COVER
The Street Fighter (Nation)
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has already taken down some of the financial world's most prominent figures. He's just getting started
EDITOR'S DESK
Leveling the Playing Field (Cover)
COMMENTARY
Companies Are the New Countries (The Curious Capitalist)
U.S. corporations are moving beyond the national interest. And so are the jobs
BRIEFING
Briefing
Can Anesthesia Cause ADHD? (Health&Science)
How surgery may affect children's behavior
World
Hey, What's the Big Idea? (White House Memo)
How Obama is profiting from a Romney adviser's theory about American power
Milestones (Milestones)
Kevin White (Milestones)
Don Cornelius (Milestones)
Eiko Ishioka (Milestones)
LightBox
BUSINESS
The Price Is Righter (Game Changer)
J.C. Penney's new CEO believes he can revive the struggling department store by tapping into shoppers' frustrations with sales gimmicks
Red State, Green City (Sustainability)
Austin is defying conservative, fossil-fueled Texas to become the country's clean-tech hub
FEATURES
The Conservative Identity Crisis (Nation)
America's political conservatives have long been a blended family with different strains, beliefs and priorities. Can they unite this year to defeat a President they all agree must go?
This Is Your Life (According to Your New Timeline) (Technology)
What Facebook's new profile page tells us about the battle for control of the Internet
What is a Conservative? (Nation)
Mitt Romney's march toward the Republican nomination has provoked a lively conversation about what it means to be a conservative in America today. TIME asked several voices of--and experts on--the right to ponder the question. A sampling:
Lionel Messi's Final Goal (Sports)
The planet's best soccer player is hailed wherever he goes--except in his native Argentina. What must he do to win over his countrymen?
What's Next For Newt? (Nation)
Long on opinions but short on cash, the former Speaker vows to fight on. Why Newt Gingrich won't quit the race soon
THE CULTURE
No More Tears (Sports)
How child's play can help prevent ACL injuries
Pop Chart
10 Questions for Maya Rudolph (10 Questions)
Comedian and actress Maya Rudolph holds forth on kosher salt, leg warmers and her Oprah impression
Most Valuable Prayer: God and the Super Bowl (The Awesome Column)
Forget the stats. For the Super Bowl, I'm betting on the team with the winningest chaplain
Hot-Tub Time Machine (Games)
Atari's all-star game designers aim for a sequel
PHOTOS: The Founding Fathers of Video Games
Portraits of programmers from the original video game company, Atari
Broadway, Bound (Television)
Smash looks and sounds good. It just doesn't quite feel real