ANALYSIS
France Softens Its Stance Against the U.S.
Andrew Borowiec
Nepal's Poor Suffer Most in Civil War: Maoist Rebels Seen Making Gains
Chitra Tiwari

COMMUNICATIONS
Telecom Rules Are a ''Fiction''
Gene Koprowski

ECONOMIC WATCH
September 11 Continues to Weigh Down the U.S. Economy
T.K. Maloy

EDUCATION WATCH
U.S. Schools Can Indeed Improve
Hil Anderson

FEATURE
Panama Leaders Considering Canal Upgrade: Waterway May Gain Third ''Lane''
Heather J. Carlson

HUMAN WELFARE
Welfare-Recipient Decline Is Only a Part of the Picture
Christian Bourge

LAW AND SOCIETY
A Slippery Hold on the Courts
Michael Kirkland
Is the Death Penalty Broken?
Michael Kirkland

MEDIA IN REVIEW
The Democracy/Media Link in Latin America
Dr. Ann Marie Look

 

HEALTH
Building Cities for Better Health
Brad Amburn
The MSG Debate: Illness Cases Taken With a Grain of Salt
Shelley Widhalm

INTERNET
New Views on the "Digital Divide"
Gene Koprowski

PETS
Our Presidents' Pets
Linda Owen

TRAVEL
Brittany's Broad Canvas
Corrinna Lothar
Massachusets: Down or Up, the World Moves Slower on Martha's Vineyard
Brien Hefler

MUSEUMS
The Himalayas in New York: A New Museum to Expand Your World View
Fred Stern

MUSIC/FILM
Passing of 3 Great Composers Ends an Era in Film
T.L. Ponick

THINKING ABOUT ART
Art as an Aid for Human Species Survival
Brett Cooke
The Fundamentals That Unite Science and Art
Edward O. Wilson

THIRD WORLD ART
Coastal Town Nurtures Art Amid Chaos in Haiti
Larry Luxner

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Oceans: The Secret Factor in Climate Control
UPI Staff Writer

THINKING ABOUT SCIENCE
Can We Reduce Chemistry to Physics?
Hans Primas

GLOBALIZATION
Exploiting Chinese Migrant Workers in Israel
Leah Krauss

PEOPLES
Lapland’s Mystic Land of Frost and Reindeer
Ben Barber

WORLD OF WORK
Microcredit and the Empowerment of Jordan's Poor
Sana Abdallah