COVER
10 Ideas for the Next 10 years (10 Ideas)
A thinker's guide to the most important trends of the new decade
1 The Next American Century (The Well / COVER)
Don't believe the prophets of doom
2 Remapping the World (The Well / 10 Ideas)
Good borders make good neighbors. Bad ones make wars
3 Bandwidth Is the New Black Gold (10 Ideas)
And it's a scarce resource
4 The Dropout Economy (10 Ideas)
The future of work looks a lot like unemployment
5 China and the U.S.: The Indispensable Axis (The Well / 10 Ideas)
Their frenemy-ship will shape the decade
6 In Defense Of Failure (10 Ideas)
Making mistakes is a great American freedom
7 The White Anxiety Crisis (10 Ideas)
America is getting a new minority
8 TV Will Save the World (10 Ideas)
In a lot of places, it's the next big thing
Popular TV Shows Overseas
A gallery of what they're watching overseas
9 The Twilight of the Elites (The Well / 10 Ideas)
Why we have entered the post-trust era
10 The Boring Age (10 Ideas)
The times, they aren't a-changin'
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
Twitter and TV: How Social Media Is Helping Old Media (Commentary / Tuned In)
A new medium gives an old one a lift, as TV fans gather around the Twittercooler
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
How Millennials Perceive a New Generation Gap
Millennials respect their elders, so why do they say the generation gap is wider than ever?
NATION
The Pennsylvania Senate Race: Specter Under Fire (The Well / Nation)
In 2009, Arlen Specter defected across party lines, from Republican to Democrat, to survive. In 2010, he's pinned down in the partisan cross fire
Scenes from the Pennsylvania Senate Race
Incumbent Arlen Specter faces challenges from both a Republican and a Democrat
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
Whitney Biennial: Stars of the Arts (Exhibitions)
Three artists to watch at the Whitney Biennial
Green Zone: Bourne Takes Baghdad (Movies)
Matt Damon trades amnesiac assassin for truth-seeking GI in this gritty, thrilling war fantasy
What Ails Us (Books)
In her new novel, Lionel Shriver makes the health care system her villain
An Oscar Comeback: 'And the Winner Is ...'
For the first time since 1988, Oscar presenters returned to an old, cast-off phrase
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
SOCIETY
Working for the Web's Big Content Machine (Life / Web Watch)
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
Inbox (Inbox)
BRIEFING
The Moment
3|7|10: Baghdad
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Should People Have Guns at Starbucks?
Verbatim
Brief History: Bracketology
The Skimmer
Book Review: The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar