COVER
Eating Better Than Organic (Food)
The new "local foods" movement is questioning whether that pesticide-free apple is better than one grown in your own backyard. John Cloud investigates the new food fight
NATION
Getting to Know You (The TIME Election Index / The TIME Election Index)
Voters are paying attention to 2008. That doesn't mean they like what they see
Multimedia: Candidates Position Themselves for the Win
To keep track of how possible candidates are doing, TIME has created the monthly Election Index, which plots the amount of support each contender enjoys against how much voters know about that person
Low Down in Mile High (Letter From Denver)
Everything's going weirdly wrong in the city this winter. Even winter
The Kucinich Conundrum (Profile)
Why does a 60-year-old vegan former mayor of Cleveland keep running for President? Maybe because he thinks he's right
Bush's Last Chance on Immigration
Why the President may still have a shot at fulfilling his promise to fix America's broken immigration system
WORLD
Confronting Iraq's Exodus
The war has created 2 million Iraqi exiles. An intimate look at their new lives -- and why the U.S. should let more in
The Last Battle of Vietnam (Global Insider)
More than 30 years after that distant war, the U.S. still has not dealt with one festering wound: the damage done by Agent Orange
Sweden: A haven from war confronts the price of generosity
A haven from war confronts the price of generosity
Syria: A pariah becomes the Arab world's lifeboat
A pariah becomes the Arab world's lifeboat
Where The Coal Is Stained With Blood
SOCIETY
Religion: Rewriting The Gospels (Religion)
Behind the Jesus tomb fight: a more speculative style of scholarship
Hollywood vs. Jesus (Culture Complex)
The tomb controversy rematches Christians with the town they love to hate
BRIEFING
Numbers: Mar. 12, 2007 (Numbers)
Verbatim: Mar. 12, 2007 (Notebook)
What's Next: Mar. 12, 2007 (Notebook)
The Big Deal Goes Green (Notebook)
Hollywood is not the only place concerned about global warming. Now Wall Street is worried too
Cheney In The War Zone (Notebook)
From Peace To Politics (Notebook)
Milestones Mar. 12, 2007 (Notebook)
Apparel Takes Root (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Oracle of Organization (Change Agent)
Productivity guru David Allen shows the overworked how to free their minds
BUSINESS
A Market Goes Pop (The Curious Capitalist)
The recent sell-off may mean investors took too much for granted
50,000 TV Channels! The Skype Guys Strike Again
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Theater: Back to the Trenches (Theater)
A profound and affecting old play about World War I offers a portrait of men in combat--without polemics
Movies: Anatomy of a Manhunt (Movies)
A sharp thriller by an A-list director with a strong cast tracks the sleuthing of the Zodiac killer
Movies: The Art of War (Movies)
300 is a violent, beautiful--and mostly computer-generated--movie about the ancient Spartans. Is it also the future of filmmaking?
Fashion: Looking Straight Ahead (Fashion)
In Hollywood, Paris and Milan, fashion turns down the fuss
YOUR TIME
Health: Fit Nation: The Heart Of A Woman (Health)
The American Heart Association has a brand-new set of guidelines for reducing women's risk of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes
SPECIAL SECTION
Calling All Kids (Global Business)
Small Business: Pass The Popcorn (Global Business / Small Business)
How a little town in Indiana inspired two city slickers to turn their snack into a global brand
The Golf Game: Swing Science (Global Business / The Golf Game)
Why clubmakers are selling access to the technology once reserved for their tour pros
PEOPLE
People: Mar. 12, 2007
LETTERS
Letters: Mar. 12, 2007
ESSAY
The Fine Art of Dying Well
Courage and dignity are crucial, but the noble death often depends on luck
Why Republicans Are Smiling (Columnists / Viewpoint)
They see a new, capable general in Iraq and a beatable field of Democrats
History: The People's Choice (Columnists / History)
Americans will overlook a politician's faults if he has the common touch