COVER
Don't Hold Your Breath (Nation)
This is not your father's recovery. It might not even be a recovery at all. Debunking the myths of the new American economy
NATION
Grin and Bear It (White House Memo)
With the economy sputtering again, Washington has no plans to ride to the rescue
Life After High School (Society)
We're obsessed with those four years. But new research shows we're not defined by them
WORLD
How The Arab Spring Can Bring Christians and Muslims Together (World)
Headlines about Muslim-Coptic violence hide a more hopeful narrative emerging in the new Egypt: Islam and Christianity can live and build together
HEALTH & MEDICINE
How To Stop The Superbugs (Health / Health)
The E. coli outbreak that started in Germany reveals how hard it is to police a global food supply — and how important, as bacteria grow more deadly
ESSAY
Birdbrained (Commentary / Tuned In)
Twitter is a danger zone — especially for its most adept users
Numbers Matter. But Which Ones? (Commentary / Murphy's Law)
A weak economy could undo Obama. Demographics could save him
America's Next Top Weiner (The Awesome Column)
Athletes, musicians and politicians have shared theirs. Is it time for my closeup?
TO OUR READERS
The Limits of Presidential Power
BUSINESS
Breezing In (Sustainability INC.)
How Spain's Iberdrola Renovables is meeting American demand for wind power, the leading source of new electricity in the U.S.
PEOPLE
10 Questions for David McCullough (10 Questions)
Historian David McCullough discusses the death of letter writing and how Picasso was a big old bore
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Pop Chart (The Culture)
Comeback Kids (The Culture / Movies)
A visit to the set of the new Muppets film
Why Cloud Computing Should Make You Nervous (The Culture / Tech)
Apple's iCloud is a great service — and a blow to the power of the PC
Doodle Dandy (Design)
Born of a whim, Google's mutating logo is its most creative asset
A History of Google Doodles
Born of a whim, Google's mutating logo is its most creative asset
A Ripping Good Yarn! (The Culture / Art)
Step aside, graffiti artists. Here come the knitters
BRIEFING
Verbatim
World
LightBox
Fire in the sky
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
A Long Shot's Steady Climb (Nation)
Detroit's Got It In Drive (Economy)
Lack of supply slows Toyota, Honda
Money Talks (Economy)
Fed-up investors still crave Wall Street's financial advice
Cornering Skin Cancer (Health&Science)
They're not a cure, but new drugs promise to extend life