COVER
Could Shale Gas Power the World? (Environment)
Natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy for the U.S. and the world. But there's a catch. It could come with significant environmental and social costs. Can the energy industry deliver the goods so that everyone benefits?
ESSAY
Social Media Is Hot. But Can It Help the Economy? (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
Social-media sites are all the rage, but what is the added value to our economy?
A New Palestinian Movement: Young, Networked, Nonviolent (Commentary / In the Arena)
Rejecting the past, young social-networking rebels embrace nonviolence
Obama's Libya Speech: No 'Doctrine,' but a Peek at Priorities (Commentary / White House Memo)
What drives the President's decisions during the historic convulsions of the 2011 Arab Spring
Is It Possible To Become A Gay Icon? (Commentary)
Elizabeth Taylor was a beloved gay icon. Which means there's room for one more
NATION
Why Calling 911 Can Be Its Own Kind of Emergency (Nation)
The emergency network was designed for landlines. Land-what? Why our safety depends on modernizing 911 for the mobile age
Arlington's Grave Mix-Ups: Will the Army Ever Fix the Problem? (Nation)
New evidence reveals serious burial mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery. Does the Army want to fix the problem?
Arlington's Paper Trail of Problems
The mess at Arlington is about paperwork. Hundreds of thousands of pages of it. And it is a disaster.
Michele Bachmann: The Minnesota Clipper (Profile)
Though not yet a candidate, Michele Bachmann is upending a stodgy GOP field. Why she's for real
WORLD
A Call to Arm (World)
Libya's rebels need more than air cover. Should they be given weapons too?
TO OUR READERS
The Energy Source In Our Backyard
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Kennedys: Is the Controversial TV Series Any Good? (Tuned In)
The fight over The Kennedys is more compelling than the show
Unfinished Business (Books)
Resurrecting David Foster Wallace's last novel
Pop Chart (Pop Chart)
BUSINESS
Nokia's Lifeline? (Technology)
Its share of the smart-phone market has plummeted. Can switching to Windows save the day?
Paris Hotel Wars (Travel)
Asian chains take on the city's grandes dames by offering a modern spin on luxury
The Anti-Tiger Mother Approach: One Nation's Education Success Story (Education R&D)
How an anti--Tiger Mother approach to education helps Finland turn out a better-than-average workforce
A Shining City on a Hill (Intelligent Cities)
Can the West Bank's first planned community help build a new middle class in the Middle East?
The Guys Who Made a $200 Million Bet on Real Estate (Money)
Why two guys are betting $200 million on housing
SOCIETY
Play Ball! (Sports)
A TIME guide to the 2011 season
PEOPLE
10 Questions: EPA Director Lisa Jackson (10 Questions)
Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson is getting heat over climate change
BRIEFING
Verbatim
World
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Walmart's Woman Problem (Nation)
Nuclear Age (Business)
U.S. atomic power could be limited by old reactors
Wrong Number (Telecoms)
What's in AT&T's new merger for you? Not much
Helping Hands? (Economy)
Donations to Japan are lagging behind previous relief efforts
It's Not Small Firms but New Ones That Drive Employment (Economy)
Love Hurts (Health&Science)
Or at least being romantically rejected does — just like getting punched in the gut
Geraldine Ferraro (Milestones)
Hitchcock's Dark Dreamboat: Farley Granger (1925-2011) (Milestones)
A vagabond actor for the last five decades of his career, Granger gave sensual, almost perverse life to four great roles