COVER

The Tipping Point? (The Supreme Court)

Sandra Day O'Connor's surprise resignation unleashes a battle over whether the high court will gain a new swing vote or a solid-right identity

The Power Broker (The Supreme Court)

Conservative yet moderate, sticking up for Roe v. Wade and states' rights, she changed America one vote at a time. A look at her legacy

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  • Nomination Battles
    Nominations to the high court have provoked pungent debates going back three centuries

What's at Stake in The Fight (The Supreme Court)

The ideological balance on the high court shapes how hot-button issues of the day are decided. A sampling of topics the court may address

PRESS

Time Inc.: When to Give Up a Source

In surrendering a reporter's notes, Time Inc.'s top editor says the rule of law trumps the promise of confidentiality. Where does journalism go from here?

BRIEFING

Divesting to Help Sudan (Notebook)

A growing number of institutions divest from companies that do business in Sudan

Stamps of Disapproval (Notebook)

Mexico's government sets off a racial controversy by issuing a series of postage stamps

Threat to the G.O.P.? (Notebook)

Katherine Harris, Florida secretary of state in 2000, is now being urged by the Bush family not to run for the U.S. Senate

News Quiz: How He Got Off (Notebook / News Quiz)

A look back at the trial of HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy that ended in acquittal

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Chasing Desi Dollars (Time Bonus Section August 2005: Inside Business / Marketing)

Their roots are on the Indian subcontinent; their wallets are here. Why companies are catering to a hot minority: Desis

GE's Green Awakening (Time Bonus Section August 2005: Inside Business / Strategy)

Jeff Immelt is making General Electric a more eco-friendly company-beacause that's where the profits are

By a Thread (Time Bonus Section August 2005: Inside Business)

How family-run springs industries toughs it out in the brutal textile game

CEO Speaks: New Game Plan (Time Bonus Section August 2005: Inside Business / CEO Speaks)

Ameritrade is scoring under CEO Joe Moglia, a former football coach

WORLD

Tracking Hurricane Hugo

Venezuela's President Chavez idolizes Castro, rails at Bush and leads Latin America's leftist wave

SOCIETY

Land of the Free

Despite the real estate boom, towns across America's heartland are giving acreage away. The only catch: You have to live there

Honor Among Beasts (Behavior)

Think altruism, empathy and a sense of fair play are traits only humans possess? Think again

BUSINESS

EDUCATION

Who Gets the Break?

Should illegal immigrants qualify for in-state college tuition? Inside a brewing controversy

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Last Roar From a Legend (Movies)

He's old. He's retired. Nobody talks about him anymore. How dare Ingmar Bergman make yet another great film?

YOUR TIME

PEOPLE

LETTERS

ESSAY