COVER

Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay? (The Well / Cover Story)

With nearly 10% of Americans idled, the country faces the prospect of long-term, double-digit unemployment. Even after growth returns, many jobs won't — which is why it's time for bolder action. How to get America working again

Out of Work In America

Coping with bills due, dreams deferred and the need to plot a new life, read how some Americans are facing the prospect of long-term unemployment

The Ripple Effect (The Economy)

How a single layoff reverberates around one community's economy--and why the impact could last for years

NATION

For American Consumers, a Responsibility Revolution (The Well / Community Service 2009)

In America, we are recalibrating our sense of what it means to be a citizen, not just through voting or volunteering but also through what we buy. Why the rise of ethical consumerism is profitable for everyone

New Ways to Make a Difference (Community Service / How To)

If you've got at least five minutes, five dollars or five friends, here are some ways to do some good

TO OUR READERS

Doing Well by Doing Good

In our third annual service issue, we look at how a sense of responsibility among consumers is helping all of us

ESSAY

BRIEFING

The Skimmer

Book Review: Marx's General:The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels by Tristram Hunt

WORLD

SCIENCE

SOCIETY

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SPECIAL SECTION

Singapore's All Wet (Global Business / Megacities)

And it's not just the rain. The island nation has made a business of carefully managing its H2O

Winter Doubleheader. (Global Business / Travel)

The World Cup joins the Olympics in the cold next year. Will the economy chill ticket sales?

Coke's Recession Boomlet (Global Business / Beverages)

"New" markets in India and China and an old playbook are offsetting sluggish U.S. sales

LETTERS