COVER

Across the Red Line (United States / Obama's Foreign Policy)

Evidence of a brutal chemical attack in Syria poses a defining test to the U.S.'s reputation and to Barack Obama's foreign policy vision

COMMENTARY

VIEWPOINT

Theater of the Absurd

China's Bo Xilai show trial is not so much about corruption as it is about settling political scores

WORLD

Treasure Land

Afghanistan's mountains are rich in untapped minerals that could prove to be a blessing — and a curse

The Curator's Conundrum (Photography)

The world's top photojournalism festival is 25. can the profession it celebrates survive?

THE CULTURE

I Have Sung the Future (Profile)

Janelle Monáe broke out as an R&B innovator. Now she's going full eclectic

LETTERS