COVER
Chore Wars (Features / Society)
Men are now pulling their weight — at work and at home. So why do women still think they're slacking off?
ESSAY
Jobs First, Then Peace (Commentary)
Why we shouldn't give up on the Arab Spring
Balanced-Budget Blues (Commentary / The Curious Capitalist)
If families have to balance budgets, governments should too, right? Wrong
One Nation, on the Dole (Commentary)
The debt-ceiling debate is a painful reminder that we are all welfare queens
Bringing Our Foreign Policy Home (Commentary / Viewpoint)
A doctrine of restoration can strengthen the U.S. position abroad by focusing on nation building — our own
Ground Control to Major Joel (The Awesome Column)
Spaceflight was supposed to bring us an alien war, not a bunch of Snoopy pins
NATION
The True Believer (Features / Nation)
Can Michele Bachmann's faith and fervor carry her past Iowa?
WORLD
Haven and Hell (Features / World)
In the world's largest refugee camp, Somalis fleeing drought and famine find conditions little better than those they left behind
TO OUR READERS
Who Works More? Bridging the Divide (Cover)
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Pop Chart (The Culture)
Power Shortage (The Culture / Sports)
Jose Bautista reigns, but the home run isn't king
I Got My MTV (The Culture / Television)
Happy 30th to the home of Buggles, Beavis and Britney
The Pickup Artiste (The Culture / Movies)
In Crazy Stupid Love, Ryan Gosling gets serious about comedy
Spot On! (The Culture / Tech)
Online jukebox Spotify streams free music and shares it with friends
BUSINESS
The Humbling of Rupert Murdoch (Features / Tuned In)
The News Corp. scandal has shown us what can happen when a media conglomerate becomes a law — or an outlaw — unto itself
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Alan Simpson (10 Questions)
Co-chair of the deficit-reduction commission Alan Simpson on the debt and his gun-toting grandpa
BRIEFING
Briefing
World
LightBox
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Nation)
Path to a Picket Fence (Economy)
Saving for a home could take longer
Football Fallout (Health&Science;)
Years in the NFL may prime players for dementia