ANALYSIS
Uganda Opens to Democracy
Gus Constantine
The Debate Over Expanding the UN Security Council
Betsy Pisik
How Iran and the U.S. Could Become Allies
Mark N. Katz

COMMENTARY
Make Mobile Not War: The Second Act in the Mideast
Dan Steinbock
Is $60 a Barrel OPEC's Fault?
Youssef M. Ibrahim
Why They Hate America
Alon Ben-Meir

FEATURE
Despite Ethical Concerns, Stem-Cell Study Thrives in South Korea
Jeremy Kirk

POINT-COUNTERPOINT
Grand Delusions: Open Borders Will Destroy Society
Ira Mehlman
The Ultimate Solution to Illegal Mexican Immigration
Robert Reid

 

EDUCATION
Grappling With Americans' Geography Ignorance
Ann Geracimos

FAMILY
Newlyweds' Challenge: Merging Possessions as They Join Their Lives
Shelley Widhalm

FOOD
Chocolate's Dark Little Secret: What's Good and What's Not About It
Shelley Widhalm

HEALTH
Back Pain and the Importance of Posture
Shelley Widhalm

PETS
Perfecting Man's Best Friend
Christian Toto

TRAVEL
Eire's Less-Traveled Roads
Mary Margaret Green

TRENDS
The High Cost of Being Poor
Peter Gorman

WRITERS AND WRITING
Rediscovering Rudyard Kipling
Cynthia Grenier

FILM
Powermobiles: Batman's Cars Push the Limits on Design and Gadgets
Joseph Szadkowski

JEWELRY
An Array of Opulent Pearls
Jen Waters

IMPACTS
New Fossil Upsets Dinosaur Tale
University of California at Berkeley

NATURE WALK
A Breakthrough in Understanding How Deep-Sea Animals Survive
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

SCIENCE AND HEALTH
The Effect of Thoughts on Our Immune System
Shelley Widhalm

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Groping for the Role of Genes in Aging
Ann Geracimos

FEATURE
Mali Is Putting All Its Eggs in One Rail Line
United Press International Staff Writer

PATTERNS
As One Arab Nation Modernizes, Child Neglect Rears Its Head
Asya Al-Lamky