Vol. 159 No. 4
BUSINESS
The Enron lesson: in making critical decisions, consumers are at sea. Here is a survival guide
(Cover Stories)
Health: Where To Get Help In A Constantly Changing System (Cover Stories)
Getting Connected: How To Untangle All Those Offers (Cover Stories)
What Did They Know And...When Did They Know It?
Meet Sherron Watkins, who sounded the alarm on Enron long before its collapse
What $6 Million Can Buy (Political Favors)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A healthy man gives his brother half his liver--and dies. Should this kind of transplant be allowed?
SOCIETY
ANDREA YATES WANTED LOTS OF KIDS AND A SOLID FAMILY LIFE BUT LOST IT ALL ONE MURDEROUS MORNING. AS HER TRIAL BEGINS, THE DEFENSE WILL TRY TO PROVE SHE IS INSANE. BUT THAT BEGS THE QUESTION: COULD THE TRAGEDY HAVE BEEN AVERTED?
Does Divorce Hurt Kids?
Not so very much, says the latest major study. But it contradicts the one before it, so who's right?
SPORT
Best buds Racine and Davidson looked golden in bobsled. Then Jean dumped Jen, and trouble began
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
All Aboard The U.S.S. Pork!
Cinema Verite?
Milestones (Milestones)
A Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy? (Media Watch)
Bullying Bosnia For Six Suspects (Terror Probe)
How To Frisk A Pretzel
This Just In
Bush's Mystery Guest For State of the Union (Heads Of State)
For The Record (For The Record)
A Gap In New Baggage Rules
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
How shotgun pellets from a 1975 killing aided a new roundup of ex-S.L.A. figures
NATION
When is a war prisoner not a POW? When the U.S. brings Afghan detainees to Guantanamo Bay
The Martyrs' Home Movies
TAPE TROVE
WORLD
In the second phase of the war on terrorism, U.S. soldiers join the hunt for Muslim rebels in the Philippines. But is this the most pressing threat?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
They're humble. They work hard. Their lyrics are clean. And they sold more albums than anyone else last year. Who said nice guys can't finish first?
The Day The Talk Died Out (The Arts / Publishing)
Amid the worst magazine climate in decades, a legacy of the late-'90s media optimism calls it quits
From Sweet Memories To A Bonfire Of Inanities (The Arts / Television)
Fox tries to cash in on an '80s update of That '70s Show's nostalgia. But sometimes greed isn't good
The Rule Of Lawlessness (The Arts / Books)
Two chilling books shed light on the brutality that was essential to America's old racial caste system
SPECIAL SECTION
China's New Party (Global Business / Free Trade)
The world's most populous nation is finally a member of the global free-trade club. What does that mean for U.S. business?
Look Out, Whirlpool (Global Business / Free Trade)
Appliance maker Haier quietly went global, and now its white goods are everywhere
Attention, Online Shoppers (Global Business / E-Commerce)
Retailers are using websites to lure more customers into their stores
People To Watch In International Business (Global Business / World Beaters)
Buy Japan's Exporters (Global Business)
A decade of economic decay has finally resulted in some attractive stock prices
Eats & Quiet (Global Business / Global Life)
Yes, New York is noisier than Davos--but these restaurants offer relief
Hey, Fat Cats: Recruit Allies! (Global Business)
Free trade benefits everyone, but if it's to thrive, the biggest winners need to give others more of a stake in the game
PEOPLE
People