COVER
Is There Hope for the American Marriage? (The Well / Cover Story)
Buffeted by affairs and ennui, the intact, two-parent family is under assault. What America needs to get over its commitment issues. (Hint: it isn't love)
NATION
What Happened to the Stimulus? (The Well / Nation)
The Administration's $787 billion booster shot is not the magic bullet some had expected. Inside the White House operation to fix that
The Obamas Find a Church Home — Away from Home (The Well / White House Memo)
After a five-month search for a church home, the Obamas choose Evergreen Chapel at Camp David, the same one the Bushes attended
ESSAY
POTUS TV: Paging Dr. Obama (Commentary / Tuned In)
The President takes to the air to sell his health-care fix, but it's TV's med shows that really feel our pain
Afterbirth: It's What's For Dinner (The Awesome Column)
My wife ate her own placenta. I had to watch. And then I had to write
Eating Placenta
Video: A professional placenta chef comes to Joel Stein's home to prepare his wife's discarded organ. Not necessarily for the squeamish
WORLD
Hondurans Take Sides and Hit the Streets (Postcard: Tegucigalpa)
In the wake of the military coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on June 28, the country is split between those who support his return and those who are glad to see him gone. Now both sides are protesting in the streets
Avigdor Lieberman: Politically Incorrect (The Well / Profile)
How Avigdor Lieberman became the most polarizing figure in Israeli politics — and why he could scuttle Barack Obama's plans for peace in the Middle East
U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here (Briefing)
There will be disagreements when President Obama visits Russia. But both Moscow and Washington know the relationship needs mending
LETTERS
Inbox
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Battle Over Michael Jackson's Legacy (The Well / Michael Jackson)
The icon's death has sparked a war over his legacy. Inside his final days
Michael Jackson: The Last Photos
Shortly before his death, the King of Pop was photographed rehearsing for his sold-out London shows
Our Favorite Songs (Michael Jackson)
Celebs pick their top MJ tracks
Graphic: Michael Jackson's Life as Prodigy, Superstar and Jacko (The Well / Michael Jackson)
Michael Jackson began his life as a pop legend with his stand-out performance in The Jackson 5. Later, hits like "Thriller," and "Billie Jean" elevated him to international superstardom.
Summer Reading List (Books)
Summer is a bracingly honest season for readers: it's too hot to pretend to be clever, so you just read books you actually like. TIME asked some of its favorite writers what they read when they read for fun
TIME Staff Picks
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
BUSINESS
Let Someone Else Buy (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
Why the rise of Brazil, India and China (and the relative decline of the U.S.) isn't bad news
SOCIETY
Tough Times Lead to Local Currencies (Life / Cash Crunch)
With money tight, towns are printing their own. But is it worth it?
Spanx for Men (Life / Family Tech)
Who says girdles are for girls? A fancy new undershirt sucks in your beer gut so you don't have to
Mancessories
From guyliner to gut-compressing undershirts, a look at our favorite crossover products
A Girdle for Guys
Video: Josh Quittner enlists his daughters to judge a girdle-off between two new products that are, essentially, Spanx for men
BRIEFING
Verbatim
Farrah Fawcett: The Golden Girl Who Didn't Fade (Milestones)
Farrah Fawcett, dead of cancer at 62, came along just when we needed her. And she wouldn't quit
Milestones (Milestones)
With U.S. Pullout, Iraq Takes Ownership of Its War
After six years of combat, U.S. troops are being redeployed out of Iraqi cities and towns — because the Iraqi government has insisted on it. For better or worse, it's Iraq's war now
A Brief History Of: Affirmative Action
The Skimmer
Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court by James MacGregor Burns
The World
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