COVER

The Incredibly Shrinking Court (Cover Story / The Well / Nation)

The Roberts Supreme Court has not found much common ground lately. And that's just the way the Chief Justice likes it

NATION

ESSAY

The Human-Rights Vacuum (Commentary)

Darfur and Burma stir no response because the U.S. is discredited while China's power grows

A Nobel Warrior

Is the remarkable life of one of this year's laureates a triumph of nature or nurture?

WORLD

Postcard: Pakistan (Postcard: Pakistan.)

A country all too familiar with military dictators is hoping a disgraced politician can pull off a comeback. Welcome to Benazir Bhutto's schizophrenic home turf

Anatomy Of a Failed Revolution (The Well / World)

A correspondent looks back on a week of hope and despair in Burma's brief, shining--but ultimately doomed--uprising

Burma: Aftermath

Photographer James Nachtwey finds tensions lurking beneath the surface as the embattled nation tries to return to life as normal

TO OUR READERS

Hope and Despair

A doomed uprising seen through experienced eyes--and an expert lens. Plus, a farewell to Alexandra Boulat

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Problem with Transfusions (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Health)

New research suggests that banked blood may lack a key, lifesaving ingredient

SOCIETY

Hunting Big Game in Urban Areas (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Society)

As residential areas spread deeper into the countryside, animal poaching moves closer to home

BRIEFING

Looking Up (The Moment)

Something may be stirring out there; now we have a better chance of hearing it

BUSINESS

General Motors' Green Leap Forward (The Well / Business)

The automaker gets ready to roll out a new line of hybrids — including SUVs. Why it waited so long to come clean

The History of the Electric Car

Since the advent of the automobile, car makers have struggled to build mainstream electric vehicles. Here are their best and worst attempts

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Lost in Boston (Movies)

Nothing like a Ben Affleck movie. In a good way

The Sunshine Boy (Exhibit)

A vast new show illuminates J.M.W. Turner, the man who took British painting into the light

Art Lessons (Life / Fashion)

Cutting-edge designers are taking inspiration from trailblazing artists

Downtime: Oct. 22, 2007 (Downtime)

5 Things. What you can learn from politicos, what movie remake to avoid at all costs (we're talking about you, Sleuth) and what TV finale to watch

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Jenna Bush (10 Questions)

Her carefree college days are over. The President's daughter has written a book about a teenage mother living with HIV. Oh, yeah, and the First Twin recently got engaged. Jenna Bush will now take your questions

SPECIAL SECTION

Building a Better Family (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)

How a few big ideas lead to happier kids, more full-time fathers and a town where weddings are king

Arlene Healey (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)

Not all the wounds from Belfast's sectarian wars are the kind you can see. A family counselor at last brings a cure

Francisco Maroto (Life / Innovators)

A mayor saves his town by marketing a simple product: weddings--both gay and straight

Kimberly Hubbard (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)

Day care isn't much help for a parent who works at night. One woman takes the late shift

Horace Ho-Shing Ip (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)

Troubled kids do not always respond to help. Add a computer scientist and 3-D games, and all that changes

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Business Books (Business / Books)

When the no-boundaries, always-on rat race leaves you behind, speed up and enjoy the ride. Plus: the neuroscience of money; rethinking business school

Tiger's New Lair (Sport / The Golf Game)

His first U.S. design project could test the strength of the softening golf-community housing market

Pipe Dream (Environment / Environment)

Preventing corrosion in oil and gas lines isn't only necessary. It's also a profitable and growing niche

The New Expatriates (Business / Work In Progress)

Dazzling growth and a baffling workplace culture greet U.S. managers in China and India

Risky Business (Business / World Trade)

Investing in North Korea might seem like a crazy idea, but some are betting that stronger commercial links could push the Hermit Kingdom toward reform

LETTERS