COVER
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars (Inauguration)
That's how much money Barack Obama says is needed to kick-start the economy. How he spends it could determine the fate of his presidency
One Dream Realized (Inauguration)
Seven icons of the civil rights movement reflect on their progress and setbacks, the meaning of Jan. 20, 2008 to African Americans and what King would make of the country Obama will soon lead
Obama's Permanent Grass-Roots Campaign (Inauguration)
Linked by e-mail and Facebook, millions of Obama backers are staying involved — and gearing up for 2012
Can Tim Geithner Lead the Economy Out of Its Mess? (Inauguration)
More than any other official, new Treasury chief Timothy Geithner bears the burden of rescuing the U.S. economy. Is he the right man for the job?
SPECIAL REPORT
Biofuels: The New Alchemy (Biofuels)
As criticism of corn-based ethanol grows, companies are at work on the next generation of biofuels
Out of Africa: Saharan Solar Energy (Solar Energy)
Could the solar energy that bakes the Sahara one day power all of Europe? Dreamers believe so
Catching the Currents: Tidal Power (Tidal Power)
Long thought of as costly and cumbersome, tidal power is starting to entice investors
COMMENTARY
Rachida Dati: Mother Justice
Critics of Rachida Dati's swift return to work forget that working life can be as compelling as motherhood
THEATER
David Hare: Truth to Power
With his new play and film script, David Hare keeps an eye on the place where authority and morality collide
GLOBAL ADVISER
Sweet Ride: Surfing in Liberia (Great Outdoors)
A history of civil war can't keep surfers away from Liberia's wild waves
Majorca: Island of Calm (Check In)
Ease into long days of warm indolence at Majorca's Es Castell hotel
Storming the Teacup (Amuse-Bouche)
London's Rare Tea Company sources and sells exclusive, uncommonly tasty teas from Asia and Africa
Liberty Belle: Philadelphia (City Guide)
Its historic areas and attractions revamped, Philadelphia has become a capital of cool
LETTERS
Honoring Obama (Inbox)
The Runners-Up; Spending Where it Counts; Those We Lost in 2008