COVER

ESSAY

NATION

WORLD

The Poppy Poison (World)

Heroin, Afghanistan's most lucrative export, ravages lives at home as well

TO OUR READERS

LETTERS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Six Thumbs Up! (The Culture / Tuned In)

Idol's hear-no-evil panel is a hit, but the world still needs judges

BUSINESS

PEOPLE

BRIEFING

Toxic Environment (Health&Science)

How safe are the thousands of chemicals children encounter every day?

Sathya Sai Baba: The Man Who Was God Is Dead (Milestones)

The influential and controversial guru who ran a multibillion-dollar charitable trust had countless adoring adherents, some of whom believe he may come back to life