COVER
How to Save Your Newspaper (The Well / Cover Story)
It's now or never for America's dailies. A former TIME managing editor offers a way to return journalism to prosperity: charge for it, a nickel at a time
The Race for a Better Read (The Well / Media)
Good news for the old media: a new crop of e-readers could soon improve on the printed page. Here are some of the contenders
ESSAY
The Lessons of Daschle: Can Obama Reboot? (Commentary / In the Arena)
Obama promised to free Washington from the grip of special interests. Now he has to deliver
Married to the Job, or Each Other?
Balancing work and family is hard enough in good times. In a recession, it can feel impossible
Joel Stein Goes Campaigning in Sundance (Commentary / The Awesome Column)
What's better than getting your short film screened at a festival? Winning would be nice
NATION
What Would Abraham Lincoln Do About the Economy? (The Well / History)
Born in poverty 200 years ago, the 16th President was a self-starter who believed the government had to step in when markets failed. His views on the economy still ring true today
How to Spend the Stimulus (The Well / Nation)
Barack Obama wanted a bill that would jump-start the economy and invest in the future. Congress has larded it with wasteful spending and special-interest tax cuts. Here's how to get it right
The Prosecutor (The Well / Profile)
Eric Holder Jr., the first black Attorney General, made his name fighting violent crime. Now he faces his toughest task: cleaning up the Justice Department
WORLD
Postcard from Choroní: The World's Best Chocolate
An effort to preserve the world's finest chocolate is at full tilt on the Venezuelan coast. The sweet past and shaky future of the criollo bean
Pakistan's Prospects (The Well / World)
Richard Holbrooke, the Obama Administration's new point man for a troubled region, is familiar with tough assignments. But can he balance what the U.S. needs with what Pakistan wants?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Auto-Tune: Why Pop Music Sounds Perfect (Music)
Why do pop vocals suddenly sound perfect--or intentionally imperfect?
Dollhouse: Who Does Joss Whedon Think He Is? (Television)
For Dollhouse's programmable heroine, the answer is complicated
Short List (Short List)
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
BUSINESS
New World Order (The Well / The Curious Capitalist)
Step aside, Yanks. Crisis-hit finance officials abroad want to lay down a new set of rules
SOCIETY
Want to Make $1 Million Fishing Online? (Life / Sport)
Want to make an easy $1 million? How to profit from the latest online obsession about real sports
Detox, Shmeetox (Life / Health)
The truth about pollutant-draining foot pads, colonics and other supposedly healthy cleansers
The Ethics of Octuplets (Life / Social Norms)
As fertility treatments improve, should doctors limit the number of babies a woman can have?
SPECIAL SECTION
Russia: The Trouble with Putinomics (Global Business / Russia)
Collapsing energy prices have ended Russia's oil boom. Will Putinomics weather the storm?
Ring, Ring, Bollywood Calling! (Global Business / Thinking Big)
A young company seizes its chance in the craze for Indian movies and music
BRIEFING
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Freedom Isn't Free
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