Love, Sex, Freedom and The Paradox Of the Pill (Cover)
In May 1960, the FDA approved a new oral contraceptive. Somehow we are still fighting about it half a century later--whom it helped, whom it hurt, what it meant and why it mattered.
 The Pill at 50: Freedom and Paradox
Video: On the 50th Anniversary of the Pill, TIME Executive Editor Nancy Gibbs talks about why we're still fighting about it half a century later

Birth Control Timeline
From early contraception to the birth of the Pill


The Safecracker (Commentary / Washington Memo)
How a former Goldman partner became Obama's toughest derivatives regulator

The Test in Afghanistan (Commentary / In the Arena)
The battle for Kandahar province, the Taliban's center of gravity, will decide the war

Should Larry King's Marriage License Be Revoked?
Why are people who are so bad at mating for life allowed to keep pairing up?


Postcard from Kabul
Despite the police raids and alcohol bans, expats look to let loose. Some restaurateurs and barkeeps are happy to oblige. A dangerously good time in the Afghan capital

The Cloud That Closed A Continent (World)
A volcano erupted in Iceland, and air travel in Europe ground to a halt — one more reminder of how vulnerable our world remains
 Iceland's Volcano Causes Travel Chaos
Photos: Airline passengers face massive disruption across Europe after an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Iceland grounds planes
 The Eerie Beauty of Iceland's Volcano
Photos: Otherworldly images from the eruption at Eyjafjallajokull

Cleggmania: The Rise of Nick Clegg (World)
The leader of Britain's underdog third party taps into voter anger at Gordon Brown's Labour and the Tories. But can he win?


Revolution in a Pill
A look back at the battle for safe and effective contraception and the miracle tablet that became the opening salvo in a new war


Inbox (Inbox)

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Big Picture (Exhibitions)
A massive new show displays the multifaceted gifts of Henri Cartier-Bresson
 Photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson
A show at New York's Museum of Modern Art explores the many facets of photography's most protean talent

CNN: Can a Mainstream News Outlet Survive? (Tuned In)
In a polarized era, it's tough to be nonpartisan. What's a mainstream news organization to do?

American Idiot: Punks Take Broadway (Theater)
Green Day's American Idiot marks a new milestone in rock's conquest of the Great White Way


The Case Against Goldman Sachs (The Well / Business)
The SEC charges that the once golden Wall Street firm misled its investors. How the rise of traders over bankers led the firm to riskier business


Take Two Texts and Call Me in the Morning (Life / Women's Health)
How a new phone-based initiative seeks to improve prenatal care

The Promise And Pitfalls of Bioplastic (Life / Going Green)
It's a greener alternative, but think twice before you throw it away

The Long-Term Effects of Spanking (Life / Parenting)
A multiyear study shows spanking kids makes them more aggressive later on

Entrepreneur Manufactures a Haitian Recovery (Life / Retail)
A dogged entrepreneur aims to get more U.S. retailers to import, and more consumers to buy, Haitian textiles


10 Questions for Sarah Silverman (10 Questions)
The comedian talks about her new book, The Bedwetter. Sarah Silverman will now take your questions


The Moment (Briefing)
4|19|10: Virginia

The World (Briefing)
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES

Spotlight: France and the Veil (Briefing)

Verbatim (Briefing)

A Brief History of U.S. Currency (Briefing)

The Skimmer (Briefing)
Book review: Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker

Benjamin Hooks (Briefing / Milestones)

Dorothy Height (Briefing / Milestones)

C.K. Prahalad (Briefing / Milestones)

Daryl Gates (Briefing / Milestones)