COVER
What I Learned From My Cancer Scare (Health Special)
I'm a famous doctor. I give advice to millions of people. But it turns out I'm a lousy patient.
Scanxiety (Health Special)
Fear of a postcancer ritual
Mobile Alert (Health Special)
A new study fuels debate over cell phones and tumors
The Screening Dilemma (Health Special)
Are some cancers better left undiscovered?
Cracking Cancer's Code (Health Special)
Tumor DNA holds the key to beating the disease
The Refuseniks (Health Special)
Why some cancer patients reject their doctor's advice
Check Your Charity! (Health Special)
There are too many lightweight nonprofits in cancer research
NATION
Let's Make a Deal (Nation)
The budget battle won't end without Mitch McConnell's O.K. And after months on the sidelines, the wily Republican is back at the table
Innovate Better (Worldview)
Everyone agrees it's key to America's future. But where do we focus innovation, and how do we fund it?
Now What? (Education)
Mortarboards and diplomas don't get you as far as they used to. These new graduates are in for a bumpy ride
ESSAY
The Politics of Self-Delusion (Commentary / In the Arena)
How Barack Obama and Paul Ryan both misread their mandates
The 2% Economy and What It Means for America (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
A funny thing happened on the way to economic recovery: a slowdown
If You Can't Take the Heat (Viewpoint)
Hate if you must, but the Miami Heat is the team every NBA fan should love
LETTERS
The Complexity Of Cancer (Cover)
Inbox (Inbox)
WORLD
Deepening Divide (Features / World)
The Assad regime's brutal crackdown hasn't halted Syria's pro-democracy protests, but it may yet turn them into a sectarian conflict
Killing Fields (Features / World)
How Asia's growing appetite for traditional medicine is threatening Africa's rhinos
A Perilous Threat to Rhinos
There are two groups of people shooting rhinos in southern Africa today. TIME contract photographer Dominic Nahr captures both
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Pop Chart (The Culture)
Secret's Out (The Culture / Movies)
Repro Madness (The Culture / Books)
Ann Patchett's thriller imagines a utopia of fertility
Skyway Robbery! Airlines Cash In on Extras (Money)
Add-on charges take over the airlines
Graphic: Extra Fees
Jump Start (Dance)
The Cuban National Ballet leaps into a Stateside tour
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Gene Hackman (10 Questions)
Having swapped movies for novels, Gene Hackman talks about bad jobs, poetry and abandoned Oscars
BRIEFING
Briefing
LightBox
A powerful ride
World
The Great New Hampshire Heist (Nation)
Mark Halperin: The Big Questions (Nation)
Ghostwriter (Nation)
How to govern from two places at once? With the swipe of an autopen
New Tech Bubble? (Economy)
The U.S. is the world's dotcom money hub
Cutting (Ridiculous) Red Tape (Government)
The White House streamlines unnecessary regulations