COVER

Heroes of the Environment (Special Report | Heroes of the Environment)

From activists to tycoons, politicians to inventors, these remarkable people offer hope for the future

Leaders and Visionaries (Special Report | Heroes of the Environment)

Politicians and princes who have become pathfinders

Activists (Special Report | Heroes of the Environment)

China's conscience and Kenya's tree planter

Moguls and Entrepreneurs (Special Report | Heroes of the Environment)

A prophet of wind power and the father of carbon trading

WORLD

America's Other Army

A furor over the killing of 17 Iraqis by Blackwater contractors puts the spotlight on the little-examined world of private security companies. Who are these guns for hire, and who pays when they mess up?

GLOBAL BUSINESS

ESSAY

Final Whistle

The Rugby World Cup was an infuriating lesson in how rules and referees are crippling the game

BRIEFING

LETTERS