COVER
An Eye For an Eye (The Breaking Point)
As the violence in Iraq grows more shocking and brutal, TIME explores the roots of the murderous rage--and why the U.S. may be powerless to stop it
Power Struggle, Tribal Conflict Or Religious War? (The Breaking Point / Time Forum)
Four experts shed light on what is really going on in Iraq
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The Wild Card (The Breaking Point / Profile)
Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr loathes the U.S.--and may be its best hope for preventing a civil war
BUSINESS
A Magic Way to Make Billions
Exclusive: How lobbyists are pulling off a synfuel scheme with help from key lawmakers — and you'll pay
BRIEFING
Blogwatch: Mar. 6, 2006 ( Blogwatch)
Iraq Rebuilding Blunders (Notebook)
Dinner with Coup Plotters (Notebook)
The New Front Line in the Abortion Wars (Notebook)
Numbers: Mar. 6, 2006 (Numbers)
You're Putting What in There? (Notebook)
Verbatim: Mar. 6, 2006 (Notebook)
Bush's Broken Political Antenna (Notebook / In The Arena)
In the face of growing public discontent with his policies, Bush is sounding airy and out of touch
Emoting With Your Feet (Notebook)
23 Years Ago in TIME (Milestones)
Milestones Mar. 6, 2006 (Notebook)
Winning the Pool (Notebook)
Punchlines: Mar. 6, 2006 (Punchlines)
NATION
The Big Blank Canvas
Everyone has big dreams for New Orleans. Now that more money is promised, will any of them become reality?
Why New Orleans Needs Saving (Viewpoint)
The city's natural vulnerability is also its greatest strength
The Breakaway Republicans
A White House misstep on port security has the G.O.P. running away from its President
It's Do-It-Yourself Security (The Real Problem)
Initially the EPA was in charge of securing U.S. chemical plants from terrorist attacks but now it's the Department of Homeland Security
SOCIETY
Why Home Churches are Filling Up (Religion)
Some Evangelicals are abandoning megachurches for minichurches — based in their own living rooms
A More Intimate Sabbath (Religion)
Independant Jewish communities are growing around the country who meet for Sabbath in the homes of their members
Lethal Injection on Trial
An execution is postponed after two doctors refuse to take part. Is the needle on the ropes?
Villainy of the Old School (Crime)
British thieves pulled off a heist for the ages last week, but stealing money is becoming a drag
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Fashion: Going for Gold (Fashion)
Sex competed with sobriety on Milan's catwalks last week. But Prada's savage look took the top medal
Psst! The Cubans Are Coming (Dance)
Latin ballet dancers are storming the stage, creating a revolution of Russian proportions
The Red Queen (Dance)
In 1959, Fidel Castro asked Cuba's prima ballerina Alicia Alonso to begin the Cuban National Ballet company--and she still runs it today
7 Favorite Foreign Films (Worth Your Time)
From Italy, Sweden, France and Japan, movies that break the language barrier
YOUR TIME
Home: Happier Homemaking (Home)
Money: Are You Overleveraged? (Money)
PEOPLE
10 Questions for E.L. Doctorow (Interview)
People: Mar. 6, 2006
LETTERS
Letters: Mar. 6, 2006
ESSAY
What Harvard Taught Larry Summers
Elite universities serve the faculty better than the students. Don't mess!