COVER
Janet Yellen: The Sixteen Trillion Dollar Woman (United States)
In her first and only interview as Fed chief, the economist says why she thinks the housing market is back on track, companies will invest, and more new jobs are on the way this year. She now has the world's largest economy in her hands
BRIEFING
Child Support (Above & Beyond)
Nepalese activist Pushpa Basnet gives a home to children whose mothers are in jail
Run Run Shaw (Milestones)
Emperor of Chinese cinema
VIEWPOINT
BIITS and Ballots
How elections this year in five emerging markets could boost — or hurt — reform
A Bad Diet
India's food program for the poor is well intentioned — but it's also wrongheaded
WORLD
Iraq on the Brink
Spiraling sectarian violence and weak rule of law could tip the country back into civil war
Pussy Riot's Next Fight
Russia's most famous political prisoners are free. Here's what they are planning next
How to Feed 800 Million People
India has launched the world's largest food-subsidy program. Will it work?
THE CULTURE
Ishmael Beah's New Battles (Books)
The former boy soldier has a new book and is getting good at living between two worlds
ESSAY
Jahi McMath, Ariel Sharon, and the Valley of Death
Heroic medical procedures can leave us in a limbo between life and accepting what's beyond