In this issue
Edition: South Pacific
Edition: South Pacific
No. 39
COVER
Heroes of the Environment
The political leaders, entrepreneurs, activists and scientists leading the fight to save our planet
Leaders and Thinkers (Heroes of the Environment)
Moguls and Entrepreneurs (Heroes of the Environment)
Activists (Heroes of the Environment)
Scientists and Innovators (Heroes of the Environment)
ESSAY
Age of Activism
(In the Arena)
The financial meltdown may herald bigger reforms if the next President makes government work again
UNITED STATES
The Financial Crisis: Who Can Lead Us Out of This Mess?
(Campaign '08 / The Economy)
How to pick a President amid financial chaos
Three Men and a Bailout (The Economy)
How fears of another Depression forced an unlikely trio to take charge of U.S. capitalism and why the country will never be the same
ARTS
Spike Lee Goes To War
(Movies)
The feisty auteur finds racism and redemption on the battlefield
LETTERS
Inbox

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The Weekly Acoustic News
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World
Photos: Silvio Berlusconi and the Politics of Sex
Pictures of the Week
Short List: TIME's Weekly Critics' Picks
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending