COVER
New Orleans Today: It's Worse Than You Think (Hurricane Katrina / The Cleanup)
Neighborhoods are still dark, garbage piles up on the street, and bodies are still being found. The city's pain is a nation's shame
The Displaced: Which Way Is Home? (Hurricane Katrina / The Survivors)
TIME journalists have tracked the highs and lows of five groups of survivors of Hurricane Katrinasome since the week after the storm. Here is their report
Don't Give In to Katrina Fatigue (Hurricane Katrina / Viewpoint)
There are still millions of Gulf Coast Americans who need our help
Katrina: True Tales of Life After the Storm (Cover Story)
Tell us your story of survival and recovery after Katrina, and we'll post some of them on TIME.com
NATION
Woodward Unveiled
The ace reporter finds himself at the center of the CIA-leak case--and a debate over juggling loyalties
A Fight with a Twist
Democrats have a crafty new weapon against Samuel Alito's abortion stance. But will it backfire?
SOCIETY
Education: Looking Abroad For A Few Good Teachers (Education)
Foreign educators are filling a need in one city's classrooms--and getting a crash course in cultural diversity
BRIEFING
Don't Call Him the Comeback Kid -- Just Yet (Notebook)
Trent Lott climbs back up
Calling All Lit Majors (Notebook)
Get the gist of a novel by text message
Man On A Mission (Notebook)
President Bush tries out a new tactic on his Asia trip: the President as tourist
Getting the Lowdown on Iraq (Notebook)
The Senate goes directly to officers in the field for an assessment
Budget Cuts: It's Super Pork! (Notebook / Speed Read)
Speed Read: Congress and the budget
Think Global, Dress Local (Notebook)
Blogcheck: Nov. 28, 2005 ( Blogwatch)
Numbers: Nov. 28, 2005 (Numbers)
Milestones Nov. 28, 2005 (Notebook)
Punchlines: Nov. 28, 2005 (Punchlines)
Verbatim: Nov. 28, 2005 (Notebook)
Think Twice About a Pullout (Notebook / In the Arena)
Will a withdrawal increase the threat of another terrorist attack at home?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Chavez's Gold Bind (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / South America)
Venezuela's antiglobalist policies are scaring foreign mining companies. Are they hurting miners?
Investing: How the U.S. Is Getting Beat in Online Gambling (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / Investing)
Wildly popular, yet still illegal in the U.S., Internet gaming has earned vast sums for its creators. Meanwhile, a wave of IPOs in Britain has left American banks out of the action
Investing: Good Sports (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / Investing)
The Farm Fight (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / World Trade)
The WTO tries, once again, to curb farm subsidies that distort global prices
People to Watch in International Business (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / World Beaters)
Torino's Olympic Hopes (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)
Valentino Castellani, president of the Torino Olympic Committee, spoke with TIME about transforming his city into an international showpiece
Keeping India On Speed Dial (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)
China's New Menu (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)
Competing for Business Class (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)
Wrinkle Free for $150 (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / World Briefing)
Global Life: A New Food Mecca (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / Global Life)
Spain, with its inventive restaurants and celebrated chefs, is attracting culinary pilgrims
Energy: Fill 'er Up? (Time Bonus Section December 2005: Global Business / Energy)
Energy stocks make sense--but wait for a pullback
WORLD
Note To My Successor
Iraq's interim Prime Minister quickly learned the limits of his office. What awaits the next guy?
The Perils of Defending a Tyrant (The Saddam Trial)
Two of Saddam Hussein's defense lawyers have been killed already
Letter From Tokyo: Guess Who's Taking Over the Sumo Ring (Letter From Tokyo)
A whole lot of foreigners, and that has Japan's traditionalists ready to rumble
BUSINESS
Has This Man Found the Next Gusher?
As the global scramble for oil accelerates, an old-time Texan wildcatter is betting big on West Africa
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Heath Turns It Around (Movies)
Everybody's talking about him in Brokeback Mountain. Not just that he plays a gay cowboy. But that he can act
Movies: A Tender Cowpoke Love Story (Movies)
Movies: A Thriller That Thinks (Movies)
George Clooney plays a CIA agent caught in a tangled web of West and East, oil and Allah
Movies: Love--Actually! (Movies)
Television: Wanna Buy a Slice of Sitcom? (Television)
Selling episodes on cable, online and on iPods, the networks change the face--and price--of prime time
Video Games: 8 Great Xbox 360 Games (Video Games)
The newly released console is high def and high tech. Here's what to play
YOUR TIME
The Natural Look (Lifestyle)
Doctor's Orders: Nov. 28, 2005 (Health)
Health: Smoke Free (Health)
PEOPLE
People: Nov. 28, 2005
10 Questions for Renee Fleming (Interview)
LETTERS
Letters: Nov. 28, 2005
ESSAY
The Debate That Never Rests
Should babies cry themselves to sleep? Dr. Ferber gives the controversy a twist