COVER
Rick Perry's Mission (Nation)
Aggie yell leader. Texas governor. Onetime Democrat. Since launching his campaign for President, Rick Perry has turned the Republican Party upside down. Can he win over the Tea Party without making independent voters cringe?
'Americans are tired of political correctness' (Features / Nation)
Rick Perry spoke with TIME's Rick Stengel and Mark Halperin on Sept. 13. Excerpts follow:
EDITOR'S DESK
The Perry Challenge (Editor''s Desk)
COMMENTARY
The View from the Border (In the Arena)
Republicans in Laredo rate Rick Perry's debate performance
Joe Klein's Road Trip
Follow Joe Klein as he drives across the country
The Truth About the Poverty Crisis (The Curious Capitalist)
It isn't just a reflection of job loss. It's a sign of downward mobility
FEATURES
Latchkey Parents (Society)
Divorcing couples have an unexpected answer to the age-old question of who gets the house: the children
In God We Trust (Viewpoint)
Few in number, dominionists believe the Bible should govern society
After Three Years and Trillions of Dollars, Our Banks Still Don't Work (Economy)
Epidemic On the Run (World)
How the accelerating antimalaria campaign opened up a whole new model for global aid
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
THE CULTURE
Pop Chart
Everyman Rising
Joseph Gordon-Levitt grows up
Profiling Joseph Gordon-Levitt: The Crowd-Sourced Version
TIME writer Joel Stein turns to the actor's online community to build a user-generated Franken-portrait of the 50/50 star
Femme TV (Tuned In)
What separates the girls from the women in fall's new shows
Loves You, Porgy (Theater)
A bold yet faithful revamp of Gershwin's classic
10 Questions for Ken Jennings (10 Questions)
Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings on GPS, Mormon Presidents and why geography trounces spelling
The Moviegoer's Masterpiece (Books)
Roger Ebert's grand and poignant memoir
Pushing the Envelope (The Awesome Column)
The United States Postal Service is in danger of bankruptcy. I know just how to fix it
Who's Playing the Best Moneyball Now? (Sports)
How to play moneyball and win
BRIEFING
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Briefing
Milestones (Milestones)
World
Fair-Weather Farewells (Economy)
A market rebound in early 2011 is leading to a rash of CEO shake-ups this year
Cliff Robertson (Milestones)
Betty Skelton (Milestones)
The Dad Drop (Health&Science)
Why having kids makes testosterone crash