COVER

What a Surge Really Means (World)

Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?

NATION

The Anti-Clinton (Profile)

By ditching the formula of one Clinton, John Edwards aims to upset the other

The Wizard of Odd

How a convicted felon and admitted drug dealer has become the blogosphere's secret weapon in the war against e-voting

SPORT

BRIEFING

Return of the Nixon Doctrine (Notebook / Viewpoint)

As Somalia shows, the U.S. is letting others do its bidding. Here's why that can't last

WORLD

SCIENCE

How Business Saw the Light (Going Green)

Smart companies are using the environment not just to seem virtuous but to crush their rivals

BUSINESS

Welcome to Wi-Fi-Ville

As municipal wireless pops up, so do questions: Who pays for it? Who runs it? Who's looking over your shoulder?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Year of The 3quel (Movies)

With some of the biggest box-office monsters coming back again, we hereby dub 2007 the year of the 3quel

PEOPLE

TO OUR READERS

LETTERS

ESSAY

The Next Meltdown (Columnists / History)

It took one act of terrorism in 1914 to cripple the world's financial markets. Why it could happen again

The $10 Solution (Columnists / The Power of One)

Malaria kills 2 million African children a year. Here's a simple plan for saving their lives

A Spammer's Revenge (Columnists / Law)

Don't call a junk mailer that, or you could get sued. His right to free speech trumps your right to privacy