NATION
Off the Dole (Welfare)
Minnesota's welfare reform proves a winner
WORLD
Iran's New Revolutionary
In a land known for violent politics, one man is tackling the zealots. Even in the face of blood, he remains patient. An exclusive, inside look at
SCIENCE
Telltale Signals: When to Start Fretting About Forgetfulness (How It Works / Telltale Signals)
HEALTH & MEDICINE
How To Improve It: The Battle To Save Your Memory (Memory / How To Improve It)
Lost your keys or forgot a name--again? Boomers will try anything to sharpen an aging brain. What works--and when should you worry?
How It Works: Lots of Action in the Memory Game (Memory / How It Works)
New experiments are prompting scientists to rethink their old ideas about how memories form--and why the process sometimes falters
Junk Food Takes a Hit (Health)
New U.S. diet guidelines offer (mostly) good advice
SOCIETY
Twilight Of The Boomers (Living)
The author shudders at how the Summer of Love is descending into the Night of the Living Dead. And what are those diapers for?
Only the Best Scraps Go into These Books (Living)
More and more scrapbook devotees are celebrating the moments of their lives
SPORT
El Diablo on Ice (Sports)
Rookie Scott Gomez is the first Latino to play in the NHL. Now he's playing for the Stanley Cup
BRIEFING
60 Second Symposium (Notebook)
Notebook: Jun. 12, 2000 (Notebook)
The Military (Notebook)
Reports of Their Deaths Were Greatly Exaggerated
Ask Dr. Notebook (Notebook)
Learning to Leverage (Notebook)
Milestones Jun. 12, 2000 (Notebook / Milestones)
Eulogy: TITO PUENTE (Notebook)
The Law: How to Sack a District Attorney (Notebook)
How to Sack a District Attorney
What's New in Nude News (Notebook)
Numbers: Jun. 12, 2000 (Notebook)
Campaign Pledge Drive (Notebook)
What, No Turtle Wax? (Notebook)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The End of Arms Control (Essay)
George W. Bush proposed a radical new nuclear doctrine. No one noticed
What You Need Is More Vacation! (American Scene)
A crusading editor wants three to four weeks mandated by law
News Quiz Crossword Jun. 12, 2000 (News Quiz Crossword)
A Rocking-Chair Campaign (Comment)
Let's make the candidates prove themselves at home
A Militant Voice Silenced (Dividing Line)
Emerge magazine falls victim to social change
BUSINESS
Curing Managed Care
With costs rising and patients rebelling, the prognosis for HMOs isn't so good. Can a Wall Street whiz restore Aetna's health?
Get Well Soon: Picking a Plan (Get Well Soon)
EDUCATION
My Mom Made Honor Roll
Some parents are being graded by schools
LAW
Bush Hits The Pause Button (Capital Punishment)
By granting a reprieve to a convicted murderer, Bush highlights the first part of compassionate conservative. Will voters be impressed?
Why This Test Helps Bush (Capital Punishment)
Who Needs Lawyers?
Fed up with attorneys and their fees, people are taking the law into their own hands. And fumbling
Murder Rates: A New Killing Season? (Capital Punishment / Murder Rates)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Press: Examiner on the Block (The Arts / Press)
A major newspaper owner suffers an embarrassing trial when it tries to sell the monarch of the dailies
Music: Sinead Keeps The Faith (The Arts / Music)
The outspoken Irish singer sounds off on her new priesthood, celibacy, child rearing--and making her best album in years
Eyewitnesses to War (The Arts / Show Business)
A documentary focuses on the bravery of the servicemen who shot film instead of bullets
Cinema: Branagh Faces the Music (The Arts / Cinema)
His bad-singing, bad-dancing Love's Labour's Lost suggests this is the end of the reign of King Ken
Books: The Legacies of Heroes (The Arts / Books)
In two remarkable books, sons learn what their fathers--and a generation--did in World War II
Books: Doubly Good (The Arts / Books)
A winning first novel about Siamese twins
Music: Binaural Pearl Jam; Lifehouse: Elements Pete Townshend (The Arts / Short Takes)
Cinema: Sun Saga (The Arts / Cinema)
The bitter decline of a Hungarian-Jewish family
Books: Marrying The Mistress (The Arts / Short Takes)
By Joanna Trollope
Cinema: American Pimp (The Arts / Short Takes)
Directed by the Hughes Brothers
Hollywood Off-Ramp (The Arts / Short Takes)
E! Entertainment Television, Mondays, 10 p.m. E.T.
Television: Survivor: Age Takes Atoll (The Arts / Television)
On Pulau Tiga, and in the Nielsens, CBS's hit voyeur series shows that demographics still rule
YOUR TIME
Violent Cartoons (Personal Time / Your Family)
Should The Lion King be rated PG? A new study urges parents to monitor kids' animated videos
Learn to Play D (Personal Time / Your Money)
Volatility could be the rule this summer. Here's how to protect your portfolio and your sanity
Goof-Off Guide (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Having a dull day at work? Check out these fun websites--but only when the boss isn't looking
Crazy for Creatine (Personal Time / Your Health)
Everyone from Mark McGwire to kiddie jocks is using this muscle builder. But is it safe?