Vol. 159 No. 24

NATION

Can He Fix It?
AS CRITICS GET LOUDER, BUSH FIGHTS BACK WITH A PLAN TO REFORM HOMELAND SECURITY. AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW HE'S MANAGING THE CRISIS

A Flap About Fingerprints
TIGHTENING THE BORDER

The New Face Behind 9/11
AL-QAEDA UPDATE

Inside Bush's Big Plan
IS HIS NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY A BOLD SOLUTION OR JUST A BIG MESS?

WORLD

Fencing Off Terrorists
Desperate to protect itself from Palestinian bombers, Israel begins to build a controversial and costly wall around the West Bank

Good Fences for Bad Neighbors

Why Israel Targets Arafat

Shoot-Out in the Jungle
Philippine troops launch a rescue raid that ends with two dead hostages, including an American missionary

SOCIETY

Martha, R.I.P. (Crime)
Michael Skakel had money, connections and fading memories on his side. Why did a jury find him guilty of murder?

Taken From Home (Crime)
A chill goes through the country as another young girl is abducted

Puppies On Prozac (Trend Alert)

Homage to Their Idols (Trend Alert / Fashion)

Kicks from Plastic Bricks (Trend Alert / Toys)

RELIGION

Rebels in the Pews
No matter what their bishops decide, Catholic lay people say it is time for their voice to be heard

Reviving Truth and Trust

Who Says the Church Can't Change?
An anguished Catholic argues that loving the church means reforming it

SPORT

A Winning Arena
Why the U.S. soccer team is no longer a World Cup punch line

NOTEBOOK

27 Years Ago in TIME

Notebook

A Bad Menu for Peace

Too Close For Comfort

Milestones (Milestones)

Brother's Keeper

Making Sense of the Census

FAA: Help Desperately Wanted

Numbers (Numbers)

Parlez, S'il Vous Plait

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

To Our Readers

The Rest-of-the-World Cup
If there's a global tournament and we don't watch, does it still make a sound?

BUSINESS

Dennis The Menace (Corporate Greed)
Dennis Kozlowski built Tyco into a global conglomerate by buying everything in sight. Now he's the latest CEO to resign in disgrace

Heroes to Heels (Corporate Greed)
Several Wall Street champs of the '90s have fallen from their pedestals

8 Remedies (Corporate Greed)
Here's how to restore corporate credibility and help reinvigorate the stock market

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Meet The Hives (The Arts / Music)
WITH A SWEDISH ACCENT AND AN AMERICAN LAUGH TRACK, THE HIVES MAKE OLD ROCK THE NEW FLAVOR

Innocents Abroad (The Arts / Books)
A generation of would-be Hemingways went to Eastern Europe for inspiration--and found it

Forget the Superheroes (The Arts / Movies)
In between the blockbusters, Hollywood is cleverly offering something else: serious, smart movies

A Not-So-Tender Trap (The Arts / Music)
Sinatra in Hollywood, a six-disc anthology of Frank's film music, isn't Ol' Blue Eyes at his best

Space Slacker (The Arts / Music)
David Bowie's latest has cool covers, lazy originals

Just Call Him the Anti-007 (The Arts / Movies)
In the slickly made The Bourne Identity, a cool Matt Damon loses his memory but never his poise

Cross Courts (The Arts / Television)
Two reality shows reveal the messy side of justice

YOUR TIME

A Guide for Silver Spoon Parents (Personal Time / Your Family)
Money is not the root of all evil--just money without values. You can help your kids appreciate both

The Pringles Solution (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Free networks are in the air, everywhere. You can find them with a laptop and a can of chips

A Kiss Before Sneezing (Personal Time / Your Health)
When you have a food allergy, it doesn't take much to trigger a reaction. You don't even have to eat

Your Family (Personal Time / Your Family)

Your Health (Personal Time / Your Health)

Your Technology (Personal Time / Your Technology)

PEOPLE

People

10 Questions For John McEnroe (Interview)

LETTERS

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