Table of ContentsCoverOne World, After All UNDERSTANDING GLOBALISMCan A Nice Guy Run This Thing? How Gerald Levin picked a savvy diplomat to steer AOL Time Warner through turbulent timesRadicals On The Rise The militant Islamic group Hamas enjoys a boost in popularity as it goes about its business of slaughtering IsraelisThe Great New Afghan Hope Hamid Karzai has survived the Taliban and U.S. friendly fire. Now he faces rebuilding his countryCoverThe Kinko's ConnectionIs This The Next Cipro? Not QuiteUnmasking the Killer of An Anti-Taliban LeaderListening To The Enemy TERRORISM"We Are Facing A War"Soldiers On The Screen AN UNSPARING PORTRAIT OF MEN UNDER FIRE, BLACK HAWK DOWN IS AN UNFORGETTABLE FILMWhat's The Big Idea?What Do We Do With Him?What Happened To Winter? Just WaitRock At The Top Creed's Weathered blows past Britney on the chartsInto The Caves How the Taliban's collapse begins a new and dicey stage of the Afghan warAll I Want For Christmas... Why should kids have all the fun? Online wish lists can be a blast, as long as you send them to the right peopleInside Kandahar: Nasty And BrutishLettersThe Nuke Pipeline The trade in nuclear contraband is approaching critical mass. Can we turn off the spigot?Where You Find Them SEEKING ART'S PLEASURESTIME.com DEC. 10-DEC. 16Does Hamas Get Texas Money?Your HealthOut In The Cold Free from the Taliban, refugees now face disease and malnutritionNotebookSleepless In America A new pill can keep you alert on even a few hours of sleep--but it's not for everyone. What you need to knowGod As A Postmodern RADICAL ORTHODOXYAcademic Action Figure THE LIFE OF THE MINDPeopleNo Time Like The Present STREAMLINING PHYSICSWhy The Bombers Keep ComingFor The Record11 Years Ago In TimeHave We Got A Car Deal For You! Shoppers confront a dizzying variety of ways to buy a car. Here's how to find the best plan for your needsGod Is Not On My Side. Or YoursThe Taliban Next Door At 16, John Walker was a quiet California kid. At 20, he was a Taliban warrior. How did he get from Marin County to Mazar-i-Sharif?Showdown AFTER A SAVAGE SPASM OF TERROR, SHARON AND ARAFAT FACE OFF IN A COLD TEST OF WILLSThe Joy Of Color Long in Seurat's shadow, Paul Signac was a terrific painter in his own rightLargesse For A Defunct AirlineMilestonesSoaking Up Attention SpongeBob SquarePants, indomitable invertebrate, floats to the top of the sea of kids' programmingMedia NationIn BriefHorse Trading For A Trade BillIn Defense Of Denial A noted journalist, given a diagnosis of Parkinson's, makes the case for kidding yourself about bad news
