Time Magazine APRIL 06 - 2009 Issue

The End of Excess (The Well / Cover Story)
Our 30-year winning streak couldn’t last forever. Now we’re sobering up. How a reset can make America a saner, better place

Banshees  (Music) / In Art Department /
Ida Maria and PJ Harvey have voices that could raise the dead. But what can they do for the living?

How Toxic Are They? (The Well / The Curious Capitalist) / In Business Department /
Treasury’s asset-purchase program may identify the good banks — and doom the crippled ones

Postcard from San Diego (Postcard: San Diego) / In World Department /
As the U.S. cracks down on its southern border, the Pacific has become an attractive route for human smugglers. A cat-and-mouse game on the high seas

10 Questions for Alan Mulally / In People Department /
Despite an ailing auto market, Ford’s CEO eyes a rebound. Alan Mulally will now take your questions

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