COVER
America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency (Cover Story)
We don't need new drilling or new power plants. We need to get efficient
Electricity Lab: Boosting Energy Efficiency
Photographer Jeff Jacobson visits the Electric Power Research Institute, where engineers are developing techniques to reduce our demand for electricity
NATION
Nuclear's Comeback: Still No Energy Panacea (The Well / Nation)
Proponents tout atomic energy as a clean, carbon-free alternative to coal and oil. But sky-high costs and uncertain financing could sink nukes again
Caroline Kennedy's Shaky Quest for Camelot II (The Well / Nation)
J.F.K.'s daughter Caroline is seeking to show that she has the experience, and the backbone, for the Senate
ESSAY
The Force Is with Obama's Yoda (Commentary / In the Arena)
Why Obama turns to Brent Scowcroft, the foreign policy wise man Bush the Younger has largely ignored
An End, and a Beginning, for the Media (Commentary / Tuned In)
In 2008, the old-media business got hammered. Can the new-media business help save it?
The Bush Presidency, Eight Years Later (Commentary)
The Bush presidency stands for failure at home and abroad — and an ultimate vindication of democracy
WORLD
Postcard from Moscow (Postcard: Moscow)
The global financial turmoil that has hammered Russia's economy hasn't stopped its superrich from spending--yet. Russia's millionaires keep their heads up
The Battle over Gaza (World)
Provoked by Hamas rockets, Israel wreaks devastation on Gaza. As President-elect Obama stays mum, the stakes get even higher
LETTERS
Inbox
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Movie Magic: When Bigger Is Better (Movies)
In 2008 the supersize action films had it all over the little indie pictures
Sontag Book Review: Unlazy Susan (Books)
Sontag's early diaries are a study in earnest precocity, conviction and contradiction
Short List: What's Hot This Weekend
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
BUSINESS
Wanted: A New Miracle (The Well / Economy)
China's remarkably successful economic growth model is being sorely tested by the global downturn. Here's how the country can get its boom back
The Financial Crisis Blame Game (The Well / The Curious Capitalist)
Who and what got us into this financial mess? Here's my far-from-exhaustive list of the guilty
Savings Are Sexy Again as Banks Fight For Your Deposits (Life / Personal Finance)
Why banks are interested in your boring deposit dollars, and how to maximize the payoff
Forestalling Foreclosure (The Well / Real Estate)
A subprime servicer has devised a plan for modifying loans to keep people in their homes
SOCIETY
New Year, New You: Sampling the New Diet Books (Life / Food)
Losing weight in a recession is harder than you think
BRIEFING
The Moment
1|1|09: Havana
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Verbatim
Drawing Room
Pop Chart
The Skimmer
A Brief History Of: Hangover Cures
Eartha Kitt, 1927-2008: The Original Material Girl
The sultry chanteuse succumbed to colon cancer on a Dec. 25, a day her seasonal ode to seduction, Santa Baby, is played every year around the world
The Pinter of Our Discontent
The Nobel-winning master of quiet malice dies at 78