COVER
Blue Truth Red Truth (Election 2012 The Race)
Both candidates say White House hopefuls should talk straight with voters. Here's why neither man is ready to take his own advice
EDITOR'S DESK
Political Truths Are Not Black and White (Cover)
FEATURES
Mahmoud Abbas: The Stateless Statesman (World)
Despite criticism from every quarter, Mahmoud Abbas' slow, nonviolent campaign for Palestinian statehood just might be working
Mr. Serious (Profile)
A decade ago, Ben Affleck was a tabloid fixture. Five years ago, a fledgling filmmaker. Today, he's the force behind one of the year's best movies
Who Lies More? Yet Another Close Contest (Election 2012 The Race)
Ready, Set, Disrupt (Ideas)
Eight ideas that are changing the way we live, eat, work, shop and play--again
BRIEFING
Briefing
The Senate Odds By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Why a GOP takeover is no longer a sure thing
Arthur Sulzberger (Milestones)
New York Times publisher
Spanking in the Schools (Health&Science)
Should teachers be allowed to paddle students?
Eric Hobsbawm (Milestones)
Historian of the ages
Off the Runway (Economy)
Inside the business of local fashion weeks
Milestones (Milestones)
Barry Commoner (Milestones)
Uncommon ecologist
World
LightBox
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
COMMENTARY
A Tea Party Test Case (In the Arena)
A headstrong conservative faces an Iraq-war heroine in a pivotal House race
After Benghazi, Is al-Qaeda Back? (Worldview)
Terrorist cells continue to spread, but they now face bigger problems than the U.S.
BUSINESS
Local Food Grows Up (Small Business)
High energy prices and changing tastes are pushing farms to sell their produce closer to home. Can the movement to eat locally reshape the food-supply chain?
None of the Above (New Energy)
Does either candidate really believe in an "all of the above" energy policy?
THE CULTURE
10 Questions for Ty Burrell (10 Questions)
Modern Family's Ty Burrell on playing jerks, life in Salt Lake City and what sank his action-hero career
Founding Father (The Awesome Column)
In getting a charter school started, I learned how to make people really angry
The Best Of the Rest (Fall Reading)
Storyville (Fall Reading)
WELCOME TO AUTUMN BOOKS TERRITORY, WHERE NEIGHBORS INCLUDE CHEFS, WONKS, CON WOMEN AND, PER USUAL, VAMPIRES
Scary Monsters (Fall Reading)
PARANORMAL NOVELS BUILT ON PROVEN FORMULAS
Indulge-o-Meter (Fall Reading)
Cookbooks that range from health-conscious to hedonistic
Nate Silver (Fall Reading)
A CRYSTAL BALL FILLED WITH STATS
Barbara Kingsolver (Fall Reading)
CREATING ART OUT OF GLOBAL WARMING
David Quammen (Fall Reading)
LIFE ON THE FRONT LINES OF VIROLOGY
Stay Tuned for E-Serials (Fall Reading)
A VICTORIAN-ERA TRADITION GETS A TV-AGE REVIVAL
Dark Days (Fall Reading)
TWO WRITERS ESCHEW THE BRIGHT SIDE