COVER
10 Ideas for the Next 10 Years
A thinker's guide to the most important trends of the new decade
UNITED STATES
Arlen in the Middle
In 2009, Specter defected across party lines to survive. In 2010, he's pinned down in the partisan cross fire
LETTERS
Inbox
WORLD
Afghanistan's Fix
Driving the Taliban out of Marjah was the easy part. To keep them out, U.S. and Afghan officials must wean the region from its drug dependency
China's Property: Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble
A high proportion of China's growth comes from investment in real estate. That's why we should all be worried