COVER
The Last Days of Osama bin Laden (SPECIAL REPORT)
How It Went Down (SPECIAL REPORT)
By the time Barack Obama became President, the trail to Osama bin Laden had long gone cold.
EDITOR'S DESK
A TIME Gala and An Exclusive (Cover)
BRIEFING
Attack of the Kibitzers (Campaign Memo)
How free advice drives campaign pros nuts
Chuck Colson (Milestones)
Milestones (Milestones)
Dick Clark (Milestones)
Between the Lines By Mark Halperin (Nation)
The Faster Lane (Economy)
Why small cars are suddenly big business
Seasoning Tax (Health&Science)
Will marking up sugar and salt make us healthier?
Levon Helm (Milestones)
Briefing
World (World)
LightBox
COMMENTARY
Inside the Racist Mind
Bias is the complex neural interplay between emotions and beliefs
Walmart's Discounted Ethics (The Curious Capitalist)
Its Mexican bribery scandal shows the perils of bowing to local "custom"
As Small a President as He Can Be
Obama can't run on his record--so he's left with petty attacks and paltry ideas
THE CULTURE
Instant Gratification (The Awesome Column)
Obesity reflects bad long-term thinking. Which makes me wonder why I'm not fat
The Hero Whisperer (Movies)
Hollywood's iconoclast takes on The Avengers
Pop Chart
10 Questions for Julia Louis-Dreyfus (10 Questions)
Actress, environmentalist and really good dancer Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Vice Presidents, anger and spell-check
Who Let the Dogs Out? (Tuned In)
Wading through the nontroversies of Campaign 2012
Light Sleepers (Travel)
A new breed of B&Bs offers beacon and eggs
Comic Relief (Books)
Alison Bechdel seeks absolution in a new graphic memoir