Vol. 169 No. 13
COVER
Reagan's legacy?
NATION
company. Now the families of four slain employees of a private security firm are seeking answers
WORLD
Why signs of turmoil among Iran's leaders may be the U.S.'s best hope for avoiding a showdown with Tehran
An Offer on the Table
Iran's ambassador to the U.N. was supposed to be heading home. Instead, he's staying put--and making one last attempt to break the nuclear impasse
SCIENCE
Bison are flourishing again on the plains--because we like to eat them. Thoughts on a paradox
HEALTH & MEDICINE
SOCIETY
Opposing the War of 1812 killed the Federalist Party. Democrats should tread carefully
Teens Team Up to Give Back (Life / The Power of One)
students an inspiring intro to the world of community service
Google Gooses Big Media (Life / The Curious Capitalist)
outfits may never catch up
A Road Map to Prevention (Life / Crime)
The best way to reduce recidivism is through rehabilitation--not of prisoners but of the neighborhoods that produce them
ESSAY
Mike Huckabee is more interested in salvation than condemnation. And that's exactly why he irks people in his party
Limousine Liberal Hypocrisy (Commentary)
Carbon credits alone won't do much to offset the damage done by energy-guzzling spendthrifts. Al Gore, cut the pretense
NOTEBOOK
The Confession Procession (Briefing / The Moment)
These are days of absolution in the nation's capital
NUMBERS (Briefing)
Newsreel (Briefing / Dashboard)
People (Briefing / People)
A Sub-Prime Primer (Briefing / Dashboard)
Of Longhorns And Loyalty (Briefing / Dashboard)
Milestone (Briefing)
Demigratize (Briefing / Dashboard)
Surge Protection (Briefing / Dashboard)
Hearts and Minds (Dashboard)
BUSINESS
A down-on-its-luck retailer and an out-of-work merchant fashion a joint comeback. How Mickey Drexler erased the gap in his r茅sum茅
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
humiliation and bare skin
The Coming Fight Over TV Gore (Culture Complex)
Janet Jackson's nipples are so three years ago. The guardians of decency are now turning their attention from sex to violence. Look out, Jack Bauer
The Year of Mathemagical Thinking (Books)
Nerd icon Douglas Hofstadter crunches the numbers on who humans really are
The Attack of the Left-Wing Weepie (The Big Picture)
Just as teen boys love action films, so the erudite fall for social sentimentality
Five Classy Clowns
Downtime (Downtime)
SPECIAL SECTION
If there are jobs, there's no need to go al otro lado. How one town beat the system to fund start-ups
A Thirst for Growth (Global Business / Infrastructure)
Your water supply may be controlled by a French company--even if you live in China
Positive Poles (Global Business / Europe)
How emigrants boosted the economy in Britain and Ireland
Leading! Without! Tom! Peters! (Global Business / Management)
After the hyperenthusiastic star consultant left his firm, it learned to really manage
PEOPLE
He's working to bring down the cost of solar power for homes, so that lots more households can afford it
Gail Vittori (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
She's showing health-care providers the many ways they can enter the age of sustainable design
Natasha Iype and Jeeth Iype (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
In India, building green can mean promoting a return to traditional living arrangements
A New Plan for the Planet. (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
Protecting the earth means rethinking how we build, one solar panel at a time
Enrico Borgarello (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
You think cement is just a building material? Here's a man who says it can be a smog buster too
10 Questions for Chris Rock (10 Questions)
The outspoken stand-up star takes a softer turn in his new movie, I Think I Love My Wife. But that doesn't mean he has mellowed
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
We look ahead at the books that will top the charts 20 years from now
TO OUR READERS
world