COVER

The Decade from Hell (United States)

9/11. Earthquakes. Epidemics. Two stock-market meltdowns. As 2010 approaches, a look back at the past 10 years, awful times that they were

WORLD

The World of China Inc.

The spreading reach of Chinese companies in poor nations is sparking a backlash against the way they do business

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Pump It Up (Energy)

Seven years after Saddam Hussein's downfall, energy companies are finally lining up to develop Iraq's vast oil reserves. The country's fate hangs on their success

HEALTH

The Mammogram Melee (Health Care)

Why the furor over the new screening guidelines in the U.S. could be a sign of things to come

LETTERS