COVER
The Incredibly Shrinking Court (Cover Story / The Well / Nation)
The Roberts Supreme Court has not found much common ground lately. And that's just the way the Chief Justice likes it
Clarence Thomas: "This Is Not About Us" (Cover Story / The Well / Nation)
Interview with Clarence Thomas
NATION
On the Fence: A Voter's Guide To the 2008 Election (The Well / Nation)
ESSAY
Does Merle Haggard Speak for America? (Commentary)
At least one white male voter is planning to return to the Democrats' fold in 2008
Merle Haggard's Fightin' Side
Podcast: Joe Klein talks with the country star about why he's returning to the Democratic fold in 2008
The Human-Rights Vacuum (Commentary)
Darfur and Burma stir no response because the U.S. is discredited while China's power grows
A Nobel Warrior
Is the remarkable life of one of this year's laureates a triumph of nature or nurture?
WORLD
Postcard: Pakistan (Postcard: Pakistan.)
A country all too familiar with military dictators is hoping a disgraced politician can pull off a comeback. Welcome to Benazir Bhutto's schizophrenic home turf
Anatomy Of a Failed Revolution (The Well / World)
A correspondent looks back on a week of hope and despair in Burma's brief, shining--but ultimately doomed--uprising
Burma: Aftermath
Photographer James Nachtwey finds tensions lurking beneath the surface as the embattled nation tries to return to life as normal
TO OUR READERS
Hope and Despair
A doomed uprising seen through experienced eyes--and an expert lens. Plus, a farewell to Alexandra Boulat
HEALTH & MEDICINE
The Problem with Transfusions (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Health)
New research suggests that banked blood may lack a key, lifesaving ingredient
SOCIETY
Hunting Big Game in Urban Areas (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Society)
As residential areas spread deeper into the countryside, animal poaching moves closer to home
BRIEFING
My Friend, Steve Fossett (Appreciation)
Insatiably curious, Steve Fossett soared to new heights and took us along for the ride
Photo Essay: Steve Fossett
Millionaire adventurer
Looking Up (The Moment)
Something may be stirring out there; now we have a better chance of hearing it
Eavesdropping 2.0 (Washington Memo)
London's Big Letdown (World Spotlight)
Campaign Briefing: Oct 22, 2007 (Campaign Briefing)
Numbers: Oct. 22, 2007 (Numbers)
People: Oct. 22, 2007 (People / People)
Dashboard: Oct. 22, 2007 (Dashboard / Dashboard)
Milestones Oct. 22, 2007 (Milestones)
Verbatim: Oct. 22, 2007 (Notebook)
BUSINESS
General Motors' Green Leap Forward (The Well / Business)
The automaker gets ready to roll out a new line of hybrids — including SUVs. Why it waited so long to come clean
The History of the Electric Car
Since the advent of the automobile, car makers have struggled to build mainstream electric vehicles. Here are their best and worst attempts
Back Home on the Hobby Farm (Life After Work)
Retirees are working hard--and loving it--as they abandon the city to till the soil
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
That Director Looks Familiar (Movies)
The smile. The cleft chin. The stubble. Didn't that guy used to be Ben Affleck?
Lost in Boston (Movies)
Nothing like a Ben Affleck movie. In a good way
The Sunshine Boy (Exhibit)
A vast new show illuminates J.M.W. Turner, the man who took British painting into the light
Art Lessons (Life / Fashion)
Cutting-edge designers are taking inspiration from trailblazing artists
Downtime: Oct. 22, 2007 (Downtime)
5 Things. What you can learn from politicos, what movie remake to avoid at all costs (we're talking about you, Sleuth) and what TV finale to watch
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Jenna Bush (10 Questions)
Her carefree college days are over. The President's daughter has written a book about a teenage mother living with HIV. Oh, yeah, and the First Twin recently got engaged. Jenna Bush will now take your questions
SPECIAL SECTION
Building a Better Family (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)
How a few big ideas lead to happier kids, more full-time fathers and a town where weddings are king
Arlene Healey (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)
Not all the wounds from Belfast's sectarian wars are the kind you can see. A family counselor at last brings a cure
Francisco Maroto (Life / Innovators)
A mayor saves his town by marketing a simple product: weddings--both gay and straight
Kimberly Hubbard (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)
Day care isn't much help for a parent who works at night. One woman takes the late shift
Horace Ho-Shing Ip (Life: Society - Fashion - Health - Life After Work - Innovators / Innovators)
Troubled kids do not always respond to help. Add a computer scientist and 3-D games, and all that changes
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Business Books (Business / Books)
When the no-boundaries, always-on rat race leaves you behind, speed up and enjoy the ride. Plus: the neuroscience of money; rethinking business school
Tiger's New Lair (Sport / The Golf Game)
His first U.S. design project could test the strength of the softening golf-community housing market
Pipe Dream (Environment / Environment)
Preventing corrosion in oil and gas lines isn't only necessary. It's also a profitable and growing niche
The New Expatriates (Business / Work In Progress)
Dazzling growth and a baffling workplace culture greet U.S. managers in China and India
Risky Business (Business / World Trade)
Investing in North Korea might seem like a crazy idea, but some are betting that stronger commercial links could push the Hermit Kingdom toward reform