COVER

Power Steering (Business)

How Chrysler's Italian boss drives an American auto revival

FEATURES

Gloom Of Night (Nation)

How the U.S. Postal Service Fell Apart, and the People Who are Trying to Save it

COMMENTARY

The Trump Primary (Tuned In)

The new GOP debate: whether to embrace the reality TV-ization of the campaign

BRIEFING

Getting Yours (Economy)

Even in a down market, some jobs still command pay hikes

Dropped Deal (Communications)

FCC says AT&T merger would boost prices

THE CULTURE

Acting Up! (The Best of 2011)

Performances worth cherishing — and all mysteriously connected

10 Questions for David Fincher (10 Questions)

Director David Fincher talks about sexual politics, serial killers and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Year of the Meltdown (The Awesome Column)

A look back at the epic fails of 2011, from nuclear power plants to Charlie Sheen

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Person of the Year

We asked TIME 100 honorees to submit nominations for 2011's Person of the Year. Some selections

LETTERS