COVER
TIME Cover Story: It's Time to Pay College Athletes (College)
College sports are mass entertainment. It's time to fully reward players for their work
Infographic: How Much Does Your Alma Mater Owe Its Top Athletes?
COMMENTARY
Obama's Slippery Slope in Syria (Worldview)
Striking at Assad won't end the conflict. But it may drag the U.S. into a complex civil war
FEATURES
The World According to Vladimir Putin (World)
Moscow is taking an ever more controversial stand with the U.S. Why Russia's leader dreams of imperial rebirth
Syria: Inside the D.C. War (Nation)
Will Congress follow the President into an attack that no one wants?
The Cult of Bashar Assad (World)
Even the Syrian President's father didn't want him to rule Syria. But the accidental dictator won't give in
BRIEFING
What You Said About ... (Conversation)
David Frost (Milestones)
TV's great interrogator
Milestones (Milestones)
Need for Speed (Nation)
The Personalized Flu Shot (Health)
With more new choices, there's a vaccine for almost everyone
Briefing
The Military's Latest Rape-Case Mess (Nation)
A sexual assault case reveals an unbalanced military justice system
Tech's Biggest Little Deals (Tech)
How giant companies build their future by buying little ones
Seamus Heaney (Milestones)
The bard of modern Ireland
World
THE CULTURE
10 Questions for Yoko Ono (10 Questions)
Artist and activist Yoko Ono on creativity, John Lennon's legacy and why she feels no need to retire
Adventures in Jury Selection (The Awesome Column)
I'd be so good at judging my peers. Yet I can't seem to get myself picked for a jury
Corliss: A Tribute to Japan's Movie Master (Movies)
With a daring war film, Hayao Miyazaki lays down his pen
The Rise of 'Sharecations' (Travel)
Tight economic times have spurred the popularity of sharing vacations
Pop Chart
A Fresh Look at J.D. Salinger's Life (Books)
A fresh look at J.D. Salinger's triumphant, traumatic, tawdry life
BUSINESS
Blackout: 1 Billion Live Without Electric Light (New Energy)
Nearly one-fifth of the globe can't turn on the lights
Falling For the Job (Breakthrough)
Hiring is a lot like dating, say the new startups that want to play matchmaker between employers and job seekers. And you don't have to show up with flowers