In this issue
Edition: Asia
Vol. 174, No. 20


COVER
Five Things The U.S. Can Learn from China

By BILL POWELL / SHANGHAI
While the U.S. remains mired in an economic funk, the Asian giant drives
ceaselessly forward. On the eve of Obama’s first visit there, a look at
what the world�s rising power can teach us now



ASIA
Aiming For Parity

By HANNAH BEECH / PATTANI
By arming civilians in Thailand’s troubled south, the state is creating
a dangerous gun culture



ESSAY
The India Model

By MICHAEL ELLIOTT
If India can show that a democracy can provide rapid human development,
the whole world will benefit


UNITED STATES
The Fort Hood Killer: Terrified ... or Terrorist? (The Fort Hood Massacre)

By NANCY GIBBS
When an Army major turns mass murderer on America�s largest military base,
it fuels the worst fear of terrorism experts: Are lone wolves who don�t
need an al-Qaeda training camp the new threat to homeland security?



SPECIAL SECTION
The 50 Best Inventions Of the Year
A revolutionary LED bulb, sky-high farms, steam-powered speed, affordable knee replacements, tank-bred tuna and more in the 50 Best Inventions of the Year



LETTERS
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