In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 167 No. 13
Read the Cover StoryCOVER
The Multitasking Generation
(Cover Story / genM)
They're e-mailing, IMing and downloading while writing the history essay. What is all that digital juggling doing to kids' brains and their family life?
Gen-M: A Dad's Encounter with The Vortex of Facebook (Gen-M)
NATION
The Politics of Fat
Experts say our expanding girth is killing us and costing the health-care system billions. But is this a problem government can solve? Or should?
A Legal Loose Cannon
How does a government lawyer on the Moussaoui case commit a blunder so basic in a trial so big?
Was the War Worth It? (Time Forum / March 20, 2003 - March 20, 2006)
Three years into the Iraq war, TIME posed the question to a wide array of experts and thinkers. The answers may surprise you
NOTEBOOK
Can the U.S. Prevent This?
On the Block
Man's New Best Friend?
Milestones Mar. 27, 2006
Verbatim: Mar. 27, 2006
7 Years Ago In TIME (Milestones)
Punchlines: Mar. 27, 2006 (Punchlines)
The Vatican's Quiet American
Numbers: Mar. 27, 2006 (Numbers)
Scoring Snafus (Speed Read)
Gitmo Goat or Hero?
Update: Randal McCloy Jr.
Our Eyes Are Open. Now What? (In The Arena)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Twilight In Italy
(World / italy vs. china)
What happens when a traditional European industry faces Asian competition? A crisis. Welcome to Manzano, Italy's chair capital
Italy vs. China: Sitting Pretty (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Global Business / italy vs. china)
China's chairmaking industry is booming. But that doesn't mean staying on top will be easy
Small Business: Heelys Wheel Ahead (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Global Business / small business)
The small Texas shoe firm is trying to control its global expansion. That means tackling cheap knockoffs and problem partners
investing: Hot Property (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Global Business / investing)
The boomer real estate boom reaches Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua
change agent: Speeding Up Renault (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Global Business / change agent)
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's savior, is pushing the French automaker to get into gear
People to Watch In International Business (Time Bonus Section April 2006: Global Business / world beaters)
Don't Fear the Digital (Viewpoint)
It's dumbing down our kids? Hardly. Why plugging in is good for you
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WORLD
Collateral Damage or Civilian Massacre in Haditha?
(TIME Investigation) U.S. Marines killed 15 Iraqi civilians in their homes last November. Was it self-defense, an accident or cold-blooded revenge? A TIME exclusive
Letter From Paris: The Revenge of the Not-So-Radicals (Letter From Paris)
A massive student strike shows why the French aren't what they used to be
SCIENCE
Environment: A Crude Warning
(Environment) The largest oil spill in Alaska's North Slope raises sticky questions about future drilling in the Arctic
Health: Mind over Medicine (Health)
Hypnosis as an alternative to sedation is making a comeback in the operating room. Here's how it works
TECHNOLOGY
The Spy in Your Pocket
Any private eye or vandal can buy your mobile-phone records. And it's all legalso far
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Exclusive: Mel Gibson's Apocalyto Now
(Movies) EXCLUSIVE: You'd think Mel Gibson was all done with violent movies about the past told in a foreign tongue, right? Think again
Music: 5 Great New Albums (Music)
Twee rock? Alt-country? Dirty R&B? We've got your favorite genre covered
Gandalf in Greasepaint (Theater)
The Lord of the Rings musical (yep, musical) moves heaven and Middle-earth to do the trilogy justice
Books: The Unholy Alliance (Books)
Kevin Phillips believes the U.S. is threatened by a combination of petroleum, preachers and debt
YOUR TIME
Health: Sleeping-Pill Puzzler
(Health) Travel: With Kids In Tow (Travel)
PEOPLE
People: Mar. 27, 2006
10 Questions for Bette Midler (Interview)
LETTERS
Letters: Mar. 27, 2006
ESSAY
Lobbyists in Love
With power couples, conflict of interest is what makes them interesting

Weekly Acoustic News: Thanksgiving Edition
The Gospel of Glee: Is It Anti-Christian?
Can a Good Guy Fix College Football's Worst Thing?
The Road on Film: Beautiful, Bleak
Obama's First State Dinner
The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Me and Orson Welles: Zac Efron Takes the Stage
Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
Ahmadinejad in Brazil: Why Lula Defies the U.S.
Obama's Half Brother, a Kenyan American in China