COVER
Why You Can't Ignore Kanye
More GQ than gangsta, Kanye West is challenging the way rap thinks about race and class—and striking a chord with fans of all stripes
WORLD
Killers in the Neighborhood
Exclusive: How the death squads came to Washash and turned Shi'ites and Sunnis against one another
BRIEFING
Was Mohammed Atta overlooked? (Notebook)
The former 9/11 commission chairman, Tom Kean, is lashing out at the Bush Administration