COVER
Gaddafi's Endgame: How Will the U.S. Get Out of Libya? (World)
At its broadest, Obama's diplomacy has tried to redefine the exercise of American power. But how he handles the end of U.S. intervention in Libya, and the ouster of its stubborn leader, will determine the mission's success — and duration
The Hardware of Operation Odyssey Dawn
A look at some of the coalition forces' military technology engaged in the operation in Libya
Dispatch from Tripoli
Despite massive airstrikes by the U.S. and its military allies, TIME contract photographer Christopher Morris remains in Tripoli, documenting the ongoing conflict and its aftermath
Libya's Ragtag Rebels: Why They Fight (World)
Who are they, and can Operation Odyssey Dawn help these amateur warriors defeat Gaddafi?
Susan Rice: A Voice for Intervention (World)
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice made the case for humanitarian action in Libya
ESSAY
How Wall Street's Growth Hampers the Recovery (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
What have we gotten from the fact that finance monopolizes talent? Not much
Fixing the U.S. Debt Dilemma: Which Party Has it Right? (Commentary)
Each party has a different view of the national mood. The budget battle hinges on which has it right
Freedom Is Too Good for Hinckley (Commentary / Viewpoint)
Thirty years after he shot my father Ronald Reagan, he spends one-third of the year as a (mostly) free man
The Lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A century after the deadliest factory fire in New York City history, the lessons for reform still hold true
WORLD
Rising to the Challenge (World)
Can its young people save Japan? After the earthquake and tsunami, they're rolling up their sleeves — and shaming an ossified Establishment
TO OUR READERS
In Search of Pragmatic Idealism
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: Hollywood's Star of Stars (Appreciation)
Child actress, teen temptress, cinematic empress, Taylor helped define contemporary fame first by her beauty, then with her love life and finally with a multifaceted celebrity
Remembering Elizabeth Taylor
Photos: A screen legend dies at 79
The Many Marriages of Elizabeth Taylor
The Hollywood beauty was married eight times, to seven different men
Pop Chart (Pop Chart)
How Does the New Upstairs, Downstairs Compare To the Old? (Television)
The beloved master-servant drama Upstairs, Downstairs is back
Can Peer Pressure Be A Good Thing? (Books)
Can peer pressure be mobilized to change behavior for the better?
Between Worlds (Books)
The Fear: Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe (Books)
Exposing the lie of Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe
Six CDs, 111 Songs — One Great History of Jazz (Music)
How to make a new jazz canon in six easy steps
BUSINESS
The Swipe-Fee Free-for-All (Money)
Retailers are battling the banks, but you may win
SOCIETY
Go Ahead — Cry at Work (Behavior)
Corporate culture has long ignored the fact that we can't check our feelings at the office door. Why it's high time to get rational about emotions in the workplace
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Pervez Musharraf (10 Questions)
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf wants to return to a job that nearly got him killed — twice
BRIEFING
Verbatim
World
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Milestones (Milestones)
Air Barbour (Nation)
A Push to Limit Abortion (Nation)
An influx of conservative lawmakers, angst over health care reform and the Planned Parenthood "sting" have led to a spike in antiabortion bills.
Where the Jobs Are (Economy)
States offer an answer to the employment puzzle
Cotton Crunch (Economy)
Why the fabric of our lives is costing us
Rise of the Rest (Economy)
More wealth and power are moving abroad
Feeding on Fallout (Health&Science)
Radiation may persist for years in Japan's food chain and water supply
Bill Clinton on Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher (Milestones)
The former President pays tribute to a man who had "the stamina, steel and judgment to accomplish things that were truly extraordinary"