COVER
The Geeks Who Leak (United States)
The President calls them a threat to national security. The Internet calls them heroes. A new wave of hacktivists is changing the way we handle secrets
COMMENTARY
Hail, President. Well Met (Worldview)
In small but important ways, Obama and Xi moved the needle on U.S.-China relations
SOCIETY
The New American Way of Death (Cremation)
By 2017, 1 out of 2 Americans will choose cremation over burial. Our changing attitude toward this final rite of passage says everything about the way we live now
LETTERS
Cameron's Way (Conversation)
VIEWPOINT
Al-Qaeda vs. Hizballah
The world's most fearsome terrorist groups are facing off in Syria. That's bad news for everyone
WORLD
Perils of Intervention (Mali)
It took France just 19 days to defeat Islamist militants in Mali. Keeping the country stable is proving much harder. Sound familiar?
BUSINESS
Tower of Power (Breakthrough)
With the California desert as its testing ground, Ivanpah, set to be the biggest solar-thermal plant in the world, is out to prove that renewable energy can work on a massive scale
THE CULTURE
The Illusionist (Books)
In his new novel, Neil Gaiman conjures up dark magic for adults