Vol. 170 No. 20
COVER
Your Guide to the Most Interesting New Products and Ideas of 2007
Invention Of the Year: The iPhone (Cover Story / Best Inventions)
The Best Of The Rest (Best Inventions)
Tech Buyer's Guide (Best Inventions / Tech Buyer's Guide)
All the details on the newest products to help you decide how to spend your money wisely
'I Have Found It!' (Best Inventions / The Best Inventions Of the Year)
Inventors Who Changed Our Lives
Warren Buffett, Adjust My Bra (Best Inventions / Viewpoint)
Scientists in Hong Kong have discovered there's a better way to build a bra. How will the lingerie industry respond? An open letter to the one man who can help
TO OUR READERS
We celebrate the year's most remarkable inventions--and introduce a few of our own in our coverage of the 2008 election
NATION
Congress's new farm bill is bad for the country's economy, environment, and rural towns. Naturally, it's a shoo-in
(The Well / American Scene)
America's love of a good football party ranges from chic tents in college towns to parking lots
Mitt Romney's Defining Moment (The Well / Nation)
Series
The Ron Paul Revolution (The Well / Nation)
Voters throng to hear the long-shot GOP contender preach Austrian economics and a return to the gold standard. Seriously
The Eco Vote (Going Green)
A field guide to the would-be Presidents
Declarations of Faith (History)
Playing to the religious vote isn't new. In 1800 it may have determined who became President
ESSAY
That's how pundits want Obama to handle Clinton. But he's far more presidential when he speaks the quiet truth
Among the Ruins
As the smoke clears in California, Americans are once again heroes--and agents--of a crisis
NOTEBOOK
(People)
Politics (Briefing / Politics)
Briefing
Market Casualties (Briefing / The Moment)
The housing downturn hits Wall Street, teaching a familiar lesson
Milestones (Briefing / Milestones)
NUMBERS
Tortured Answers (Briefing / Washington Memo)
Spain v. Jihad (Briefing / World Spotlight)
The Entertainer (Briefing / Milestones)
WORLD
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, is ready to try his first Darfur war-crimes case. If only it were that easy
Postcard: Panama (Postcard: Panama.)
A bitter dispute over a wealthy American's will has become a metaphor for this nation's big divide. Inside the fight for $50 million
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The deadly bacteria are beginning to emerge in schools
SOCIETY
Rates for the common procedure are falling, as parents debate whether it does more harm than good
Sneaker Cents (Life: Sport - Living - History - Health - Environment - Life After Work / Sport)
Stars are endorsing affordable gear, but is the cheap stuff worth it?
Conspicuous Consumption (Food)
At the top-rated restaurants across the country, prices have gone right over the top
BUSINESS
More people are taking an early detour from the corporate world into volunteerism
Restoring Wal-Mart (The Well / Business)
With U.S. sales growth lagging, the huge retailer is trying to execute a massive overhaul of its discount outlets and get closer to its customers--and its employees
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Know anyone in this photo? Three legends and one critic talk film and politics
The Man of Mysteries (Arts: Movies - Exhibit - Tuned In / Exhibit)
Martin Puryear, one of America's greatest artists, makes powerful enigmas--by hand
Looks like Meerkat Love (Tuned In)
The cute Kalahari critters have touched a nerve--and told us something about ourselves
(Arts: Movies - Exhibits - Tuned In / 5 Things to Look Out For.)
It's a good week for motion pictures and DVDs. For music, maybe not so much
PEOPLE
will now take your questions
LETTERS
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Two producers take a family approach to forming and managing creative teams
Turning the Pages at Hearst (Global Business: Publishing - Television - Movies / Publishing)
Cathie Black wrote the book on why women's magazines have held off the Internet challenge
MTV's Arab Prizefight (Global Business: Publishing - Television - Movies / Television)
Viacom's new channel can tiptoe around cultural issues but not around its competitors