COVER

TO OUR READERS

Looking Around Corners

With our annual 10 Ideas issue, we want to help you navigate the new reality and be prepared for the next decade

ESSAY

Karl Rove's Memoir: Act of Vengeance (Commentary / In the Arena)

In Courage and Consequence, his tale of the George W. Bush years, Karl Rove disses his critics and defends the boss. No news there

NATION

Sexism and the Navy's Female Captain Bligh (The Well / Nation)

Captain Holly Graf, the first woman to command a Navy cruiser, rose fast through the ranks — until reports of her abusive command style caught up with her. The inside story of her stunning fall

WORLD

Postcard from Brooklyn

A polluted canal seemed poised for renewal until a federal decision deferred the dream. On the banks of the toxic Gowanus

Afghan Opium: To Crack Down — or Not? (The Well / World)

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

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

What Ails Us (Books)

In her new novel, Lionel Shriver makes the health care system her villain

SOCIETY

Can Anyone Improve Upon the Classic Burger? (Life / Food)

The cheeseburger is a gastronomic end point. Nevertheless, at the Rachael Ray Burger Bash, held at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami, chefs like Masaharu Morimoto and Daniel Boulud competed to reinvent the classic food

SPECIAL SECTION

Icebreaker Is A Natural (Global Business / Strategy)

It sells technical sportswear made of wool and connects shearer to wearer in sustainability

Reconnecting (Global Business / Front and Center)

Alcatel-Lucent has struggled for years. Its CEO looks to a future filled with mobile data to switch on the profits

Big Ideas for Small Business (Global Business / Small Business)

Credit is tight and customers scarce: it takes a little magic to maintain momentum

Deere's Harvest (Global Business / American Re: Reinventing and Retooling The U.S. Economy)

The tractor maker stayed flexible — and profitable — in the teeth of the downturn

PEOPLE

10 Questions for Desmond Tutu (10 Questions)

The South African Archbishop's new book makes the case for goodness. Desmond Tutu will now take your questions

LETTERS

BRIEFING

The Skimmer

Book Review: The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar