TIME Magazine -- U.S. Edition -- November 9, 2009 Vol. 174 No. 18

COVER

What's Still Wrong with Wall Street (The Well / Cover)

The giant financial institutions that make up Wall Street have been bailed out, thanks to trillions of dollars of our money, and are on track to hand out record-breaking multibillion-dollar bonuses while millions of regular folks are hurting

Wall Street, Meet Ken Feinberg, the Pay Czar (The Well / The Economy)

The financial system was on the brink of collapse when taxpayers threw it a lifeline. Now bankers want their bonuses again. Wall Street, meet the pay czar, Ken Feinberg

NATION

Jesuit Message Drives Detroit's Last Catholic School (The Well / Assignment Detroit)

Detroit's only Catholic college-prep school is on a mission--to educate young men and save the city

Welcome to the Fun House (The Well / Nation)

How two loudmouthed members of Congress have used the health-care debate — and YouTube — to become partisan darlings

How They Did It: David Plouffe on Obama's 2008 Victory (The Well / Book Excerpt)

In a new memoir, The Audacity to Win, David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's 2008 race for the White House, provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse inside the campaign

ESSAY

Moscow in the Middle (Commentary)

If the U.S. is to block Iran's nukes, it needs Russia's help. It's not doing much to get it

The Case for Modesty, in an Age of Arrogance

It's time we remember that vanity is not a virtue — and try practicing some humility

Health Care: Do the Right Thing on Taxes (In The Arena)

To pay for health-care reform, both parties need to get serious about a topic neither one mentions: taxes

WORLD

The Battle for Mother Teresa's Remains (Postcard: Kolkata)

Kolkata, where Mother Teresa lived and worked for nearly seven decades, was shocked this week when Albania laid claim to the saint's remains

Pakistan Doubles Down Against the Taliban (The Well / World)

It used to be obsessed only with India. But the army and public opinion have now turned against the enemy within

Reagan's Speech That Ended the Cold War (The Well / World)

For 20 years, conservatives have argued that Reagan's toughness won the Cold War. But his biggest weapon was diplomacy

Video: The Words (and Deeds) that Brought Down the Berlin Wall

TIME Deputy Managing Editor Romesh Ratnesar describes the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, told in his new book Tear Down This Wall

Video: The Iconic Photo of the Berlin Wall

When TIME sent photographer Anthony Suau to cover the opening of the border between East and West Berlin, he knew it would be the story of a lifetime

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Michael Jackson's This Is It Review: He's Still a Thriller (Movies)

As Michael Jackson's This Is It premieres around the world, the star comes back to life as the one-of-a-kind entertainer that he was

Video: Michael Jackson and the Big Screen Directors

Though he only had one major role in a feature movie — 1978's The Wiz — Michael Jackson worked with top film directors on videos and short films

Top 10 Concert Movies

With Michael Jackson's This Is It hitting theaters, TIME takes a look at some of the greatest concert films ever

Friday Night Lights: Back from the Brink (Television)

Last season, Friday Night Lights, the acclaimed show with low ratings, seemed to have been bidding farewell. But it has been renewed. Where does it go from here?