COVER

Can Paulson Save the Economy? (Cover Story)

The Treasury Secretary made his reputation as a Wall St. dealmaker, but heading off a recession will be a tougher job

NATION

The Battle for Michigan (The Well / Campaign '08)

A dreadful economy has Michiganders looking for change in Washington, but doubts about Obama make this Democratic state a toss-up

The Recession Election (The Well / In the Arena)

With the economy on worried voters' minds, the next President will be the candidate who can show he is willing to make government part of the solution

A Voter's Guide to the Economy (The Well / Campaign '08)

How Obama and McCain propose to create jobs and ease the pain on Wall Street and Main Street

The Panda Paradox (The Well / Tuned In)

Pop culture has shied away from showing the real China. The Olympics are a chance to change that

ESSAY

Crushing on Obama (Commentary)

Reporters have a crush on Barack Obama. Could that help John McCain win the election?

The Bush Diplomacy Surge (Commentary)

With time running out, the President and his Secretary of State are looking for breakthroughs abroad. What that will mean for McCain and Obama

WORLD

Postcard: Beijing (Postcard: Beijing)

After seven years of anticipation, residents come to terms with a city transformed. Inside China's capital on the eve of the Games

BRIEFING

SOCIETY

BUSINESS

Sacre Bleu! It's the Louvre Inc. (The Well / Culture)

Led by a controversial visionary, the world's favorite museum is learning the American art of mixing business with culture

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A New Dawn for Hair (Theater)

The legendary show is back in New York's Central Park, and so, perhaps, is the Age of Aquarius

It's the Election, Stupid (Movies)

Swing Vote wants to rip the political process to shreds yet leave you cheering for democracy

Collective Memory (Books)

In David Carr's hands, the addiction memoir offers a chance to set the record straight

TO OUR READERS

Creative Capitalism

In a special report on the economy, we offer a powerful call for reinventing capitalism by one of its most successful icons: Bill Gates

LETTERS