COVER
The Optimism Bias
Those rose-colored glasses? We may be born with them. Why our brains tilt toward the positive (in spite of all the negative)
WORLD
Faith in the Arab Spring
Headlines about Muslim-Coptic violence hide a more hopeful narrative emerging in the new Egypt: Islam and Christianity can live and build together
Spanish Spring
Arab-style demonstrations break out all over the country, but are they making any difference?
VIEWPOINT
Cherchez les Femmes
Has the women's movement in France finally caught up?
LETTERS
The End of bin Laden (Inbox)
9/11's Long Shadow; What About Spain?; The President's Men
BUSINESS
In the Pole Position (Automobiles)
Le Mans Series outlasts the competition with its jet-set fans and hot wheels
Self-Serving Stewardship: How Manufacturers Help the Planet (Conservation)
How companies protecting their supply chains can protect the environment too
GLOBAL ADVISER
On Location (Next Time You're in ... Anhui)
Huizhou's historic villages attract film crews and artists in droves
Hostage to Comfort (Check In)
And it won't cost you a king's ransom
Swords into Cab Fares (TIME Traveler)
Taxis tour a now peaceful Belfast