COVER

An In-Depth View of America by the Numbers (America By the Numbers)

In the days just before the election and as the U.S. population tops 300 million, TIME takes a close look at the country. Who are we, really? How do we live? What do we believe? How much do we earn?

What We Buy... (America By The Numbers)

Consumer spending on everything from Apple iPods to Axe body spray powers 70% of the U.S. economy. A look at average daily purchases of popular products

  • Denomination Nation
    Seventy-seven percent of the U.S. population falls into one of three religious groups ­ Mainline Protestants, Evangelical Protestants and Catholics.
  • How We View God
    By asking Americans how they perceive God, researchers have constructed four religious viewpoints. Click to see how these different views shape our politics.
  • Who We Are
    The U.S. population has almost never stopped expanding. Click to learn more about the changing face of America

NATION

The Hill Monitor (Watchdog)

How an influential left-wing whistle-blower got people to listen

BRIEFING

WORLD

BUSINESS

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Blame It on Teletubbies (Health)

Cornell economists claim to have linked autism to tots' watching TV, but the real picture is much fuzzier

SOCIETY

When Silence Isn't Golden

At all-deaf Gallaudet University, protesters say the new president isn't part of their cherished culture

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The Splat Pack (Movies)

Wondering where all those ultraviolent movies are coming from? Meet horror's new blood

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PEOPLE

TO OUR READERS

LETTERS

ESSAY

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