COVER

How Somalia Crumbled (Cover Stories)

Clan warfare and a glut of weapons have plunged the country into anarchy

Taking on the Thugs in Somalia (Cover Stories)

The U.S. promises to feed the hungry and restore hope in Somalia, but Bush's military operation could be the wrong way to do the right thing

NATION

Ghost Of Jackson (The Week: Nation)

Bill Clinton plans a people's Inaugural celebration, in his own fashion

Trotting Out the Team (The Week: Nation)

Lloyd Bentsen is said to be Clinton's first choice for Treasury chief

WORLD

About Face! (The Week World)

Under pressure, Germany begins its far-right crackdown

Another Cruel Yule (The Week World)

Terrorists ignite two explosions in Manchester and target London

Another Oily Shroud (The Week World)

A tanker runs aground at La Coruna, causing a huge spill of crude

Cracking Down on the Right (Germany)

Bonn has finally chosen to curb neo-Nazi violence. But can the effort succeed in the face of public apathy -- and sometimes antipathy -- toward foreigners?

Fixing The Odds (The Week World)

Panic's bid to oust Serbia's Milosevic is stymied, at least for now

Oh, All Right, Talk (The Week World)

Israel moves to repeal a law imposing jail terms for meetings with the P.L.O.

WAR & TERRORISM

The Ruin of a Cat, the Ghost of a Dog (The Balkans)

As the world wonders what to do about Serbia, a tour through the terrified streets of Sarajevo shows that there is less and less to save. The war has served its barbarous purpose.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

It's A Sad, Sad World (The Week Health & Science)

Depression is on the rise, and the young are the most vulnerable

Tackling Spinal Trauma (Medicine)

After decades of hopelessness, researchers are developing drugs that limit spinal-cord damage, encourage nerve growth and might someday even reverse paralysis

Western Quakery (The Week Health & Science)

From L.A. to Seattle, the West Coast is even shakier than expected

SOCIETY

Colorado's Deep Freeze

A star sparks a boycott to protest the state's antigay amendment, but Aspen's glitterati can't bear to give up their holiday hot spot

Conduct Unbecoming (Ethics)

Faced with investigating sexual-harassment charges against one of its own, the Senate ventures into uncharted territory -- and undefined punishment

Radical Prophylaxis (The Week: Society)

Students to be offered surgical implants to avoid pregnancies

Settling A Scandal (The Week: Society)

As Catholic bishops promise action on child abuse, 68 cases are closed

TECHNOLOGY

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BUSINESS

Rushing To Beat the Taxman

The well-heeled crowd is finding ways to avoid the increases Clinton | plans to ask for next year. His aides say the Treasury will still get the money it needs.

Steel Wars (The Week: Business)

The Commerce Department steps in to protect domestic steelmakers

EDUCATION

Jack And Jack and Jill and Jill

In the quest to instill tolerance, schools are increasingly instructing children about homosexuality. What should they be taught -- and when?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Opera's Roman Candle Newcomer (Music)

Cecilia Bartoli lights up the stage with her dark good looks, her youthful verve and, above all, her splendiferous coloratura

Season's Readings (Books)

A shelf of treasures that celebrate art, faith, history and, yes, pigs

Art: The View From Outside (Art)

An exhibition honors the visionaries, obsessives and crackpots whose influence energized Modernism

PEOPLE

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ESSAY