COVER

Confidence Woman (Society)

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg is on a mission to change the balance of power. Why she just might pull it off

COMMENTARY

Why Markets Won't Crash — Yet (THE CURIOUS CAPITALIST)

This economic climate has a familiar feel. And just as we survived the debt-ceiling crisis, we'll survive the sequester

A Time to Think Big (IN THE ARENA)

The country faces grave challenges. So why do Jeb Bush and Barack Obama spend so much time on small-bore maneuvers?

Build That Pipeline! (Worldview)

Reducing our dependence on oil will do far more to slow climate change than blocking the Keystone project

FEATURES

Return to Sender (NATION)

The buildup in Afghanistan lasted 12 years. With 22 months left, can the U.S. get its equipment out in time?

SPECIAL SECTION

THE CULTURE

Let There Be Dark (Art)

A look inside Bill Brandt's book of shadows

Photos: Shadow and Light

At "Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light," the voluptuous retrospective organized by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, one finds out just how powerful a force 'black' can be

No Comment (The Awesome Column)

Why, in defiance of the Internet, I will ignore your thoughts about this column

10 Questions for Doug Ulman (10 Questions)

Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman on those yellow bracelets, surviving cancer and firing the man who hired him

BRIEFING

Moneyball (Politics)

Obama warms up to big cash

Alone No More (Nation)

A new Secretary of State learns that in Obamaland, there is no I in team