COVER STORIES
COVER: People Power-the Sequel
Abandoned by even his closest allies, President Joseph Estrada gives in to the crowds on Manila's streets and agrees to make room for Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
New Boss: Arroyo returns to the palace she grew up in

UNITED STATES
THE INAUGURATION: Bye-Bye, Bill; Howdy, Dubya
Amid bad weather and the threat of demonstrations, the Clinton era gives way to a Bush restoration

GEORGE W. BUSH: Rolling Back Clintonism
What kind of conservative will the new President be?
Cabinet Confirmations: How did Ashcroft become a liberal?

INDEPENDENT COUNSEL: The Last Deal
On his final full day, the 42nd President avoids prosecution

CALIFORNIA: Turn On, Black Out
Why is the most prosperous U.S. state facing an energy crisis?

E U R O P E
UNITED KINGDOM: Spare the Fox...
Parliament votes to ban a centuries-old recreation
... And Spoil the Sport: Andrew Sullivan on hunting's heritage

A S I A
CHINA: Contraband in Cribs
The one-child policy spawns a harrowing trade in infants

B U S I N E S S
COMMUNICATIONS: Money on the Dial
Will mobile betting make third-generation phone licenses pay?

S C I E N C E
MEDICINE: Where Now, Mad Cow?
Panic has already infected Europe. Will it spread to the U.S.?
Optics: How to freeze a beam of light

S O C I E T Y
ADOPTION: Who Gets the Twins?
A transcontinental, transatlantic controversy over two little girls, two sets of adoptive parents and a fly-by-night agency
The Web: Is this any way to adopt a baby?

DIVIDING LINE: What's Love Got to Do With It?
Jack E. White on Jesse Jackson's faithlessness

T H E   A R T S
BOOKS: The gladiatorial thrills and galley-slave tedium of sperm-whale hunting
Unraveling the enigma of Ho Chi Minh
George Saunders' bizarre suburbia

MUSIC: A homage to musical Renegades

CINEMA: Why Penélope Cruz is the belle of Hollywood

TRAVELER'S ADVISORY

LETTERS

NOTEBOOK

MILESTONES

PERSONAL TIME: TECHNOLOGY

PERSONAL TIME: HEALTH

PEOPLE

ESSAY: Roger Rosenblatt on marginalia