Vol. 139 No. 4, October 2006
Index
- Chocolate: who makes it, who eats it.
- Game show.
- Letter from the editor.
- Kenyans greet Obama.
- Two champion.
- Horses to horsepower.
- Numbers in the news.
- Torturing pants for profit.
- Midterms: a tough test for Congress: polls show most Americans are unhappy with President Bush and even less happy with Congress. Will next month's midterm elections produce a big shake-up in Washington?
- Out of the jungle: what happens when a Stone Age people leaves the South American wilderness for the modern world?
- Lost boy found: a young man whose childhood was shattered by a brutal civil war in Africa celebrates an achievement in America.
- Can Afghanistan stay the course? Five years after the overthrow of the Taliban, a fragile democracy is struggling to survive, even with the help of U.S. troops.
- Should English be declared America's national language? A nation of immigrants considers the pros and cons of giving English official status.
- World affairs annual 2007.
- Economic map of the world.
- Europe.
- Africa.
- Middle East.
- Asia.
- Oceania.
- North America.
- South America.
- Snapshots.
- Cartoons.