Oct 6, 2014・Vol 184 No 13

Mary Barra’s Bumpy Ride at the Wheel of GM

After the Revolution: Sitting Down With Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi
In one of his first interviews with the U.S. press, Egypt’s President pushes for a wider war on terror in the Middle East

The Xinjiang Sound
As a Uighur pop star, Ablajan Awut Ayup is a model not just for his troubled homeland but for all of China

Modi’s Operandi
Self-interest is at the heart of India’s new foreign policy-and that’s good for relations with the U.S.

Red Red Wine
Wealthy Chinese have fallen in love with France’s most treasured national product. Why aren’t the French happier about that?

The 3% Economy
Yes, 3% growth is better than 2%. But, for most Americans, it’s actually more worrisome


Syria’s Jihadis Should Be Confronted, Not Feared
We are far from being the country we were on 9/11. The dangers we face are more modest and our ability to respond to them are improved

White House’s Weak Security
A deranged intruder exposes shows risks facing nation’s most exclusive address

Meet Alibaba’s Jack Ma
The man leading China’s online shopping giant to America

The Politics of Nothing
Both conservatives and Liberals have accomplished much of what they set out to do a generation or more ago. So, now what?

A Virtual Cycle
Nobody wins when voters only experience politics second hand

Kenny Loggins and Joel Stein’s Greatest Hit
This is what I learned when I collaborated on the best song ever written

10 Questions With Sylvia Earle
The oceanographer on why she keeps diving, being granted a wish, and why the ocean needs parks

World

Pop Chart
The Belgian pop star comes to the U.S.

David Fincher’s Subtle and Wild Gone Girl
Amazing Amy and slick Nick survive the transition from print to film

Time for Change on the Climate
The public is agitating for action on global warming-but will politicians listen?