Newsweek Magazine

November 07, 2014 Issue

Features

Cover story Science

Talking to the Dead: The Science of Necromancy

Conjuring forth the dead in order to communicate with them has long been lambasted by sceptics. But what happens when a medium confounds all your preconceptions? Robert Chalmers finds out

Science

Extinct.com

The black-market Internet is driving a flourishing and dangerous business in the collecting and selling of exotic species and their body parts.

World

If Pistorius didn't intend to kill his blonde girlfriend, he did mean to kill the black man he thought was hiding behind that bathroom door. In South Africa's ultra-violent society, there is an unspoken feeling that it's best not to probe such tragedies too deeply

U.S.

From Utah, With Love

A Mormon mother of three is campaigning to be the first black Republican woman in Congress.

World

Afghanistan's Bitter Legacy

As British troops leave Afghanistan after a conflict that has raged for 13 years, many will bring back a burden of physical and psychological damage

In Focus

Shackled Lives

Tara Banu is a 16-year-old from Pabna in Bangladesh who suffers from schizophrenia. She has tried to kill herself on a number of occasions. Her family believe they have no option other than to keep her in chains since she was discharged from a mental health institution. Mental health is largely neglected in Bangladesh, as well as other parts of South Asia. There is only one government-run mental hospital in the country and it is estimated that there is only one psychiatrist for every million people.

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U.S.

Midterms: Trouble in Conservative Paradise

North Carolina and Kansas are laboratories for GOP ideas. So why are its Republican champions struggling?

Science

Calls to Ban Toxic Chemicals Fall on Deaf Ears Around the World

Cases of Parkinson's, hormonal development disorders and learning difficulties are rife in areas where they are used, but policy is often highjacked by industry in the fight to ban dangerous chemicals

Business

Too Big to Tax: Settlements Are Tax Write-Offs for Banks

Turns out those multibillion-dollar settlements imposed on banks are deductible

Business

Two Numbers: Did Stocks Just Stumble or Start to Crash?

The current bull market still has a long way to go before it approaches the longest bull market in U.S. history, both in terms of duration and magnitude

World

France Is Slowly Reclaiming Its Old African Empire

The French are back in Africa—and it's not just to keep Islamists at bay.

World

A Bloody Conundrum Beckons As Yemen Slides Into Civil War

The US is fighting al-Qaida but so too are the Iranian-backed Houthis who have seized the balance of power

World

'E-stonia' Attempts to Become the Uber of Economies by Introducing Virtual Residency

The tiny nation with a 'government start-up' mentality will be the first to offer e-residency in a bid to raise its profile and attract foreign investment

U.S.

Opinion: The Truly Ridiculous Reason the U.S. Has No Surgeon General

Doctors who say guns are a health care issue are simply being doctors. Let them do their jobs.

Horizons

Science

Algae-Based Material Takes On Body Odor

A new algae-based material can kill bacteria

Science

Broadcast Television Is About to Go the Way of AM Radio

Traditional TV is in the ICU on an IV drip, and it's time to pull the plug.

Science

Scientists Discuss Merits of Psychedelics In Medicine

Scientists and scholars discussed experiments with psychedelics drugs to treat anxiety, depression, addiction and other issues at a recent conference in New York City.