TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Comment:

Looking North

Latin America: Looking North or South?

Mexico's Future-So Close to God, So Close to the United States VICENTE FOX
Erasing the Border of Time CARLOS FUENTES
The United States and Latin America at Century's Turn ABRAHAM F. LOWENTHAL
Globalization From Below HUGO CHAVEZ
Trust and Transition Alvaro VARGAS LLOSA
Bringing Wealth to the Poor: A Deed for Every Home HERNANDO DE SOTO

Crossing the Digital Divide:

The Internet in China: A New Fantasy? WANG JISI
Microcredit and IT for the Poor MUHAMMAD YUNUS
A Global Deficit of Decent Work JUAN SOMAVIA
The Digital Age After the First Wave RODRIGO LARA MESQUITA

As the World Turns:

A Broken Peace NABILO SHAATH, SHIMON PERES, NATAN SHARANSKY
George W's Worldview CONDOLEEZA RICE
On Globalization, Jerusalem and Unislamic Progress MOHAMAD MAHATHIR
A Common-Sense Solution to Global Warming JAMES HANSEN
Debalkanize the Balkans GEORGE PAPANDREOUS

The New Century:

Challenge of the New Century: Finding an AIDS Vaccine DAVID BALTIMORE
Frail Voices, Not Great Laws GAO XINGJJAN

Thinkery:

Houellebecq's Elementary Particles MARK LILLA
Cloning: Central Planning of the 21st Century? NATHAN GARDELS

Just Think:

How to Reform the Electoral College ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR.