COVER

How I Lost My Hand But Found Myself (Exclusive Book Excerpt)

Correspondent Michael Weisskopf had his right hand blown off in Iraq. This is the story of how he rebuilt his life — and what he learned from the soldiers who lost even more

The Men Of Ward 57 (Exclusive Book Excerpt / Blood Brothers)

Book Excerpt
  • The Angels of Ward 57
    The caregivers who work with combat amputees face their own emotional challenges — and rise to the occasion
Multimedia
  • A War Reporter's Story
    Watch TIME correspondent Michael Weisskopf talk about his experiences recovering from the injury

NATION

WORLD

The Sound & The Fury

Venezuela's leader talks to TIME's Tim Padgett about why he lashes out against President Bush

SCIENCE

What's Killing the Sea Otters (Environment)

Every week, five or six wash up on California's shores. A new law to protect them may not be enough

SOCIETY

PRESS

Do Newspapers Have a Future? (Media / Newspapers)

While quarreling about staff cuts, Michael Kinsley writes, the old medium is missing the bigger questions

SPORT

How the Mets Got Red Hot

With salsa and smarts, Omar Minaya has turned New York's also-ran into a World Series contender

BRIEFING

Iraq? Who Cares! Say, Is Your Mom Jewish? (Notebook / In the Arena)

Jim Webb's Iraq argument is flawed, but what scenario isn't? It should be the centerpiece of a serious national debate. But we remain a nation befogged by affluence and voyeurism

BUSINESS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

YOUR TIME

PEOPLE

The Next Chapter (Innovators / Storytellers)

From writers to dancers to video artists, they're inventing surprising new ways to tell their tales

TO OUR READERS

LETTERS

ESSAY

The Real Skinny

Don't blame the models for being too thin. Look to the fat cats of fashion

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