COVER
Person of the Year Mark Zuckerberg (2010 Person Of The Year / Mark Zuckerberg)
Runner-Up: The Tea Party (The Short List / Person of the Year)
The grass-roots uprising that restored the GOP was fueled by anger at the ruling Democrats. But it won't be easy to hold together
Behind the Scenes: Bringing a Tea Party to Life
Video: A look behind the scenes of an epic TIME photo illustration, recreating a historic tea party with modern political figures
Runner-Up: Julian Assange (The Short List / Person of the Year)
Whistle-blower or spy? His belief in the virtues of radical transparency has turned the diplomatic world upside down
Runner-Up: Hamid Karzai (The Short List / Person of the Year)
In 2010 the feckless Afghan President came to symbolize a growing frustration with the long war in his country
Runner-Up: The Chilean Miners (The Short List / Person of the Year)
Trapped 2,300 ft. below the earth's surface for almost three months, these 33 men defied the odds and inspired the world
Photos: The Chilean Miners
Trapped 2,300 ft. below the earth's surface for almost three months, these 33 men defied the odds and inspired the world. Here they are in the order in which they emerged from the mine
Inside the Mine with Edison Peña
Trapped underground, miner Edison Peña ran several miles a day, pined for his girlfriend — and sent back photographs
Only Connect (2010 Person Of The Year / The 2010 Person of the Year)
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook are changing how we interact — and what we know about each other
Fond Farewells (Farewells)
Remembering those who left us in 2010: Bill Clinton on Robert Byrd, Warren Beatty on Arthur Penn, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on John Wooden
The Global Network (2010 Person Of The Year / Mark Zuckerberg)
Facebook has conquered America. Can it take over the world?
ESSAY
The Year of Microterrorism (Commentary)
Technology has triggered a dangerous power shift. There's more to come
Because One Superlative Isn't Enough (The Awesome Column)
Sure, TIME has Person of the Year. But I have Coolest Person of the Year
TO OUR READERS
Stories of the Year
From Chile's 33 miracle miners to the man behind the world's social network, we bring you the most compelling people of 2010
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Ben Bernanke (10 Questions)
The Fed chairman was TIME's 2009 Person of the Year. Ben Bernanke will now take your questions
BRIEFING
Top 10 Quotes of 2010
Top 10 Feuds of 2010
Top 10 Buzzwords of 2010
10 Essential World Stories of 2010
10 Essential Nation Stories of 2010
The Moments
2010
Obama Finds New Model For Success (Nation)
By closing 2010 with the kind of bipartisan compromise that was supposed to be the hallmark of his Administration, Obama showed that he is capable of change, and that there is hope he can achieve his goals
15 Minutes (15 Minutes)
This eclectic group of 15 had a stopover in the spotlight in 2010. Let's take a moment to remember their all-too-brief visits
Good Days, Bad Days
They won, they lost, they rallied. TIME charts the highs and lows of 2010's newsmakers