COVER
The New Age of Extinction
As the globe warms, more than the climate is endangered. Species are vanishing at a scary rate. We're the cause — but we're also the solution
UNITED STATES
Can Washington Retool Detroit? (The Economy / Auto Industry)
The President's auto task force is imposing a brutal overhaul of U.S. automakers that may include bankruptcy for GM. But the payoff could be huge when car sales rebound. And they will
ASIA
Korea After Kim
He's frail and sick and relies on a once disgraced brother-in-law. But don't expect huge changes when North Korea's leader leaves the stage
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Meaning Of Murder (Books)
Ten years on, what are the lessons of Columbine?
WORLD
Can These Jobs Be Saved? (Economy)
As the economy shrinks, companies from London to Tokyo are searching for ways to avoid firing workers. Here's how job-sharing, salary cuts and reduced workweeks can help — and how they also fuel the crisis
GLOBAL ADVISER
Touring Singapore's Gastronomical Heritage (TIME Traveler)
Singapore's Peranakan culture may have faded, but its spicy laksas and coconut-infused desserts have not
Aquavit Comes to Tokyo (Amuse-Bouche)
Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson brings his famed New York and Stockholm restaurant to Japan
Hotel de Rome: A Stylish Take on Berlin History (Check In)
A former bank gets a five-star face lift in Berlin's Mitte District
A Perfect Day In ... Paris
Got time in the French capital? Let the locals tell you how to spend it
COMMENTARY
How China Is Capitalizing on the Economic Crisis
How Beijing is using the global economic crisis to assert itself on the world stage