COVER

ESSAY

Debt Doesn't Matter (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)

Whatever the Tea Party says, we haven't mortgaged our future. We've endangered our present

NATION

Can Obama Change the Game Again? (The Well / Cover)

To win a second term, Barack Obama will need a new strategy. A new paperback afterword from John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, the authors of Game Change, discusses the President's re-election campaign

WORLD

BRIEFING

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

King Size (Music)

Are 30 CDs of Elvis Presley enough for you? This year's box sets are bigger (and pricier) than ever

SCIENCE

SOCIETY

New Smoke Alarm (Life / Health)

The residue cigarette smoke leaves behind may be just as unhealthy as secondhand smoke

SPECIAL SECTION

Recasting Alcoa (Global Business / Manufacturing)

A brutal drop in aluminum prices required an equally brutal remake of the company

Save Our Semiconductors (Global Business / Semiconductors)

U.S. chipmakers say they need help to stay — about $1 billion per fab. Worth it?

Business Books (Global Business)

The car czar's tale of the auto industry's bailout. Obama: Wall Street's buddy?

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Hilary Swank (10 Questions)

The Oscar-winning actress stars in Conviction, based on a true story. Hilary Swank will now take your questions

LETTERS