COVER
The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting (Society)
Overparenting got way out of control in the past generation. But now a band of rebels is trying to restore some balance and sanity to family life and help bring all those anxious helicopter parents down for a soft landing
NATION
The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer (Nation)
How Obama's lawyer sparked a battle royal when he tried to keep some of the President's campaign promises in the war on terrorism
How One Army Town Copes with PTSD (The Well / Nation)
Posttraumatic stress disorder can terrorize veterans, their families and military communities. How one Navy veteran — and one Army town — is coping
Photos: An Army Town Copes with PTSD
Home to Fort Carson and many returning vets, Colorado Springs has endured a rash of murders committed by vets returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
ESSAY
Survivor: Alaska (Tuned In)
Sarah Palin turned campaign 2008 into reality TV. Now she's trying to launch a second act in the media
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
When picking godparents for our son, we realized blood is thick — but Wu is thicker
WORLD
Dearborn's Muslims Fear a Fort Hood Backlash
Islamic communities nationwide are struggling to deal with the aftermath of the Fort Hood massacre. In America's most Muslim city, fears of a backlash
Can an Eagle Hug a Panda?
There's no great wall between the economies of China and the U.S. Why both nations need each other
Talking with the Taliban: Easier Said Than Done (The Well / World)
There are those who say it's the fastest way out of Afghanistan. But it's easier said than done
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel (Books)
Piecing together Nabokov's last novel, The Original of Laura
The Road on Film: Beautiful, Bleak (Movies)
Cormac McCarthy's postapocalyptic novel The Road is beautiful on film but no less bleak
Hollywood Tips to Survive the Apocalypse
Rebecca Keegan meets Viggo Mortensen, star of The Road, and gets tips from the movie's stunt directors to learn how to survive a major disaster
Broken Embraces: Death Becomes Almodóvar and Cruz (Movies)
In Pedro Almodóvar's new film, Penélope Cruz plays an actress gone but not forgotten
School of Rock (Music)
Hall of Fame greats unite to make occasionally great music
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
10 Questions for Zac Efron
The High School Musical star grows up in Me and Orson Welles, out Nov. 25. Zac Efron will now take your questions
BUSINESS
Riding the Waves of Irrational Behavior
Believers in financial-market cycles can seem a little nutty. That doesn't mean they're wrong
The Troubling Rise of Facebook's Top Game Company
The meteoric and controversial rise of the company whose games you play on Facebook
SOCIETY
Fat Fees and Smoker Surcharges: Tough-Love Health Incentives (Life / Health Care)
More states adopt tough-love wellness initiatives
Can Top Chef TV Dinners Live Up to Billing? (Food)
Schwan's Home Service is selling frozen Top Chef dishes. Can reality live up to reality TV?
For Churches, Beefed-Up Security Is a Mixed Blessing (Religion)
Soft targets for theft and violent crimes, congregations struggle to balance safety and serenity
Why Pop-Up Shops Are Hot (Cash Crunch)
In this economy, retailers are reluctant to invest in new locations. But with rents cheap, they're opening short-term stores for the holidays. Inside a retail phenomenon
Power of One
To recycle is good, but to reuse is better. Freecycle's Deron Beal tells how he started finding homes for millions of people's stuff
BRIEFING
The Moment
Black Friday: New York City
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Obama's Asia Trip: The Deference Debate (White House Memo)
In foreign policy, does making nice lead to making progress?
Verbatim
Spotlight: New Mammogram Guidelines
An independent government panel this week abandoned its long-standing recommendation that healthy women over 40 get a breast-cancer screen once every year or two years