COVER

Wal-Mart Nation (China Rising)

The world's largest retailer isn't just buying--and selling--stuff in China. It has become a major force for change

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  • By the Numbers
    China is an economic powerhouse that's growing, competing for resources and bursting with consumers
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  • Living Large
    A map of China's population growth and density
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Changing the Game in China (China Rising)

From tycoon to nationalist, gay-rights lawyer to maverick moviemaker, these people are shaping a proud new country

China Rising: The Last Frontier (China Rising)

Almost anything goes these days--but you still can't oppose the Communist Party. Will China ever really be free?

BRIEFING

NATION

The e-Health Revolution

How a bipartisan bill from Hillary Clinton and Bill Frist could help jump-start a new kind of health-care reform

Who Blew the Leads?

The Saudis get blamed for not revealing more after 9/11. Maybe they said more than the FBI took in

RELIGION

SPORT

The Nationals Pastime

Led by its crafty, crusty manager, the new team in Washington is winning over a baseball-starved city

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Music: Pooh-bahs of Poverty (Music / Music)

Three big shots, eight very big shows. Bob Geldof, Bono and Richard Curtis talk to Josh Tyrangiel about what on earth they're doing with LIVE 8

Makes You Wanna Holler

An account of the 1994 theft of The Scream examines the lowbrow world of high-art thievery

SCIENCE

YOUR TIME

Technology: 10 Cool Websites (Technology)

Time.com's annual survey of the Web's most useful and interesting sites spotlights both great newcomers and veterans with new tricks. Here are 10 of the best.

PEOPLE

Q&A Michael Caine

is about to take a suicidal nosedive into a speeding comet--all for the sake of

LETTERS

ESSAY

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