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Books on training for a marathon always encourage people to tell everyone they know about their intention to run 26.2 miles in one grueling stretch. Facebook just might be the perfect forum for broadcasting such a goal and making the goal setter stick to it. Cara Sronce, a 24-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running in Marathons: Facebook Made Me Do It | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

The situation with China, which wields a veto at the Security Council, is worse. After weeks of refusing even to discuss a new sanctions resolution (as punishment for U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and talks with the Dalai Lama), Beijing said this week it was willing to restart the conversation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Antinuke Push: Iran Still a Stumbling Block | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

No amount of talk seems likely to reverse that trend - some argue there's even a danger in trying. If Iran does get the capacity to build nuclear weapons and others in the region start pursuing their own programs, the U.S. will have two options: attack Iran, as Bolton and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Antinuke Push: Iran Still a Stumbling Block | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

That's where the Facebook effect comes in. When you see a friend doing something online, you're more likely to follow - whether the activity is telling the world what color bra you're wearing or doing something more goal-oriented. Jennifer Weber says the site helped her catch the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running in Marathons: Facebook Made Me Do It | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

By contrast, Obama has managed to pass the stimulus; is working on a bipartisan solution to DADT, which looks set to pass with relatively little controversy; and passed health care reform after a yearlong struggle. Whatever the bill's faults, health care is a big win. Indeed, many in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why 2010 May Not Be as Dire for the Dems as 1994 | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

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