TIME reflects on decade’s best newsmakers

TIME Magazine looks back on the biggest stories that have shaped the new century with its special
"TIME Frames" issue this week.

Michael Elliott, deputy managing editor, TIME, unveils the biggest news events and issues of the decade that the magazine highlights in the issue. So, how is the United States doing so far this century? Elliott puts the events into perspective on the global scale.

Visit TIME.com to read more about the "TIME Frames" issue.

And don't forget to watch "TIMEFrames: A John King Special" today on CNN at 2:00pm ET and 5:00pm ET.

Watch to see what made the list.