COVER
The New Sheriffs of Wall Street (Cover)
They skipped the partner track. They were underestimated by men. But the women who will regulate banking and finance for the next generation — Mary Schapiro, Sheila Bair and Elizabeth Warren — are not accustomed to taking no for an answer
ESSAY
Risk Inverse: The Third World Is Now a Better Bet (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
Greece shows that investors looked for trouble in the wrong places. Why the developing world is now the better bet
The Price of Opportunism: Arlen Specter's Tough Fight (Commentary / In the Arena)
Pennsylvania's switch-hitting Senator Arlen Specter suddenly faces a tough primary fight against opponent Joe Sestak
Love Me, Love My Brand, Says the Sultan of Snark™ (The Awesome Column)
In the age of global broadcasting, image is everything. That's how I became the Sultan of Snark™
NATION
At Center Court: Can Kagan Be a Consensus Builder? (The Well / Nation)
President Obama calls Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan a "consensus builder." But can she really end decades of partisan judicial warfare?
WORLD
In Indonesia, the People Who Live With Dragons
Komodo Dragons are fast and poisonous but the Bugis who share the island with them have learned to live and make some money off the giant lizards
Haiti (The Well / World)
No Calm Before The Storms
Tent Cities of Haiti
Four months after the earthquake, Port-au-Prince is a collection of jury-rigged tent cities. As the rainy season approaches, the country braces for more misfortune
Unruly Britannia: Can This Coalition Government Work? (World)
Britain's David Cameron and Nick Clegg have forged a coalition. Now they have to reconnect with the voters who put them into government
Inside the World of David Cameron
Photographer Andrew Parsons shares his insider's view of the new Prime Minister's life
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Preparing for Life After Lost (Television)
It began with a plane crash and polar bears. Then it got weird. How a wildly ambitious tale of science fiction, spirituality and philosophy changed the way we watch television
Lost in 108 seconds
TIME's TV critic James Poniewozik offers a rapid-fire recap of Lost's six seasons
Previously on Lost
A crash course in island history
The Legacy of the Dragon Tattoo (Books)
The stranger-than-fiction saga of Stieg Larsson's literary estate
The Demon Drink (Books)
How Prohibition turned tipplers into criminals, teetotalers into lobbyists — and remade U.S. politics
All Yesterday's Parties (Music)
On LCD Soundsystem's third album, approaching middle age is a thing worth dancing to
Alex Gibney (Phenomenon Watch)
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
SOCIETY
How to Deprogram Bullies: Teaching Kindness 101 (Life / Education)
An antibullying program teaches kids to empathize by bringing a mother and baby into the classroom
Are Marriage Statistics Divorced from Reality? (Life / Marriage)
A new book takes aim at the notion that 50% of newlyweds are destined for Splitsville
Point, Click, Drop and Dive (Life / Techland)
A new crop of rugged cameras can handle anything, even butterfingers
Indestructible Cameras
A new crop of rugged cameras can handle anything, even butterfingers
Super-High-Alcohol Beer Heads to the U.S. (Life / Libations)
European microbreweries like BrewDog are waging a battle to try to get you drunker, with high-alcohol beers like Tactical Nuclear Penguin. Is it good business? Or an example of irresponsible behavior?
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Willie Nelson (10 Questions)
The outlaw singer's new album, Country Music, is out now. Willie Nelson will now take your questions
BRIEFING
Frank Frazetta (Milestones)
Senate Climate Bill: Last Chance for Cap and Trade
Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman unveiled their climate bill, the American Power Act, on Wednesday. Will it get Republican support?
Lena Horne (Milestones)
Umaru Yar'Adua: Remembering Nigeria's Patient President (Milestones)
Upon his death on May 5, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, 58, left a legacy of patient rule and realistic reform. Will acting President Goodluck Jonathan follow his predecessor's lead?
Cancer, Cancer Everywhere (Health Memo)
Are your surroundings as toxic as a new report suggests?
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
Verbatim
The Moment
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