COVER

The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade from Hell (Cover)

Bookended by 9/11 and a financial wipeout, the first 10 years of the century will likely go down as the most dispiriting decade Americans have lived through since World War II. Can the next one be better?

NATION

Can Attack Dogs Be Rehabilitated? (Society | Rescued Dogs)

The largest dogfighting crackdown in history rescued more than 500 tortured pit bulls. But the next step is tougher: rehabilitating — and finding homes for — canines who have known nothing but violence

The Dogs Are All Right

The rescue of 500 fighting dogs, and the birth of a 100 puppies, spares generations of canines from a tragic end: a gallery of dogs ready for homes

ESSAY

WORLD

Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?

Air France inaugurates its A380 service to JFK, complete with six bars, an onboard art gallery and in-flight live music. But has the economic crisis made the Airbus superjumbo a white elephant?

LETTERS

Inbox (Inbox)

Weekly letters to the editor

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Holiday Movies (Holiday Movies)

TIME's Richard Corliss previews the season's best offerings and hottest tickets

BUSINESS

All That Glitters

A fail-safe option for nervous investors, gold could also help the world's monetary system

HEALTH & MEDICINE

The Year in Health From A to Z (Health / The Year in Health)

Even in tough economic times, science doesn't stop. The past year was another in which we got a lot smarter — and maybe a little healthier. Here are some highlights

SOCIETY

Cloud Storage (Technology)

Make way, external hard drives. Some online services will back up unlimited data for $5 a month

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

The Miracle Mineral (Global Health)

Diarrhea kills 1.6 million children every year. But simple, cheap zinc tablets could change that

BRIEFING

Waffles

America is facing an Eggo shortage and Thomas Jefferson is partly to blame

Fly by Wire: Sully, Re-examined

William Langewiesche's new book is not a takedown of Captain Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger, but rather a reminder that opportunity, not valor, is perhaps the better part of heroism