NATION

WORLD

The Vote In Iran

The President and his brother are trying to stage a reformist sweep at the polls

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Landscape of Horror (Letter from Chechnya)

Russian troops may have pacified Grozny, but the war isn't close to over

BUSINESS

Behind The Hack Attack

How the Web's top sites were clogged by devilishly simple programs, cleverly deployed

EDUCATION

Fear of a Gay School

As gay-straight alliances proliferate, so do virulent protests and legal battles against their existence

LAW

A Refuge For Throwaways

The spate of Dumpster babies stirs a movement to provide a safe space for unwanted newborns

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

YOUR TIME

Asking for Trouble (Personal Time / Your Family)

It pays to pop all sorts of questions long before the knot is tied. Who knows what you'll find out

Down in Smoke (Personal Time / Your Money)

Once venerated, Philip Morris is now loathed. But moral issues aside, the stock is inviting

Web Know-It-Alls (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Here's a new breed of site, where everyone's an expert. Just ask 'em, and they'll tell you

Silent and Deadly (Personal Time / Your Health)

The number of dangerous ministrokes is rising. Here's how you can protect yourself

SPECIAL SECTION

The Sky's The Limit (Time Select / Global Business)

With the U.S. booming and the rest of the world picking up steam, TIME's Board of Economists measures the prospects--and pitfalls

Getting Better At Doing Good (Time Select / Global Business)

A dynamic breed of entrepreneur is using business strategies to combat social ills

Beenz Counters (Time Select / Global Business)

Can an upstart firm make its new product the first legal tender of the World Wide Web?

All of London's His Stage (Time Select / Global Business)

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 10-theater purchase makes him the West End's biggest impresario

Will Politicians Matter? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

Religion will increasingly replace electoral politics as the realm where battles for the national soul are fought

Who Will Be The Next Elite? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

Wasps once ruled the country. Then came a college-educated meritocracy. But to join the new ruling class, you'll need a hot business

Will Women Still Need Men? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

We're only a few in vitro developments away from gender independence. A fantastical look at the implications--and a user's guide to Guy Land and Gal Land

Will Gay Marriage Be Legal? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

Yes, eventually. But winning full social approval for same-sex couples is another matter

Will Teenagers Disappear? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

As kids grow up ever faster, that carefree age known as adolescence may soon be a memory

Will We Ever Log Off? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

Eating, playing racquetball, brushing our teeth--surely we won't be doing everything online in the future? Don't be too sure

Will A Woman Become Pope? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

A wave of female pastors may make the Vatican look like a lonely male bastion

What Will Our Houses Look Like? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

As space grows more precious and technology more dazzling, home, sweet home will be changing

What Will Our Skyline Look Like? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

In a future that's already dawning, the boxes of modern architecture are being blown to pieces

Will We Have Any Privacy Left? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

When our whole life is turned into data, spies will have access to our past, our present--and even our future. But don't despair

What Will We Do On Saturday Night? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

Thanks to the bombardment of entertainment at home, we'll crave live experiences that stimulate our senses, blow our mind and evoke awe

Will We Still Go Out To The Game? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

We won't need to, once we can experience every bone-crunching tackle and Mike Tyson uppercut at home

What Will Make Us Laugh? (Visions 21 / How We Will Live)

A comic wonders where the punch lines of the future will come from. And whether we'll have any time left for the set-ups

PEOPLE

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