COVER
The World's Most Influential People (TIME 100)
Our fifth annual list of the world's most influential people: leaders, thinkers, heroes, artists, scientists and more
ASIA
India's Medical Emergency
Economic progress hasn't eased the strain on India's overburdened, underfunded health-care system. Meet the real sick man of Asia
Fukuda's Last Stand
Japan's Prime Minister needs to get his China politics right or he could be out the door
UNITED STATES
Political Operator (Campaign '08)
Harold Ickes has toiled for insurgent Democrats since Eugene McCarthy in 1968. Now he's stalking super-delegates for Hillary Clinton. Can the master of the game pull off a miracle and deliver her the nomination? He's got a plan
COMMENTARY
The Road to Damascus
Washington's revelation that North Korea helped Syria build a nuclear plant could deal the six-party talks a blow
LIFE
The Waiting Game (Education)
More college applicants are being told "maybe." A guide to getting in off the waitlist
TECHNOLOGY
My Life Without TV (Nerd World)
Has the Internet made the old-fashioned idiot box obsolete? There's one way to find out: get rid of it