COVER
The Myth of Financial Reform (Nation)
Five years after the crisis, growth is back, but risks remain. What's needed to finish the job and keep your money safe
COMMENTARY
Obama and Syria: Stumbling Toward Damascus (In the Arena)
The President's uneven Syria response has damaged his office and weakened the nation. It's time for one more pivot
Fifty Years After Bombing, Birmingham is Resurrected
Once home to one of America's darkest moments, an Alabama city shows just how far it has come
PHOTOS: The Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
Photographs of the bombing's aftermath shocked the nation and helped give an emotional push for the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964
FEATURES
Five Years After, 10 to Remember. (Nation)
Catching up with some of the actors in the meltdown drama
How To Live Long (Science)
It may be no coincidence that so many creative types have long lives. New findings show how doing what you love can add years
In Crisis, Angela Merkel Fights To Lead Germany (World)
She steered the country past Europe's economic crisis. What the Chancellor has left to prove
Bank Oversight For Hire (Nation)
The rise, and downsides, of private bank examiners
When Age Produces Beauty: Photographs of Legends at Work (Longevity)
Time dropped in on some of America's greatest--and oldest--living artists
LETTERS
What You Said About ... (Conversation)
THE CULTURE
Dance Music's New Lord Avicii (Music)
The 24-year-old D.J. weaves new sounds into the club scene
Double-Edged S.H.I.E.L.D. (Tuned In)
This spin-off has no Thor but lots to say about secrets
Pop Chart
Insomniac Radio King Art Bell Reclaims His Crown (Radio)
The curious voice of late-night America returns to the airwaves
Storm Warning: Sheri Fink's Five Days at Memorial (Books)
A Katrina-ravaged hospital grapples with mercy and death
Ten Questions for Hugh Jackman (10 Questions)
Singing, dancing, weight-lifting actor Hugh Jackman on coffee, his biggest fears and wearing skirts to school
I Brake for Teenage Drivers (The Awesome Column)
What's the point of having a car culture if America's youth won't learn how to drive?
BRIEFING
Photo-Bombing for Peace (Nation)
How an antiwar protest group learned to hack Congress
Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal (Milestones)
U.S. Open champions
World
The Ad That Bit The Big Apple (Nation)
Milestones (Milestones)
Wrist Wars (Tech)
The promise and pitfalls of the new smart watches
Briefing
Mile-High Mutiny (Nation)
Voters deliver a blow to gun control and Colorado's liberal shift