How The Right Went Wrong (Nation)
Conservatives are gloomy. The Republican candidates are struggling. Can the party reclaim Reagan's legacy?


Victims of an Outsourced War (TIME Investigation)
They were killed in Iraq fighting not for their country but for their company. Now the families of four slain employees of a private security firm are seeking answers


Iran's War Within
Why signs of turmoil among Iran's leaders may be the U.S.'s best hope for avoiding a showdown with Tehran

An Offer on the Table
Iran's ambassador to the U.N. was supposed to be heading home. Instead, he's staying put--and making one last attempt to break the nuclear impasse


Why the Buffalo Roam (Environment)
Bison are flourishing again on the plains--because we like to eat them. Thoughts on a paradox


Where Doctors Go Wrong (Medicine)
A new book argues that most medical mistakes are the result not of technical mishaps but of common mental traps. Here are four things to watch out for


Conscientious Objectors (Life / History)
Opposing the War of 1812 killed the Federalist Party. Democrats should tread carefully

Teens Team Up to Give Back (Life / The Power of One)
City Year offers students an inspiring intro to the world of community service

Google Gooses Big Media (Life / The Curious Capitalist)
The search giant rewrote the rules of distribution and selling ads. The big movie, TV and print outfits may never catch up

A Road Map to Prevention (Life / Crime)
The best way to reduce recidivism is through rehabilitation--not of prisoners but of the neighborhoods that produce them


The Second Commandment Republicans (Commentary)
Mike Huckabee is more interested in salvation than condemnation. And that's exactly why he irks people in his party

Limousine Liberal Hypocrisy (Commentary)
Carbon credits alone won't do much to offset the damage done by energy-guzzling spendthrifts. Al Gore, cut the pretense


Verbatim (Briefing)

The Confession Procession (Briefing / The Moment)
These are days of absolution in the nation's capital

NUMBERS (Briefing)

Newsreel (Briefing / Dashboard)

People (Briefing / People)

A Sub-Prime Primer (Briefing / Dashboard)

Of Longhorns And Loyalty (Briefing / Dashboard)

Milestone (Briefing)

Demigratize (Briefing / Dashboard)

Surge Protection (Briefing / Dashboard)

Hearts and Minds (Dashboard)

A Whole New Crew
A down-on-its-luck retailer and an out-of-work merchant fashion a joint comeback. How Mickey Drexler erased the gap in his résumé


Will Ferrell: Brilliant Idiot (Arts: The Big Picture - Books - Downtime / Movies)
How the sketch comedian made a career out of improvised stupidity, humiliation and bare skin

The Coming Fight Over TV Gore (Culture Complex)
Janet Jackson's nipples are so three years ago. The guardians of decency are now turning their attention from sex to violence. Look out, Jack Bauer

The Year of Mathemagical Thinking (Books)
Nerd icon Douglas Hofstadter crunches the numbers on who humans really are

The Attack of the Left-Wing Weepie (The Big Picture)
Just as teen boys love action films, so the erudite fall for social sentimentality

Five Classy Clowns

Downtime (Downtime)


Home Work (Global Business / Mexico)
If there are jobs, there's no need to go al otro lado. How one town beat the system to fund start-ups

A Thirst for Growth (Global Business / Infrastructure)
Your water supply may be controlled by a French company--even if you live in China

Positive Poles (Global Business / Europe)
How emigrants boosted the economy in Britain and Ireland

Leading! Without! Tom! Peters! (Global Business / Management)
After the hyperenthusiastic star consultant left his firm, it learned to really manage


Steven Strong (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
He's working to bring down the cost of solar power for homes, so that lots more households can afford it

Gail Vittori (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
She's showing health-care providers the many ways they can enter the age of sustainable design

Natasha Iype and Jeeth Iype (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
In India, building green can mean promoting a return to traditional living arrangements

A New Plan for the Planet. (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
Protecting the earth means rethinking how we build, one solar panel at a time

Enrico Borgarello (Innovators / Building a Greener World)
You think cement is just a building material? Here's a man who says it can be a smog buster too

10 Questions for Chris Rock (10 Questions)
The outspoken stand-up star takes a softer turn in his new movie, I Think I Love My Wife. But that doesn't mean he has mellowed


Top 10 Best Sellers of 2027 (Checkout)
We look ahead at the books that will top the charts 20 years from now


A New Chapter
We've redesigned TIME to provide you with a clearer and more forward-looking take on the world


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