COVER
World Cup 2010 (The Global Game)
Once every four years, the globe's biggest sporting event enraptures soccer fans — and, yes, that includes Americans
BRIEFING
The Moment
6|2|10: Tokyo
UNITED STATES
On the Edge (Environmental Disaster)
Birds poisoned, fisheries destroyed, coastline slicked, livelihoods wrecked. The ongoing oil spill is an environmental calamity like none we've ever faced. And it's not just residents of the vulnerable Gulf who will get hit by it. This time we're all going to feel the pain
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Unraveling North Korea: The Beginning of the End (Books)
Two new studies suggest that the North Korean state is slowly starting to unravel
WORLD
Armed Farces (Afghanistan)
The U.S. has spent $26 billion building up the Afghan army. But it is still poorly trained and rife with internal rivalries. Will it ever be fit to fight?
GLOBAL ADVISER
Kicking On (World Cup Special)
What's there to do when the whistle blows? Nine prominent South Africans tell you how to spend your free days in three of the World Cup's host cities — Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban