COVER

Evangélicos! (Society)

Seeking a break with the past, a quicker assimilation into the middle class and a closer relationship with God, Latinos are pouring into Protestant churches across the U.S.

FEATURES

The Mystery of Animal Grief (Science)

Scientists are finding new evidence that beasts honor, mourn and even hold wakes for their dead. What it reveals about them--and us

The Rebel (Nation)

Rand Paul has risen from Tea Party troublemaker to GOP celebrity. Can he reshape a party that never quite took his father seriously?

BUSINESS

Peace Corps For Geeks (Breakthrough)

An eager army of programmers is creating apps to help tech-starved cities--and their residents

The Human Billboard (Fashion)

Social media is turning online personalities into advertising's next big thing: walking product placements

COMMENTARY

The End of Easy Money (The Curious Capitalist)

It's getting tougher for capital to move around the world. That's dangerous for everyone

The Thin-Envelope Crisis (Worldview)

America's universities are rejecting the wrong kids--and undermining the idea of merit

LETTERS

THE CULTURE

Once and Again (Books)

A brilliant novel envisions life as a series of do-overs

Into the Woods (Movies)

Shane Carruth takes moviemaking back to the basics

BRIEFING

Alpha Females (Nation)

Crashing another barrier, women are getting top national-security jobs

The Walking Dead (Science)

Scientists may soon be able to revive long-extinct species. But should they?