NATION

Battle For The Senate (NATION/Election 2002)

Will the Republicans regain a majority in November? It may all depend on five critical races

TIME BONUS

Business, Heal Thyself (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Board of Economists)

With health-care costs soaring, a TIME round table takes a look at the causes — and some possible cures

By Chopper Only (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Board of Economists)

The ultimate escape from work: heli-fishing in British Columbia

Game Face (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/SHOWTIME)

At the Fun Expo, arcade oldies fight for attention in a video-game universe

Ready for Battle (TIME Bonus Section/Inside Business/Technology)

The ex-soldiers who run AIT take Internet security seriously. Very seriously

BRIEFING

WORLD

Grading The Other War (AFGHANISTAN/ONE YEAR LATER)

Does our fighting in Afghanistan hold any lessons for a battle with Iraq? A report card on the Afghan war's uneven first year

SCIENCE

A Tree Hugger's Delight

Meet 60 remarkable specimens and the eccentric British historian who is obsessed with them

SOCIETY

Who's Ready for Colege? (Education)

Conservatives want to get rid of remedial education. If so, only two-thirds of today's freshmen need apply

BUSINESS

Will Manage for Food

White-collar workers are being laid off at a record pace. So what do they do? Start new businesses, find lower-paying work — and take to the streets

THE ARTS

Welcome Back, Eloise (At Tea With Hilary Knight)

At tea with Hilary Knight, Eloise's illustrator, who first drew the plucky character in Kay Thompson's 1955 book

And They All Hate Chevy (Arts/Books)

A history of Saturday Night Live offers a frank and fascinating look at life inside a comedy sweatshop

Dave Eggers Gets Real (Arts/Books)

The mischievous memoirist delivers a powerful first novel about a road trip of global proportions

Hip-Hop Grownup (Arts/Music)

After nearly two decades as a rapper, LL Cool J is maturing in a genre that usually devours its elders

Evenings At The Improv (television)

Don't get me rewrite! TV comedies are finding ways to get laughs without a script

Birds of Prey (Short Takes/TELEVISION)

The WB, Wednesdays, 9p.m. E.T.

PERSONAL TIME

Invasion of the Robo-Editors

Automated news services can gather headlines in a flash. Is there still room for the human touch? Is there still room for the human touch?