(FORTUNE Magazine) – The 20th century decided one thing: Capitalism rules! The challenge for the 21st will be how we deal with technological change. Here are thoughts from some of America's keenest minds.

CONTENTS

Contributors F-2

Managing in the Info Era by Geoffrey Colvin F-6

Design for the Digital Revolution by Bill Joy F-10

Unleashing the Millennium by Paul Krugman F-16

Blessings From the Book of Life by David Stipp F-21

'Sister Carrie' Is Gone for Good by James Wood F-29

Inventing Tomorrow Today by Nicholas Stein F-34

Profits, Darwinism, And The Internet by Justin Fox F-40

Office Fantasies of the Future by Nicholas Stein F-44

Hard Times: A Letter From 2035 by Bruce Sterling F-49

FORTUNE's Early Eye by Suzanne Koudsi F-54

The Corporation Comes Home by Joseph Nocera F-72

Business and Race: Only Halfway There by Arthur A. Fletcher F-76

How a Virtuoso Plays the Web by Brent Schlender F-79

A Big-Oil Man Gets Religion interview with Sir John Browne F-87

The Art of Covering Business by Daniel Okrent F-90