Vol. 154 No. 5
NATION
George W. Bush gets specific with a plan to fund private charities. Did someone say "points of light"?
Who Needs a Tax Cut?
We do, say Republicans. Not so fast, say some economists, who would opt to pay down the debt
Affirmative-Action Face-Off
Florida Republicans are resisting Ward Connerly's fight against racial preferences
WORLD
A magnetic Serbian dissident mixes ego and aura
Get Rich Quick
Japan's stock market is rocket hot. Want in? You should know why many locals are staying out
Speed Deal (To Be Or Not To Be)
Scoring the chances of a Y2K peace agreement
TECHNOLOGY
With the new iBook onstage and Toy Story 2 in the wings, Steve Jobs has plenty to smile about
NOTEBOOK
Not All Ready for Prime Time
'99 FALL SEASON
I Sing the New Jersey Electric
Milestones (Milestones)
A Kick in the Arsenal, But Military Keeps On Ticking
Discovery
Eulogy
Numbers
Recovery
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
This week we honor John by looking at how he and his family gave back
BUSINESS
Carly Fiorina takes over Hewlett-Packard, becoming the first woman CEO of a Dow 30 firm
The Impresario In Exile
Would-be king of Broadway Garth Drabinsky is now cast as the villain. He says the drama isn't over
The 60-Second Book
A new high-tech publishing technique is creating a literary big bang for America's would-be authors
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Shows from HBO's Sex in the City to MTV's Undressed have angst in their pants
Double Vision (The Arts / Dance)
Merce Cunningham melds dance and technology in a dazzling new work
Andy Dick Is Not Afraid (The Arts / Show Business)
Fresh out of rehab, the oddball comedian wants to get right back to freaking people out
Windows into Life (The Arts / Books)
Despite persistent rumors, short stories are far from dead. This summer they're in full bloom
Deep Waters (The Arts / Books)
A first novel catches the current of life's changes
Whitney Houston In Concert (The Arts / Short Takes)
A Certain Age (The Arts / Short Takes)
Tama Janowitz
The Haunting (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Jan De Bont
On How Life Is (The Arts / Short Takes)
Macy Gray
Downtown (The Arts / Short Takes)
MTV, Tuesdays
YOUR TIME
Why do we mourn so for J.F.K. Jr. when some of us wouldn't feel the same grief for a relative?
Special Delivery (Personal Time / Your Money)
An IPO from UPS will provide a back-door play on the Internet, but don't overlook rival FedEx
Dream Machine (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Sega's comeback console is about to hit stores. I found it speedy--perhaps a little too speedy
Your Family (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Money (Personal Time / Your Money)
Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
DAVI KOPENAWA YANOMAMI
Let Rivers Run Deep (Heroes For The Planet / Fresh Water)
A forceful band of activists fights to protect the world's waterways from being polluted and exploited
Are the Wells Poisoned? (Heroes For The Planet / Fresh Water)
SUSAN SEACREST
Holy War for "My Mother" (Heroes For The Planet / Fresh Water)
Veer Bhadra Mishra
A Mission for Madame (Heroes For The Planet / Fresh Water)
CHRISTINE JEAN
Everglades Forever (Heroes For The Planet / Fresh Water)
MARY BARLEY
PEOPLE
The Kennedy family business is public life, but it's not just politics anymore
At Your Service (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
A generation ago, the Kennedy clan reigned over America's political landscape. Now the family is becoming known for its private activism more than its traditional politics
Answering The Call (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
All Kennedys share a zeal to serve. But each has chosen a different path John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. GIVING MORE THAN MONEY
The Last Day (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
The final 24 hours of J.F.K. Jr.'s life were a typical whirl for someone used to the limelight. But in that very ordinariness lay the seeds of disaster
Farewell, John (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
A nation and a family mourn and wonder what might have been
The Measure of a Life (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
People
Goodbye to Our Boy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
CHAMPION OF CIVILITY
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
JUST LIKE HER FATHER?
Representative Patrick Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. 1960-1999)
IDEALIST IN THE HOUSE
LETTERS
Who Should Be the Person of the Century? (TIME 100)