COVER
Lincoln To The Rescue (Lincoln: Past and Present)
What the master politician of 1862 can teach the Presidential hopefuls of 2012
EDITOR'S DESK
Political Advice From the Master (Cover)
FEATURES
Hail To The Chief (Lincoln: Past and Present)
The greatest living actor plays the greatest American President. How Daniel Day-Lewis found Lincoln's voice.
A.L. Confidential (Lincoln: Past and Present)
To really understand Abraham Lincoln, you've got to know what he hid in his desk
Town And Country (Election 2012)
Why Ohio will decide the presidential election
Action, Mr. President! (Lincoln: Past and Present)
Steven Spielberg talks with time's Rick Stengel about ambition, compromise and what to wear while filming a President
BRIEFING
George McGovern (Milestones)
Standard bearer of liberalism
Between the Lines By Mark Halperin (Nation)
World
Home, Cheap Home (Economy)
Why house flipping is suddenly hot again
Violation of Trust (Dispatch)
A sex scandal at the BBC tarnishes the broadcaster
Briefing
Nobody Wins (Nation)
What happens if Obama and Romney tie in the Electoral College?
Milestones (Milestones)
Leon Jaroff (Milestones)
Science editor
Russell Means (Milestones)
Native American activist and actor
LightBox
COMMENTARY
How Wall Street Is Still Rigging the Game (Viewpoint)
Presidential candidates aren't talking about the biggest economic risk to America: Big Finance
The Two-Faced Economy (The Curious Capitalist)
Consumers are spending, corporations are not. Which group is getting it wrong?
Mitt and the Bomber Boys (In the Arena)
Would Romney really reject the bellicose neocon wing of his party?
THE CULTURE
Murphy's Lawlessness (Television)
For better and worse, a superproducer deals in chaos
Beyond Wonderland (Books)
A fantasy that goes places even Alice never did
High Turbulence (Movies)
Denzel Washington takes flight as a daredevil with demons
Pop Chart
Block the Vote (The Awesome Column)
Proposed: Citizens will not have the right to vote unless they are as smart as me
10 Questions for Felix Baumgartner (10 Questions)
Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner on his world-record jump, fear and not saying goodbye
Shelling Out (Money)
Buy-local advocates are rallying mobs--to shop
What's in a Name? (Sports)
Adidas jumps to make NBA star Derrick Rose a brand
BUSINESS
High and Low. Online flash sales go beyond fashion to survive (Small Business)
(Almost) Everyone Loves Solar (New Energy)
Americans want more power from the sun, but GOP politicians don't. What's an industry to do?
The Not So Magic Kingdom (Tourism)
Disneyland Paris is a tourist magnet for France. But the park has yet to pay off for Walt Disney