COVER
Spyfall (Nation)
David Petraeus' affair with his biographer ended his 37-year career. But the damage from this episode goes far wider
EDITOR'S DESK
Documenting The Destruction (Cover)
BRIEFING
Briefing
Elliott Carter (Milestones)
Composer
Reinventing The Wheels (Small Business)
A fresh look coaxes riders back on the bus
Between the Lines: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Milestones (Milestones)
Will Barnet (Milestones)
Venerable artist
World
COMMENTARY
The China Syndrome (Worldview)
Why the Asian giant could be Obama's second-term foreign policy headache
BRIEFING
Darrell Royal (Milestones)
Football coach
Put Down the Mouse (Economy)
Retailers try new ways to get holiday shoppers off the Internet and into stores
LightBox
FEATURES
Why Stocks Are Dead (And Bonds Are Deader) (Investing)
The future according to two of the financial world's top oracles--and what we can do about it
Founding Fair Play (History)
Political campaigns were just as bitter two centuries ago. How Thomas Jefferson cooled tempers, wooed enemies and expanded the power of the presidency
Flooded. Uprooted. Burned. (Nation)
The Tracks of Sandy
THE CULTURE
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Twilight (Movies)
How to cope with the franchise's end
10 Questions for Katrin Himmler (10 Questions)
A descendant of Nazi elites, Katrin Himmler on her ancestors, her Jewish in-laws and why she kept her name
Play Hard (Games)
With the Wii U, Nintendo aims to recapture the living room
Fresh Blood (Movies)
Our guide to filling the Twilight void
Clear Eyes, Cold Heart, Can't Lose (The Awesome Column)
How to resist sexual temptation in one easy step
Pop Chart
This Means War (Art)
A powerful show looks at how conflict is pictured
When the Bough Breaks (Books)
A monumental survey of our twisted family trees