COVER
Power Steering (Business)
How Chrysler's Italian boss drives an American auto revival
FEATURES
Gloom Of Night (Nation)
How the U.S. Postal Service Fell Apart, and the People Who are Trying to Save it
Football's Leap of Faith (Sports)
Does Tim Tebow win with skill, luck or a "miracle"?
Tilda: A Dispatch from Planet Swinton (Profile)
Oscar winner. Fashion muse. Scottish blue blood. Highland tramper. A dispatch from Planet Swinton
COMMENTARY
Why Newt Makes My Head Spin (In the Arena)
Gingrich's ego and bombast undermine his genuinely interesting ideas
The Trump Primary (Tuned In)
The new GOP debate: whether to embrace the reality TV-ization of the campaign
BRIEFING
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Bill Waller (Milestones)
Massey Energy (Milestones)
Milestones (Milestones)
Getting Yours (Economy)
Even in a down market, some jobs still command pay hikes
Putting the Social into Science (Health&Science)
Forget about nature vs. nurture. The answer lies in between
Dropped Deal (Communications)
FCC says AT&T merger would boost prices
World
Obama's Guerrilla War (Nation)
How the Dems are blitzing the GOP front runners early and often
Briefing
Decoding Breast Cancer (Health&Science)
A gene test lets some patients with early tumors skip radiation
Scrates (Milestones)
LightBox
THE CULTURE
Best of Tech (The Best of 2011)
Best of Theater (The Best of 2011)
Best of Movies (The Best of 2011)
Best of Books (The Best of 2011)
Best of Games (The Best of 2011)
Best of Television (The Best of 2011)
Best of Pop Music (The Best of 2011)
Acting Up! (The Best of 2011)
Performances worth cherishing and all mysteriously connected
10 Questions for David Fincher (10 Questions)
Director David Fincher talks about sexual politics, serial killers and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Year of the Meltdown (The Awesome Column)
A look back at the epic fails of 2011, from nuclear power plants to Charlie Sheen
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Person of the Year
We asked TIME 100 honorees to submit nominations for 2011's Person of the Year. Some selections