NATION

Point, Click, Win! (Campaign 2000)

Every candidate in the race has an online strategy, but it's still just the beta version of digital democracy

A Sense Of Where You're Not (Campaign 2000)

Bill Bradley wants to run a better sort of campaign, and he has. It just might not be a winning one

Behind The Gore Punch (Campaign 2000)

He put an old friend in charge of the message. Now the Veep has found his inner Alpha

Health Care: A Litmus Test (Campaign 2000)

In the primaries, what the front runners say (or don't say) about it says a lot about them

McCain and His Gaydar (Campaign 2000)

He claims that in the Navy, you can tell who's gay. Is that so wrong to say?

A Crime In The Clan

Prosecutors act on a 25-year-old murder involving a Kennedy cousin. But will the charges stick?

WORLD

Kohlgate

He was a legend of European statesmanship--and the boss of a secret slush fund

SCIENCE

Bag Those Beams

Who cares about light pollution? Astronomers, sure. But also folks who just want to see the stars again

SOCIETY

That Clicking Sound (Trends)

Grandma's favorite hobby hooks a new generation of young, urban go-getters

SPORT

TECHNOLOGY

DotCom Vs. NotCom

One does everything online. The other logs off. The ideological divide will leave only one survivor

BRIEFING

New Alliances (Notebook)

David Copperfield Has a New Assistant: the KGB

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

How Natural Is Rape? (Essay)

Despite a daffy new theory, it's not just a guy in touch with his inner caveman

BUSINESS

Critical Condition

Flu victims are flooding into emergency rooms and discovering another health-care crisis there

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music: Room for Everybody (The Arts / Music)

With three distinct albums, guitarist Pat Metheny continues to nudge jazz and rock closer together

Theater: Go West, Young Man (The Arts / Theater)

The American Dream takes a sour turn in the bleak but engrossing epic The Hollow Lands

Books: Best Buddy (The Arts / Books)

A children's book and its author are big winners

Culture Shock (The Arts / Short Takes)

PBS, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 9 p.m. ET

YOUR TIME

Bad Boys Rule (Personal Time / Your Family)

A new study shows some of the most popular kids in school are extremely antisocial

Retirement Tricks (Personal Time / Your Money)

Don't roll all your 401(k) loot into an IRA. Take possession of employer stock to cut your taxes

Aqua: The Movie (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Apple's newest operating system could make Windows' Millennium look like a tired sequel

Fortified Toddlers (Personal Time / Your Health)

Children have different nutritional needs from adults. Should kids eat vitamin-charged snacks?

SPECIAL SECTION

PEOPLE

LETTERS