WORLD
Photo Essay: Out In The Cold (Refugees / Photo Essay)
Free from the Taliban, refugees now face disease and malnutrition
Showdown
AFTER A SAVAGE SPASM OF TERROR, SHARON AND ARAFAT FACE OFF IN A COLD TEST OF WILLS
Sharon Speaks: We Are Facing A War (Sharon Speaks)
Radicals On The Rise
The militant Islamic group Hamas enjoys a boost in popularity as it goes about its business of slaughtering Israelis
Suicide Attacks: Why The Bombers Keep Coming (Suicide Attacks)
The Cash Trail: Does Hamas Get Texas Money? (The Cash Trail)
WAR & TERRORISM
The Manhunt: Into The Caves (The Fall Of The Taliban / The Manhunt)
How the Taliban's collapse begins a new and dicey stage of the Afghan war
The Great New Afghan Hope (The Fall Of The Taliban / Afghanistan)
Hamid Karzai has survived the Taliban and U.S. friendly fire. Now he faces rebuilding his country
The Manhunt: Inside Kandahar: Nasty And Brutish (The Fall Of The Taliban / The Manhunt)
The Taliban Next Door (The American Taliban / The Prisoner)
At 16, John Walker was a quiet California kid. At 20, he was a Taliban warrior. How did he get from Marin County to Mazar-i-Sharif?
Legal Issues: What Do We Do With Him? (The American Taliban / The Prisoner)
BRIEFING
11 Years Ago In Time (Notebook)
Notebook: Dec. 17, 2001 (Notebook)
Largesse For A Defunct Airline (Notebook)
Forecast: What Happened To Winter? Just Wait (Notebook / Forecast)
Milestones Dec. 17, 2001 (Notebook / Milestones)
Hill Monitor: Horse Trading For A Trade Bill (Notebook / Hill Monitor)
The Kinko's Connection (Notebook)
Media Nation (Notebook)
For The Record Dec. 17, 2001 (Notebook / For The Record)
Terror Probe: Unmasking the Killer of An Anti-Taliban Leader (Notebook / Terror Probe)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
In Defense Of Denial (Essay)
A noted journalist, given a diagnosis of Parkinson's, makes the case for kidding yourself about bad news
TIME.com This Week DEC. 10-DEC. 16 (Time.com)
DEC. 10-DEC. 16
God Is Not On My Side. Or Yours (Essay)
BUSINESS
Can A Nice Guy Run This Thing?
How Gerald Levin picked a savvy diplomat to steer AOL Time Warner through turbulent times
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: Soldiers On The Screen (The Arts / Cinema)
AN UNSPARING PORTRAIT OF MEN UNDER FIRE, BLACK HAWK DOWN IS AN UNFORGETTABLE FILM
Television: Soaking Up Attention (The Arts / Television)
SpongeBob SquarePants, indomitable invertebrate, floats to the top of the sea of kids' programming
Music: Rock At The Top (The Arts / Music)
Creed's Weathered blows past Britney on the charts
Art: The Joy Of Color (The Arts / Art)
Long in Seurat's shadow, Paul Signac was a terrific painter in his own right
YOUR TIME
Have We Got A Car Deal For You! (Personal Time / Your Money)
Shoppers confront a dizzying variety of ways to buy a car. Here's how to find the best plan for your needs
All I Want For Christmas... (Personal Time / Your Technology)
Why should kids have all the fun? Online wish lists can be a blast, as long as you send them to the right people
Sleepless In America (Personal Time / Your Health)
A new pill can keep you alert on even a few hours of sleep--but it's not for everyone. What you need to know
Your Health: Dec. 17, 2001 (Personal Time / Your Health)
In Brief: Dec. 17, 2001 (Personal Time / Your Technology)
SPECIAL SECTION
Thinkers: What's The Big Idea? (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
Thinkers: TERRORISM: Listening To The Enemy (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
TERRORISM
Thinkers: No Time Like The Present (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
STREAMLINING PHYSICS
Thinkers: SEEKING ART'S PLEASURES: Where You Find Them (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
SEEKING ART'S PLEASURES
Thinkers: One World, After All (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
UNDERSTANDING GLOBALISM
The Nuke Pipeline (The Next Big Threat? / TIME In Depth)
The trade in nuclear contraband is approaching critical mass. Can we turn off the spigot?
Is This The Next Cipro? Not Quite (The Next Big Threat? / TIME In Depth)
Thinkers: God As A Postmodern (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
RADICAL ORTHODOXY
Thinkers: Academic Action Figure: THE LIFE OF THE MIND (Time 100: The Next Wave / Innovators)
THE LIFE OF THE MIND