Newsweek Magazine

February 21, 2014 Issue

Features

Cover story World

We the Unwanted, Doing the Unthinkable

They lost their legs in Afghanistan and Iraq; now they have come to Guantánamo Bay to scuba dive

World

Belting Out a Revolution in Kiev

Inspiring the protesters in Ukraine is Ruslana, a 40-year-old Eurovision song contest winner

Science

Is Google Making the Digital Divide Worse?

Google wants to bring free Wi-Fi to Africa, which makes disadvantaged people in Kansas City wonder, So how come we have to pay?

In Focus

Syria's Massive Humanitarian Crisis

Residents wait to receive food aid distributed by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) at the besieged al-Yarmouk camp, south of Damascus on January 31, 2014, in this handout picture made available to Reuters February 26, 2014.

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Periscope

World

Pussy Riot: We Were Pummeled and Pepper Sprayed in Sochi

The band has upset Putin's bid to gloss over Russia's poor human rights record at the Winter Olympics

U.S.

Next Stop: The Spanish Inquisition

America's busiest stretch of rail makes for a commute only a sadist or a car manufacturer could love

U.S.

New Rules, Same Results on Capitol Hill

Despite "the nuclear option," Republicans are still slowing Senate business to a halt

World

China Forgives and Forgets

Why is China suddenly cozying up to its nemesis? Are they preparing for war?

Horizons

Science

Big Data on Campus

Crunching numbers will finally let students and their parents get smart about picking a college

U.S.

Spring Reading List From Hell

The IRS estimates the average taxpayer spends about 13 hours on taxes and non-compliance costs are huge

Science

Killing to Stay Alive

What will happen if scientists are forced to stop experimenting on mice and other animals?

Science

The Cyborg Olympic Games

Modern athletes are already enhanced. What if we took it further?

Science

I [Heart] Robot

The emotional bond between soldiers and the machines they serve with is getting complicated

Downtime

A Prairie Hoops Companion

The city game is being dominated by some college teams in the Midwest. What hath Larry Bird wrought?

Entertainment

February 21, 2014 Issue

Belting Out a Revolution in Kiev

Is Google Making the Digital Divide Worse?

Syria's Massive Humanitarian Crisis

Next Stop: The Spanish Inquisition

New Rules, Same Results on Capitol Hill

China Forgives and Forgets

Spring Reading List From Hell

Killing to Stay Alive

The Cyborg Olympic Games

I [Heart] Robot

The Singer Not the Song

Gadget Lust: Mightier Than the Swordfish

Independently Dead

The Post-Feminist Flash Gordon

Editor's Picks

Brett Kavanaugh's 'Jarring' Supreme Court Remarks Stun Legal Experts

Donald Trump Says Legal Case 'Fallen Apart'

Joe Biden Scores Boost Among Voters Who Hate Him and Donald Trump

Full List of Colleges Where Students Voted To Cut Ties With Israel

Donald Trump Gives Joe Biden a Venue for Debate

February 21, 2014 Issue

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