Vol. 159 No. 16
WORLD
TIME photographer JAMES NACHTWEY spent last week inside the West Bank, dodging Israeli forces bent on keeping away journalists. His images and observations from Nablus capture the horror
Who Will Blink First?
Meeting with Sharon and then Arafat, Colin Powell unveils his plan for peace and a Palestinian state. But hatred threatens to kill the deal
The Four Sticking Points
Peace will never be achieved unless Israel and the Palestinians compromise on some extremely tough issues. Johanna McGeary runs down the hard list
Jenin: Defiant To The Death
First, Palestinians ambushed and killed 13 Israelis. Then the Israelis leveled the camp. Inside the siege
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Some patients join clinical trials out of desperation, others to help medicine advance. Who is to blame if they get sick--or even die?
Poisoning For Dollars (Medicine)
They're Dying To Get In (Medicine)
SOCIETY
Everything's Coming up Roses (Trend Alert / Style)
Home Is Where the Yurt Is (Trend Alert)
RELIGION
Father Paul Shanley didn't hide his interest in pedophilia. So why didn't the church recognize him as a problem?
NOTEBOOK
Notebook
Putting the Death Penalty to Work
Milestones (Milestones)
The Man to See On Indian Affairs?
On Bin Laden's Trail in Pakistan
No Need To Panic
For The Record
Venezuela: What Next at the Pump?
A Bleak Verdict on Welfare Reform
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
When great powers have work to do, moral absolutes can get in the way
BUSINESS
Steve Case's online giant was supposed to take Time Warner to new heights, not lows
Global Briefing (Time Global Business / Global Briefing)
A Bigger Screen for Mark Cuban (Time Global Business / Profile)
The bad-boy owner of the Dallas Mavericks bets you'll want high-definition TV, and he usually wins his bets
A New Crystal Ball (Time Global Business / Forecasting)
Special software helps smaller firms predict demand and cut costs
People to Watch in International Business (Time Global Business / World Beaters)
Ruling from The Grave (Time Global Business)
Through incentive trusts, you can lead wayward young heirs to fruitful lives
Lunch-Hour Face-Lift (Time Global Business / The Global Life)
No one knows you've had one, with new nonsurgical techniques
Why Not Try Wi-Fi? (Time Global Business / Technology)
New high-speed wireless links are great for doing business--when you can find a signal
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Thrillers with female stars are hot. It's great for actresses and fans. But is playing victim-heroes a victory for women?
Love Those Curtains! (The Arts / Television)
On TLC's hit Trading Spaces, neighbors make over each other's homes and cry or smile at the results
They Have Work To Do (The Arts / Movies)
Here's a rare tandem: two ambitious dramas about men coping in the workplace--or coping without it
Small Package, Big Ideas (The Arts / Architecture)
A slim tower by an Austrian-born architect shows New York City a future to compare with its past
She Wants To Have Fun (The Arts / Music)
Sheryl Crow does classic rock, but it doesn't fly
Return To Madison County (The Arts / Books)
After 10 long years, Robert James Waller takes us back to Bridges--and it's worth the trip
The Sweetest Thing (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Roger Kumble
The Cat's Meow (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Ashanti (The Arts / Short Takes)
Ashanti
Warning: Parental Advisory (The Arts / Short Takes)
VH1, April 21, 9 p.m. E.T.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (The Arts / Short Takes)
Wilco
YOUR TIME
When your child is picked on, your urge is to phone the bully's parents. Should you do it?
How To Hack An iPod (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Owners of Apple's MP3 player opened it up and added all sorts of bells and whistles. You can too
The Day The Shots Ran Out (Personal Time / Your Health)
Shortages of chicken-pox, tetanus and other vaccines are rampant. How to protect your kids
Your Family (Personal Time / Your Family)
Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)
Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)
PEOPLE
The Happiest Runaway (On The Road With Bonnie Raitt)
TO OUR READERS
We asked three of our journalists for insights from behind the scenes--with Colin Powell, on Palestinian battlegrounds, and with terminally ill U.S. "guinea pigs"