COVER

Jonathan Franzen: Great American Novelist (Profile)

At a time when the trend in fiction has been toward specialization, the author of The Corrections and the new Freedom is a devotee of the wide shot, the all-embracing, way-we-live-now novel

WORLD

Why Germany Is a Nation in Conflict

Built purely for defense and peacekeeping, Germany's army is fighting in Afghanistan. Now the country, haunted by its past, struggles to deal with the realities of war

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Danone's Cheap Trick (Corporate Conscience)

Figuring out how to make a nutritious yogurt for poor kids yielded unexpected benefits

GLOBAL ADVISER

LETTERS