Newsweek Magazine

January 31, 2014 Issue

Features

Cover story World

As the Sochi Olympic Games kick off, everyone's talking about homophobia in Russia, but nobody's talking about figure skating's gay problem

Science

A Change in the Legal Climate

As a nasty libel suit moves closer to trial, it's suddenly getting very hot for some prominent global-warming skeptics

U.S.

When the Saints Go Marching Out

A group of Mormon nonbelievers in Utah band together – and hunt for recruits

In Focus

Ukraine's President Returns to Protesters Who Never Left

Ukrainians gather on the Independence Square during the continuing protest in Kiev, Ukraine, 02 February 2014. Kiev and other cities in Ukraine have been riled by often violent street riots since late November 2013, when Yanukovych reneged on a trade agreement with EU and opted for closer ties with Moscow instead. Protesters in Ukraine continued to occupy government buildings on 30 January, hours after parliament approved an amnesty for the hundreds of people jailed during weeks of demonstrations on the condition that the buildings are vacated and the protests end. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

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World

Arab Spring in Tatters

The running battle in Cairo between the army, pro-democracy forces and Islamists prompts nary a mention in the U.S.

World

Saving Syria: A Dearth of Women and Ideas

Talks in Switzerland to bring peace to Syria are moving too slowly to stop the daily catastrophe

World

The CIA Was Saudi Arabia's Personal Shopper

The spy agency held secret meetings with Saudi air force officers, overseeing the technical details of the kingdom's purchase of East Wind ballistic missiles

World

No Fairy-Tale Ending

A Spanish princess finds herself heading for court to explain where a nonprofit's money went

U.S.

The Perks of Being a Whistle-blower

The lure of huge bounties has got lawyers and well-placed snitches scheming to bust companies that fudge on their taxes

World

Inflation Soaring? Currency Crumbling? Not Now, I'm Eating

While Argentina's economy totters, the president lunches with Fidel Castro

Horizons

Sports

Headbanger's Windfall

This might be the last Super Bowl played with doctors making bad guesses about whether a player has a concussion

U.S.

Two Numbers: Obamacar

The U.S. auto industry is alive and well and closing the gap with Japan

Science

Gadget Lust: Pass the Vibrating Fork, Please

This utensil taught me slow down, chew and learn to love my food

U.S.

Embrace the Purple Tomato

American consumers want to know if their food has been genetically altered, but the food industry says it knows what's good for them

World

Pollution's Circle Game

The latest export from China: dirty air, drifting across the Pacific

Downtime

Down and Out in New Jersey

Football started here. So there. Here's a timeline of the Garden State's most memorable football moments, some of which denizens wish they could forget