COVER
150 Years After Fort Sumter: Why We're Still Fighting the Civil War (Nation)
North and South shared the burden of slavery, and after the war, they shared in forgetting about it. But 150 years later, it's time to tell the truth
Bloodstains and Bulletholes: Rare Civil War Artifacts
TIME sent photographer Henry Leutwyler to The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa. to photograph 185 artifacts, from powder horns to playing cards
ESSAY
After Mubarak, Egypt Wonders What Comes Next (Commentary / In the Arena)
Mubarak is gone. But Egyptians have no idea who or what comes next
Richard Haass: The Revolution Stops Here (Commentary / Viewpoint)
How Syria's Bashar Assad is bucking the trend in the Middle East
Inherit the Wind
At 75, Gone with the Wind is still mistaken for a romance. It's actually a gritty eulogy
NATION
Spending Cuts: Will Congress Play Along? (Politics / Nation)
A Republican offers a daring plan to curb federal spending. Will anyone sign on?
The Ryan Budget: A Test of Character for Obama (Politics / Worldview)
Paul Ryan's sweeping budget plan is a character test for Barack Obama: Will he be a statesman or a candidate?
Meet General Maggie Woodward, the American Gaddafi Fears Most (Nation)
From her base in Germany, Major General Maggie Woodward ruled the skies over Libya. It was another first for women in combat
WORLD
The Specter of Genocide (World)
Why the U.N. picked a side in Ivory Coast's civil war
TO OUR READERS
A Time for Honesty About Slavery
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Arthur Star Russell Brand Cleans Up His Act
Russell Brand cleans up his act
Kitsch Me, Kate (Style)
Attack of the wedding swag
You're Not the Boss of Her: Tina Fey's New Memoir (Books)
Tina Fey's memoir, Bossypants, is fierce, heartfelt and — above all — very funny
Pop Chart (Pop Chart)
BUSINESS
Can the FDA Be the World's Food Safety Police? (Food)
Thanks to new legislation, the U.S. is spending $1.4 billion to inspect a growing number of foreign food sources. But will that be enough?
Greening the Skyline: Small Fixes Save Big Money (Sustainability Inc.)
The world's tallest buildings look modern but have old-school energy bills. Enter the new age of eco-upgrades for skyscrapers
Inflating Inflation (Money)
Everyone's worried, but the data isn't scary
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Robert Redford (10 Questions)
Director Robert Redford looks at the fallout from Lincoln's assassination in The Conspirator, out April 15
BRIEFING
Japan's Recession? (Economy)
The devastating effects of the disaster are finally being tallied
Afghanistan (Closeup)
World
A Gitmo Trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (Milestones)
Decoding Cancer (Health&Science)
The first map of breast-tumor genomes could revolutionize patient care
Fear Factor (Economy)
Roiling markets can be good for growth
The Cricket World Cup (Milestones)
Glenn Beck (Milestones)
The Battle of Madison Spreads to the Courts (Nation)
A too-close-to-call election for a Wisconsin supreme court seat turns into a partisan proxy war