COVER
Friends With Benefits (Features / Science)
Humans aren't the only species capable of forging true and lasting friendships. Animals do it too--and get many of the same rewards
COMMENTARY
Obama vs. the Church
The winner is clear: religious freedom matters more than access to birth control
How Oil Is Propping Up Putin (Worldview)
The dirty little secret of the Russian leader's success? $116-a-barrel oil
Halftime and Hyperbole (In the Arena)
How the GOP's overreaction to Clint's Chrysler ad hurts Romney's chances
BRIEFING
Forgetful? (Health&Science)
Zapping your brain may help
World
Trickling Down (Economy)
Why the corporate rate is so low
Briefing
Between the Lines (Nation)
Initial Public Payday (Economy)
Even pre-IPO, Facebook's executives were richly rewarded
Prop 8 (Milestones)
Milestones (Milestones)
Angelo Dundee (Milestones)
Mike Kelley (Milestones)
FEATURES
Syria's Clashing Armies (World)
Defecting soldiers have formed a loose alliance of militias to defend their homes and families, but the regime of Bashar Assad is out to crush them without mercy
PHOTOS: Syria Under Siege
Photographs by Alessio Romenzi
The Rich, the Poor And the Oval Office (Nation)
Being wealthy is no bar to the presidency. The trick is to convince voters that you can feel their pain
The Most Important Man in Europe (World)
Prime Minister Mario Monti is trying to pull Italy and its neighbors back from the economic brink
VIDEO: Interview with Mario Monti
THE CULTURE
Great Performances
VIDEO: The Actors Talk to TIME's Joel Stein
Eat like an Italian (Currents / The Mediterranean Diet)
Half a century ago, a little town in southern Italy taught the world how to eat. The town is under culinary siege, but the diet endures
Hey, Zuck? Remember Me? (The Awesome Column)
What I learned from my time as an owner of "friends and family" tech shares
10 Questions for Fawzia Koofi (10 Questions)
Fawzia Koofi lost her father, brother and husband to unrest in Afghanistan. She's now a member of parliament
