COVER
Can Iraq Rule Itself? (Cover Story)
Amid continuing violence, Iraqis prepare for a crucial election. Here's what it will take for the next government to gain legitimacyand why the new leaders may demand that the U.S. withdraw
ASIA
Requiem for Reform?
Zhao Ziyang's vision of political change in China dims as Hu Jintao hardens the Party line
A Pound of Prevention
Public-health workers have done a remarkable job of averting epidemics since the tsunami struck
GLOBAL ADVISER
Sail of the Century (TIME Global Adviser)
The Star Ferry and Peninsula hotel come up with a terrific way to enjoy two of Hong Kong's legendary institutions
Magic Carpet Ride (TIME Global Adviser)
Want to invest in an Afghan rug? Don't be fooled by imitations
Check In (TIME Global Adviser)
Painting the Town Red
Pour 'Em, Cowboy (TIME Global Adviser)
In Hanoi, do as the locals dogo drinking in a Wild West saloon
Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Small-Scale Scanning
Style Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Welcome Back, Earth Shoes
BUSINESS
Trouble on the Line
China's low-paid laborers have become a commodity. But the law of supply and demand may give them some bargaining power
The New Ideas Labs
As more firms send research to India and China, could the U.S. fall behind?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Land of the Rising Son
In Wrong About Japan, novelist Peter Carey explores pop Tokyo with his manga-mad 12-year-old
BRIEFING
Notes from Underground (Notebook)
A smuggled video appears to show dissent alive and kicking in North Korea
A World of Help (Notebook)
A TIME/CNN Poll on the Tsunami relief effort
Milestones (Notebook)
Chinese hostages walk free
Verbatim (Notebook)
Quotes of the Week
Letters (Notebook)
Person of the Year