COVER

LEADERS

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazil's champion of the working class. Plus: David Remnick on Barack Obama, Ted Nugent on Sarah Palin and General Petraeus on General McChrystal

ARTISTS

Lady Gaga

She turns pop music into performance art. Plus: Phil Donahue on Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Daldry on Elton John and Shepard Fairey on Banksy

THINKERS

Zaha Hadid

Her designs evoke passion. Plus: Henry Kissinger on Lee Kuan Yew, Jeff Koons on Steve Jobs and Ben Bernanke on Paul Volcker

HEROES

Bill Clinton

Global humanitarian — and Haiti's best friend. Plus: Robert De Niro on Ben Stiller, Jack Nicklaus on Phil Mickelson and Deepak Chopra on Sachin Tendulkar

GLOBAL ADVISER

This Little Piggy (Amuse-Bouche)

Make a little pig of yourself at Danny Meyer's Gramercy Park trattoria, Maialino

LETTERS