COVER

Love, Sex, Freedom and the Paradox of the Pill

In May 1960, the FDA approved a new oral contraceptive. Somehow we are still fighting about it half a century later — whom it helped, whom it hurt, what it meant and why it mattered

WORLD

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Africa's New Oil Riddle (Oil)

Will the discovery of black gold in Ghana and Uganda boost those countries and their people, or will the oil curse strike again?

ARTS

GLOBAL ADVISER

One Night in Panama City (TIME Traveler)

Let those in the know tell you the best options for an evening in the city by the canal

On the Shores of Lake Malawi (Check In)

The Mozambican side of one of the world's largest freshwater lakes has escaped the tourist invasion, offering a haven of empty beaches

LETTERS

The iPad Cometh (Inbox)

Hellenic Hubris; Where Have All the Fallen Soldiers Gone?; What's in That Bottle May Hurt You