COVER
Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay? (The Well / Cover Story)
With nearly 10% of Americans idled, the country faces the prospect of long-term, double-digit unemployment. Even after growth returns, many jobs won't — which is why it's time for bolder action. How to get America working again
Out of Work In America
Coping with bills due, dreams deferred and the need to plot a new life, read how some Americans are facing the prospect of long-term unemployment
The Ripple Effect (The Economy)
How a single layoff reverberates around one community's economy--and why the impact could last for years
NATION
For American Consumers, a Responsibility Revolution (The Well / Community Service 2009)
In America, we are recalibrating our sense of what it means to be a citizen, not just through voting or volunteering but also through what we buy. Why the rise of ethical consumerism is profitable for everyone
Exclusive Interview: The Obamas on The Meaning of Public Service (The Well / Community Service | Pioneers)
TIME managing editor Richard Stengel spoke with the First Couple this month about service.
25 Responsibility Pioneers
How companies big and small, old and new--and consumers too--are changing the world
New Ways to Make a Difference (Community Service / How To)
If you've got at least five minutes, five dollars or five friends, here are some ways to do some good
TO OUR READERS
Doing Well by Doing Good
In our third annual service issue, we look at how a sense of responsibility among consumers is helping all of us
ESSAY
What College Students Don't Know
We can learn a lot from how the past saw the future--and imagining how the future will see us
Obama's Appeal: A Test of National Character (In The Arena)
Obama's health-care speech was effective. What comes of it will say more about us than about him
BRIEFING
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Dozens of New Species Found in Island Crater
A chance discovery by a BBC documentary team on the island of Papua New Guinea reveals dozens of new species, including a housecat-size rat and a frog with fangs
Verbatim
Army Archerd (Milestones)
The Skimmer
Book Review: Marx's General:The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels by Tristram Hunt
Brief History: Red Scares
John Elson (Milestones)
Spotlight: Afghanistan's Elections
Nancy Talbot (Milestones)
WORLD
Abilene: Where Porn Fought the Law and Porn Won (Postcard: Abilene)
After a chain of adult toy stores opened on I-70 in Kansas, locals fought back — but a budget-strapped state government has decided it's a lost cause
SCIENCE
The Secrets Inside Your Dog's Mind (Science)
Other animals are smarter than dogs, but none (except us) are more sociable. Evolution started the job--and we helped finish it
Video: How Dogs Think Like Us
Professor Brian Hare at Duke University studies people's pet dogs to understand how canines think
Photos: Canine Cognition
The dogs at Duke University's Center for Canine Cognition lab learn new tricks
SOCIETY
Newspapers Catch Mug-Shot Mania (Life / Media)
Police photos are becoming cash cows for newspaper websites. But is it ethical journalism?
Facebook Gives Birth to the Retrosexual (Life / Internet)
Thanks to Facebook, more people are hooking up with long-lost crushes. Some are better off lost
Colleges Find Creative Ways to Cut Back (Life / Education)
Keen to cut costs, colleges are finding creative ways to save cash. So long, free laundry
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TIME's Fall Entertainment Preview (Fall Preview)
TIME's arts critics round up the autumn's most anticipated movies, books, TV shows, albums and exhibits
SPECIAL SECTION
Why The World's Poor Refuse Insurance (Global Business / Insurance)
Microloans are welcome, but the world's poor won't touch microinsurance. Why?
Singapore's All Wet (Global Business / Megacities)
And it's not just the rain. The island nation has made a business of carefully managing its H2O
Winter Doubleheader. (Global Business / Travel)
The World Cup joins the Olympics in the cold next year. Will the economy chill ticket sales?
Coke's Recession Boomlet (Global Business / Beverages)
"New" markets in India and China and an old playbook are offsetting sluggish U.S. sales
The Global Boom in Bodice-Rippers (Global Business / Publishing)
Torstar's Harlequin, publisher of steamy novels, remains a hot spot in a tepid industry