Vol. 156 No. 13
NATION
Movies, CDs and video games are already playing rough with kids. Should government elbow in?
Little Ricky Gets Rough (The Race For The Senate)
Hillary's mild rival tries a surprise attack, but it may be turning women off
The Long Way Home
In the rubble of the government's case against nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee, no one looks good. Why did the prosecution turn into such a fiasco?
Profiles In Outrage
America is home, but Asian Americans sometimes feel treated as outlanders with unproven loyalties
Throwing The Game (Big Money & Politics / Who Gets Hurt?)
Why Congress isn't closing a loophole that fosters gambling on college sports--and corrupts them
Biting The Hand That Pays (Issues 2000)
It Makes New York Look Sweet (The Race For The Senate)
The Story Within The Story (Press)
Could It Happen To You? (Rights Of The Accused)
WORLD
Fed up with soaring gas prices, Europeans revolt, blockading their own supplies
SOCIETY
When a boy is raised as a girl, an Ohio suburb is suddenly in the throes of transgender politics
Should You Stay Together For The Kids? (Divorce / The Debate)
A controversial book argues that the damage from divorce is serious and lasting, but many argue that the remedy of parents staying hitched is worse than the ailment
Is Divorce Getting a Bum Rap? (Divorce / The Debate)
PRESS
An autobiography from the gossip queen serves up a lot of memories but not nearly enough dish
SPORT
The Games have begun, bubbling to life with a spectacular showing by the home team and home city
NOTEBOOK
Bad News for Gore From the Black Caucus (The Constituents)
Bad Taste on Parade (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
Canada with an Accent
Milestones (Milestones)
Maybe Someone Forgot to Return It to Blockbuster (The Debates)
Campaign Pledge Drive: Week 16
Symbolic/Metabolic (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
A Real McDamper (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
Numbers (Numbers)
News Quiz
Who Dares Cut Off The Head of the Snake? (Indonesia)
Go Hockeyroos! (Notebook Goes To The Olympics)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
And Nary a Drop for You
Every Man A Blowhard
As SEND-button opinions fly, pity the undecided
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A new novel concludes the old provocateur's rewrite of U.S. history, and a revived play keeps his political thrusts fresh
Pointe, Counterpoint (The Arts / Television)
Darren Star and Aaron Spelling once collaborated. Now their new shows have them on opposing sides
Places in the Heart (The Arts / Music)
On his new CD, jazz pianist Brad Mehldau takes listeners on a global tour of his world-class talent
Inner Visions (The Arts / Music)
A teen pop vocalist rediscovers her Latin side
Orphans of the Holocaust (The Arts / Cinema)
The heartrending story of 10,000 young emigres is finally told in an extraordinary documentary
Biff! Boom! (The Arts / Books)
A super novel about the Golden Age of comics
Four Play (The Arts / Books)
More tales about sex and the city but a lot less witty
YOUR TIME
When your child brings lice home from school, act quickly--and don't forget to nitpick
Playing It Slow (Personal Time / Your Money)
The economy's cooling, so bonds are hot. But hold your stocks--unless you see a recession
10-4, Good Buddy (Personal Time / Your Technology)
With no monthly or per-call charges, two-way radios can be handy alternatives to cell phones
Seize The Moment (Personal Time / Your Health)
Seizures are scary--and serious. New guidelines suggest what to do when your child has one
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Money)
In Brief (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
The Good Bad News (Time Select / Global Business)
Business is "absolutely" slowing, says TIME's board--but only to a prosperous pace that can hold for perhaps the next decade
What's The Difference? (Time Select / Global Business)
The boom would keep bubbling under either Gore's or Bush's program, say TIME's economists, even if neither one is ideal
Hooray For R. and D. (Time Select / Politics and Small Business)
It's time to make a popular and effective tax credit permanent
Thailand's Big Cheese (Time Select / Americans Abroad)
After making a fortune in the Asian pizza business, Yankee-born entrepreneur Bill Heinecke is throwing pies at a U.S. food giant
Cleanup Time (Time Select / Global Business)
A lot of European tax havens are under increasing international pressure to change rules that foster money laundering
A Gem Of A New Strategy (Time Select / Global Business)
After a 60-year effort to hoard every diamond on Earth, De Beers decides to open the market and clean up its act
Where Sci-Fi Meets The Net (Time Select / Global Business)
British author Douglas Adams has sold millions of books about an intergalactic travel guide. Now he's building a terrestrial model
Discordant Themes (Time Select / Global Business)
World-class exhibitions are failing this year on a world- class scale, while a Volkswagen park is a surprise hit. Why?
Play Of The Day (Time Select / Global Business)
Fostering employee loyalty in a tight labor market, companies are offering workers personal coaches as a tool to help them thrive