COVER
2012: User's Guide
The Last Party (2012 User''s Guide / Culture)
Some say the Maya calendar predicts the world's end on Dec. 21, 2012. Just in case, we've sorted your options for how to ring in Armageddon
The GOP Free-for-All (2012 User''s Guide / Politics)
With no limits on spending--or offending--in the primaries, Republicans risk harming their presidential candidate
Control Freaks (2012 User''s Guide / Culture)
Studios and networks will strain to retain cable viewers but can't deny want-it-now streamers
Drugs Zero In (2012 User''s Guide / Science)
Breast cancer, flu and obesity are in the crosshairs as drug companies produce more-targeted treatments
A Map of Trouble (2012 User''s Guide / Politics)
What will the Middle East look like in a year? Private intelligence firm Stratfor plots the possibilities
My Psychic Powers at Work (2012 User''s Guide / Culture)
Behold the boldest, most Maya-endorsed predictions you will read for 2012
Hello. My Name Is Sophia (2012 User''s Guide / Science)
I'm an American baby born in 2012, and I already know a few things about myself*
Pressure Relief (2012 User''s Guide / Science)
This year brings a breakthrough procedure to fight hypertension
Star Gazing (2012 User''s Guide / Culture)
These four groups are next up for the fame machine
Taking Off (2012 User''s Guide / Business)
Boeing's mostly composite Dreamliner is in full production. Expect less jet lag and more fresh air
Stocks for Safety? (2012 User''s Guide / Business)
Sovereign bonds took a beating. Why multinationals are better than nations
10 Questions. (2012 User''s Guide / Culture)
This time they're for you. Practice your punditry and forecast the coming year's news
Social Climbers (2012 User''s Guide / Culture)
Big networks will get bigger. But will they get better? Some status updates from 2012
China's Buy List (2012 User''s Guide / Business)
It's scooping up more commodities, continents--and soccer stars
Fight Club (2012 User''s Guide / Culture)
The blowups! The brawls! The brouhahas! A contentious preview of the year in face-offs
The End Of Cash (2012 User''s Guide / Business)
Mobile wallets and more ways to use them are making money less useful
Weather Beaten (2012 User''s Guide / Science)
The past year was truly disastrous; 2012 figures to be less so, assuming we stop behaving stupidly
Euro-Free Zone (2012 User''s Guide / Business)
How many drachmas (or lire or francs) will a post-euro cup of coffee cost?
The Son Also Rises (2012 User''s Guide / Politics)
Kim Jong Il's death set strategists in motion across the globe. Here's what they have to think about
Fearing Well (2012 User''s Guide / Science)
There are plenty of things to be afraid of. So choose carefully
Stealth Army (2012 User''s Guide / Politics)
Drones are getting more powerful, more accurate and a lot smaller
COMMENTARY
A Post-American World in Progress (Worldview)
Why emerging powers didn't lead in 2011 and won't in the coming year
How Much Government Is Enough? (In the Arena)
Give the goofy GOP credit: it has raised key questions about the U.S.'s future
BRIEFING
Briefing
World
Milestones (Milestones)
Vaclav Havel (Milestones)
Christopher Hitchens (Milestones)
Helen Frankenthaler (Milestones)
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
LightBox
Where the 1% Lives (Economy)
Areas with large wealth gaps have more unstable economies