In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 177 No. 6
Read the Cover StoryCOVER
The Revolution
(Cover) Even with counterrevolutionary forces challenging change in Egypt, democracy can still work. Here's how
The Revolutionaries (Special Report)
How a loose coalition of veteran activists and rookie protesters combin ed to create the Middle East's most unusual uprising
Strong and Silent (Cover)
The military has shown its muscle by holding its fire. If Mubarak falls, it may have to lead
ESSAY
Why Falling Home Prices May Smother Recovery
(Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
Rising foreclosures and falling housing prices tied to the lack of jobs could smother the recovery
Does Safety Trump Democracy? (Commentary / In the Arena)
Why strict realism and neoconservative idealism have failed us overseas
To Fight Poverty, Invest in Girls
If you really want to fight poverty, fuel growth and combat extremism, try girl power
NATION
The Man Who Said No to Easy Money
(The Well / Nation)
With the economy growing fitfully and jobs still scarce, the high priests of the Federal Reserve want to keep the country's cash spigots wide open all except Thomas Hoenig. If he's right, he may become the prophet for a new age of American austerity
TO OUR READERS
What We Saw at the Revolution
TIME reporters and photographers take you behind the scenes of the uprising in Egypt
LETTERS
Inbox
(Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Style Meets Substance
(Fashion / Fashion)
First Lady, working mom, fashion icon: Michelle Obama makes the mix look easy
Rawhide Revealed: New Books About Reagan (Books)
New books, two by his sons, shed more light on Ronald Reagan as father and leader
Friday Night Lights' Final Score: Bridging America's Divides (Tuned In)
For five years the football drama Friday Night Lights has bridged the Hollywood-heartland divide
The Music Men (Architecture)
Frank Gehry and Michael Tilson Thomas dream up a concert hall for the 21st century
Q&A; Matthew Perry (Q&A;)
Short List
TIME'S PICKS FOR THE WEEK
BUSINESS
Taming Shanghai's Sprawl
(World / Business)
Its eco-friendly redevelopment could be a model for China
SOCIETY
The Myth of The Slippery Bachelor
(Life / Family)
A new study suggests men aren't afraid of commitment
Graphic: Single Minds
What single men and women want
Query Club (Life / Technology)
Why question-and-answer site Quora has Silicon Valley all atwitter
Paper Trail (Life / Money)
Newspaper delivery has shifted from kids on bikes to adults in cars a bad sign for the U.S. workforce
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Aziz Ansari
(10 Questions)
The comedian reprises his role for Season 3 of NBC's Parks and Recreation. Aziz Ansari will now take your questions
BRIEFING
The Moment
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Washington: The Politics Page)
Have They Buried The Hatchet? (Washington: The Politics Page)
Lab Report: Health, Science and Medicine
Verbatim
John Barry (Milestones)
Daniel Bell (Milestones)
Sentenced (Milestones)
Indicted (Milestones)