Books)
Louise Erdrich has a new baby, a new job and a new novel about an odd ministry on a reservation


To Our Readers


Civil Rights And Wrongs (The Arts/Books)
Two views of the struggle to end segregation as witnessed by those on both sides of the revolution

A Bite As Tough As Its Bark (The Arts/Cinema)
Dogs are humans' best friends in the superb Amores Perros

Substance Abuse (The Arts/Cinema/Movie Review)

The Pluck of the Irish (The Arts/Theater)
Two little-known actors bring their Belfast-born smash comedy about Hollywood to Broadway