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


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


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


What We Saw at the Revolution
TIME reporters and photographers take you behind the scenes of the uprising in Egypt


Inbox (Inbox)

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

Farewell to FNL: 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


Taming Shanghai's Sprawl (World / Business)
Its eco-friendly redevelopment could be a model for China


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


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


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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

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