COVER
Where the Jobs Are: The Right Spots in the Recovery (Cover)
It's true — employment is finally growing again. But this won't be a recovery as you've known it. Here's a bird's-eye look at where the best new opportunities for work will be
Where the Jobs Aren't: Grappling with Structural Unemployment (The Well / The Economy)
Jobs are finally being created, but many of the positions we lost are never coming back
TO OUR READERS
Richard Stengel: We Need a Jobs Czar
This year, Americans' ability to find work will test Washington like never before. Our new monthly coverage follows the effort
NATION
The House Repeal Vote: Inside the War on Health Care Reform (The Well / Nation)
The campaign to reshape and repeal health care reform is just starting. Will Obama's landmark achievement survive its second year?
WORLD
What It Will Take to Finish the Job in Afghanistan (World)
Needed in Afghanistan: security, development and a stable Pakistan
The Birds Of Hope: With A Black Hawk Medevac Unit In Afghanistan (World)
Wings of Mercy
TIME Photographer James Nachtwey photographs the men of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Regiment
ESSAY
Financial Protectionism: Threat to Globalization (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
Nations avoided tariff wars over trade. But with access to capital at stake, the gloves may come off
Inalienable Nation
Our national mood seems dark and stormy. The good news is, we feel empowered to change it
BRIEFING
Denis Dutton (Milestones)
Lab Report: Health, Science and Medicine
A Brief History of New Nations
Public Employees Become Public Enemy No. 1 (Washington: The Politics Page)
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Washington: The Politics Page)
Szeto Wah (Milestones)
John Wheeler III (Milestones)
The Skimmer
Verbatim
Pete Postlethwaite (Milestones)
The Moment
1|5|11: Washington
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
SOCIETY
Automated Theft Machines (Life / Money)
Crooks are getting better at stealing your ATM info. Why the U.S. is such a hot spot
Green Jeans: Levi's Makes Its Denim With Less Water (Life / Going Green)
Levi's is using less water to make its famous denim — part of the fashion world's new planet-minded lineup
Raising the Game (Life / Techland)
Nintendo's latest handheld gaming device offers 3-D graphics — no glasses required
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Country Strong: Why Paltrow Isn't America's Sweetheart (Movies)
America's Sweetheart she isn't. What's our beef with Gwyneth?
Our Puppies, Ourselves (Books)
What the cresting wave of dog memoirs, including You Had Me at Woof and Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, says about us humans
Barney's Version, The Tempest and Casino Jack: Warming Up for Oscar (Movies)
It's holiday time at the multiplex, when little films peep about between blockbusters in hopes of receiving some early awards-season notice. TIME's Richard Corliss takes stock of three contenders
Social Media as High-Tech CB Radio (Tuned In)
From winter storms to WikiLeaks tsunamis, we're seeing the power (and limits) of social-media sharing
Q&A with Patton Oswalt (Q&A)
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
SPECIAL SECTION
BlackBerry or Bust: Does RIM Have a Second Act? (Global Business / Gadgets)
The BlackBerry changed corporate life. But the PlayBook tablet lives in a different world
A Currency Race to the Bottom (Global Business / Investment Horizon)
Policymakers are trying to boost their economies by bashing their tender
London: Turning Access into Apps (Global Business / Intelligent Cities)
Making data more freely available is creating a more manageable metro
Business Books (Global Business)
Is laissez-faire fair? Free-market capitalism is both praised and pummeled in two fiery new books
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Darren Aronofsky (10 Questions)
The director's latest film, Black Swan, is generating Oscar buzz. Darren Aronofsky will now take your questions