The End of Excess (The Well / Cover Story)
Our 30-year winning streak couldn't last forever. Now we're sobering up. How a reset can make America a saner, better place


Detroit Tries to Get on a Road to Renewal (The Well / Nation)
Amid old Detroit's ruins, urban visionaries are plotting the city's comeback
 The Remains of Detroit
Photographer Sean Hemmerle finds an elegiac sign of America's fading industrial might in the crumbling urban ruins of the Motor City

Can Max Baucus Deliver Health Care for Obama? (The Well / Nation)
An unlikely champion of reform takes the lead in the Senate


Obama's on the World Stage: What Power Means (Commentary / In the Arena)
Obama needs to throw his weight around on the world stage — but be ready when things don't go his way

The Obamathon: Is the President Doing Too Much TV? (Commentary / Tuned In)
Pundits say the President is overexposed. But in today's media, that's the only kind of exposure that works

Moving On Up: The Senate Shifts Offices (Commentary)
When the Senate shifts offices, someone needs to carry all that valuable stuff. Not me — but someone


Watching for Immigrants Off California's Coast (Postcard: San Diego)
As the U.S. cracks down on its southern border, the Pacific has become an attractive route for human smugglers. A cat-and-mouse game on the high seas
 High Seas Border Patrol
Photos: From the sea and the air, agents are guarding the waters off San Diego
 Illegal Immigration by Sea
Video: Beach landings are part of a recent spike in illegal immigration by sea to the San Diego area from Tijuana

Gordon Brown: 'Sometimes a Crisis Forces Change' (The Well / An Interview With Gordon Brown)
The British Prime Minister talks about the global economic crisis and the upcoming G-20 meeting

A World of Troubles (The Well / The Economy)
Political leaders will meet in London to try to rescue a global economy in its worst shape in decades. A look at how four countries are hurting

Ireland (The Well / The Economy)
The Celtic Tiger grew frisky with foreign firms. They're leaving

Singapore (The Well / The Economy)
The city-state did everything right. Too bad that wasn't enough

Spain (The Well / The Economy)
A property boom went bust, and now good jobs are few and far between

Taiwan (The Well / The Economy)
Who will benefit from the high-tech crash? Maybe China


Milestones (Milestones)

White House Renovation (Briefing)

Gianni Giansanti (Briefing / Milestones)

The World (Briefing)
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES

Jade Goody (Briefing / Milestones)

Verbatim

The Moment (Briefing)
3|25|09: Mexico

Pop Chart

The Skimmer (Briefing)
Book Review: The Thoreau You Dont Know by Robert Sullivan

Here's to the Death of Broadcast (Television)
As ER exits, big networks are flatlining — and it's helping good TV thrive
 ER's Long Goodbye
Photos: After years of personal triumphs, steamy love affairs and extraordinarily complicated surgeries, NBC's award winning drama series comes to a close

Banshees (Music)
Ida Maria and PJ Harvey have voices that could raise the dead. But what can they do for the living?

Darkness Visible (Books)
A new biography shows John Cheever in unflinching detail and makes the case for his comeback

Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK


Separating Toxic Assets from Legacy Assets (The Well / The Curious Capitalist)
Treasury's asset-purchase program may identify the good banks — and doom the crippled ones


Colleges Face a Financial-Aid Crunch (The Well / Education)
This admissions cycle, families need more help than ever. But with budgets pinched, how much can colleges afford to offer? A look inside one school's calculus

What Public Boarding Schools Teach Us (Life / Education)
Can public boarding schools help at-risk kids excel?
 A Look Inside a Public Boarding School
Photos: Life at Washington DC's SEED School is rigorous and challenging, but the kids get into college


Wrong Prescription (The Well / Viewpoint)
Digital medical records aim to cut health-care costs. They could end up doing the opposite

Dealing with Brain Injuries (Life / Health)
The Natasha Richardson tragedy shows how fast a small accident can become a crisis


Mind over Chocolate (Life / Food)
Infused with positive intentions via prayer and music, "embedded" food wants to make us happy


The TIME 100
To help select the world's most influential people, leading newsmakers offer their nominations when asked, Who should be on this year's list?
 The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists
Cast your vote for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100


Spas Are So Yesterday (Wellness / Body and Spirit)
At the new breed of wellness centers, you can get a rubdown for your soul
 Spas Go Holistic
Video: Joel Stein achieves inner calm and glowing skin at the Amrit Davaa Wellness Center.

A Primer for Pessimists (Wellness / Optimism)
Yes, you can learn to see every silver lining — and be happier — even if you're a born cynic


10 Questions for Alan Mulally (10 Questions)
Despite an ailing auto market, Ford's CEO eyes a rebound. Alan Mulally will now take your questions


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