COVER

How Safe Are Vaccines? (Cover Story)

Parents are opting out of shots for their kids. What the science says about the risks—and what you should do

NATION

What Does Hillary Want? (The Well / Campaign '08)

The primaries nearly done, the Democrats need to make peace. Will Hillary push to be Obama's Veep pick? Hint: Bill wants her to

The War Over Michelle Obama (The Well / Campaign '08)

She sings in a different key on the campaign trail, which has made her a powerful surrogate--and a prime target

Big Love for Big Brown (The Well / Sport)

Big Brown is in the homestretch of a bid for the Triple Crown. The horse has been faultless, which can't be said for all the humans surrounding him

ESSAY

Straw-Man Diplomacy (Commentary / In the Arena)

McCain is trying to brand Obama as soft on Iran. He should get his own facts straight first

WORLD

China: Roused by Disaster (The Well / World / China)

The quake has revealed the compassionate side of China's Me generation and put the government under unprecedented scrutiny. The country will never be the same

Postcard: Naypyidaw (Postcard: Naypyidaw)

Isolated from the carnage of Cyclone Nargis, Burma's new capital is ruled by a surreal sense of order. Inside the abode of the paranoid kings

BRIEFING

The Senator's Smile. (The Moment: Boston)

A life of accomplishment offsets Kennedy's tragic diagnosis

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Battling Brain Cancer (Life: Living - User''s Guide - Fit Nation / Health)

A neurosurgeon explains why Senator Kennedy's tumor is so hard to treat and how new therapies may help

SOCIETY

Downsizing Your Wedding (Life: Living - User''s Guide - Fit Nation / Living)

A tighter economy is forcing more couples to look for creative ways of cutting costs on the big day

TECHNOLOGY

Shigeru Miyamoto: The Wizard of Wii (The Well / Profile)

The mind behind Mario and other Nintendo characters, Shigeru Miyamoto turned the Wii into a world beater. His next trick: making weight-watching fun

The Idiot Box Gets Smart (User''s Guide)

Unlimited downloading is the final TV frontier. A new gadget, teamed with Netflix, tries to realize the dream

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Indy Fatigable (Arts: Movies - Television - Downtime / Movies)

The old hero is still nimble, but the vaunted action franchise is showing its age

Less Lost Is More (Arts: Movies - Television - Downtime / Television)

How TV's most entertaining mystery gained new life--by planning its own demise

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Well-Oiled Machine (Global Business: Energy - Enterpreneurs And Risk / Canada)

With a push from Exxon, Alberta's tar sands are poised to increase oil production to Saudi-like levels

Myth of the Fearless Entrepreneur (Global Business: Energy - Enterpreneurs And Risk / Management)

Start-ups aren't as risky as you think. It's the lack of risk-taking that hurts growth

Business Books

Having an identity crisis? Maybe you haven't been buying the right brand of energy drink. Why we are what we buy. CEOs as celebrities; CEOs as saints

LETTERS