NATION

Rudy's Mid-Life Crisis

Already battling cancer, New York City's Mayor Giuliani pulls the plug on his marriage. Will his Senate race against Hillary be next?

Imus 'n' Andy

The radio host and his sidekicks trade in bigotry

The Nucleus of Disaster

At the core of the wildfire at Los Alamos was a planned burn--and the government was behind it

WORLD

The China Drive

As Washington prepares to vote on trade, GM finds profits in the Middle Kingdom

SCIENCE

Ancient Exodus

Two skulls help explain when and why our ancestors left Africa

TECHNOLOGY

School for Hackers

The Love Bug's Manila birthplace is just one of many Third World virus breeding grounds

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

The Digital Reckoning (Viewpoint)

Listen up. The music industry is being kidnapstered, and it's fighting mad

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Television: The View At The Top (The Arts / Television)

Three years ago, Barbara Walters created a new kind of daytime show for a new kind of daytime audience. Now the five opinionated women of The View have given morning talk a makeover

Cinema: Bound for Extinction (The Arts / Cinema)

The cuddly old Disney formula proves outdated in Dinosaur. Where is Barney when we need him?

Music: Prince of Pleasantville (The Arts / Music)

He made Britney a Rolling Stone and took Toni to the top. Rodney Jerkins is pop's man of the moment

Books: Hapless Heroes (The Arts / Books)

George Saunders' fine satire about dead-end jobs and lost dreams

Theater: Good Luck (The Arts / Theater)

Arthur Miller's first play gets its first U.S. revival

Books: Leap (The Arts / Short Takes)

By Terry Tempest Williams

YOUR TIME

Family Fighting (Personal Time / Your Family)

What's a parent to do when the occasional noogie turns into a violent case of sibling rivalry?

Get Out of Hock (Personal Time / Your Money)

The market is iffy; the economy might be inflating. It's a good time to pay down some debt

PlayStation Redux (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Sony dominated last week's game Expo with its hot new machine. But who needs a new machine?

Dangerous Season (Personal Time / Your Health)

Forget those summer tans--they're an invitation to skin cancer. Kids especially need sun protection

SPECIAL SECTION

Are We Coming Apart Or Together? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

If you like things that are new and different, our globalizing world is a dream. Plenty of folks, though, want things to stay the same

Will China Be Number 1? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Five hundred years ago, China dominated Asia as the world's most advanced superpower. Now, with a growing economy and a young population, the nation is again rising to superpower status--with the U.S.

How Will We Fight? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

War won't get any less lethal in the next century, says the general who led the fight in Kosovo. And our battles will become even more complex

What Will Be The Weapons Of The Future? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Using lasers, fist-size reconnaissance drones and even honeybees, tomorrow's military will be ready to take on nearly any kind of enemy

Will Everyone Have The Bomb? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

It's still tough to deliver a nuclear punch, which is why we really need to worry about other weapons in the arsenal of destruction

Will Socialism Make a Comeback? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Khrushchev's furious claim that socialism would bury the West now looks like a joke. Yet the rumbling of antiglobalists shows that egalitarian sentiment isn't dead, just diffused

Will Service Still Stink? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

That depends on you. Because help is fading away, being replaced by--the customer. At least we'll be civil to ourselves

What Will Replace The Tech Economy? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Get ready for bioeconomy, which will supplant our infotech economy. Bioec will give new meaning to the smell of money

What Will Our Offices Look Like? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

As technology becomes part of the furniture, cramped cubicles will give way to flexible work spaces that adapt to your job--or mood

Will There Be Any Hope For The Poor? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Poverty isn't defined merely by GDP. It has political and educational causes, and multidimensional remedies

Will You Become Your Own Nation? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Scots, Croats, Chechens--everybody seems to want a country of his own. In the future, our loyalties may be determined by what we believe rather than where we live

What Will Peace Mean To The Middle East? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

If you think milk and honey, think again: Israel should be fine, but watch out for Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the other countries that have staved off change

What Will We Do For Work (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Drastic change is afoot. You'll have to be flexible and upgradable, but you may actually enjoy what you're doing

Who Will Top The Fortune 500? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

New entrants can't be discounted, but look for a big retailer to top-dog for years

How Will Advertisers Reach Us? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

In every way, and in every place possible, says one of America's great ad creators. But here's his soft sell: you may even like it

What Will Be the 10 Hottest Jobs? (Visions 21 / Our Work, Our World)

Looking for a career change? A decade ago, who would have guessed that Web designer would be one of the hottest jobs of 2000? Here are some clues

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