COVER
Who Needs Marriage? A Changing Institution (Cover)
The state of marriage is shifting in unexpected ways. A TIME/Pew special report shows how income, age and experience alter our chances of wedded bliss
TIME / Pew Research Center Poll: Part I
A nation weighs in on the ideals, expectations and realities of contemporary marriage
TIME / Pew Research Center Poll: Part II
ESSAY
The Wages of Fear (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
Is Ireland in trouble? Yes. But it's psychology, not reality, that is roiling global financial markets
Fixing the Deficit: Our Biggest Test (Commentary / Worldview)
Is the U.S. political system able to embrace sensible recommendations on the deficit?
Obsessed with the Deficit — and Ignoring the Economic Mess (Commentary / In the Arena)
Why don't we first deal with the more pressing problems of growth and job creation?
Joel Stein's Reality TV Pitch: Cory Booker's Newark? (Commentary)
With my pitch for the new series Cory Booker's Newark, I take on Sarah Palin in her own backyard
NATION
Jim DeMint: Leading the Right's Rebel Brigade (The Well / Nation)
Senator Jim DeMint has harnessed Tea Party populism but infuriated GOP elders. Is he taking the Republican Party toward salvation — or destruction?
Foreclosure Foul-up: Tracking Down Those 'Lost' Mortgages (The Well / The Economy)
The banks can't find a lot of the paperwork needed for foreclosures. TIME looks into why
WORLD
With Suu Kyi Free at Last, What's Next for Burma? (World)
Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest to a Burma that, while still in the generals' grip, is changing fast. To get things done, she will have to learn how to be more than an icon of democracy
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi is Released from House Arrest
But in order to get things done, she will have to learn to be more than an icon of democracy
TO OUR READERS
All in the Family
A comprehensive new report reveals seismic shifts in the way we view marriage and family — and what they mean for America's future
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The New Harry Potter: A Hollow Hallows (Movies)
The first film in the Harry Potter finale gets lost in the woods
Visions of Emma Watson
Photos: The evolution of the Harry Potter star, from child actor to international icon
The King's Speech: Pushing All the Oscar Buttons (Movies)
A historical drama with a physically challenged hero pushes all the right Oscar buttons
Amoral Escape: The Next Three Days Review (Movies)
Colonel Roosevelt Review: A Rough Rider at Rest (Books)
Thirty years on, Edmund Morris delivers the final volume of his Teddy Roosevelt biography
The End of 'Objectivity' (Tuned In)
In 2010 new-media openness upended old media's poker-faced stoicism. And it's about time
Q&A: Chevy Chase on Community and How to Fix SNL (Q&A)
The actor spoke to TIME about physical comedy, SNL and his ill-fated late-night talk show.
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
SOCIETY
Borrow, Don't Buy: Websites That Let Strangers Share (Life / Techland)
To save money (and the earth), sites are popping up to help strangers share their stuff
Strike a Pose (Life / Lab Rat)
New data show the way you sit or stand can make you feel more powerful, with the testosterone to prove it
Should the U.S. Crack Down on Happy Meals? (Life / Taste of America)
San Francisco is decreeing that restaurants can't put free toys in meals with too many calories or too much sugar or fat. Will that get more kids to order apple slices instead of fries?
SPECIAL SECTION
Making Room (Global Business / Hospitality)
The new CEO at Four Seasons follows the founder. It's the most dangerous seat in business
It's Not the Economy (Global Business / Investment Horizon)
The GDP of a nation and the stock prices of its companies are no longer connected
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Emma Watson (10 Questions)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 premieres Nov. 19. Emma Watson will now take your questions
BRIEFING
The Moment
11|16|10: London
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Mark Halperin's Take: The GOP's Message Discipline (Washington: The Politics Page)
What the Midterms Meant: Thunder from the Left (Washington: The Politics Page)
Lab Report: Health, Science and Medicine
Verbatim
Brief History: Nazi Fugitives
The Skimmer
Book review: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Death of a Showman: Dino De Laurentiis (1919-2010) (Milestones)
A dreamer and a salesman, producer De Laurentiis gave the world masterpieces and flops, kitsch and Kong