Newsweek Magazine

May 19, 2017 Issue

Features

Cover story U.S.

Why Johnny Can't Integrate

The most remarkable thing about school integration in the United States is how rare it is, and has always been.

World

In Rural Siberia, the Hospital Comes to You

Once a year, people in rural Russia look forward to getting expert health care—at their local railway station

In Focus

Lit

Caracas, Venezuela—A demonstrator was engulfed in flames during clashes with police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on May 3. Protesters in huge demonstrations accused Maduro of becoming a dictator, saying he is avoiding elections so he can cling to power. Violence has swept the country along with the anti-government unrest, with at least 37 killed and over 700 injured, Reuters reported. Anger against Maduro and his United Socialist Party has also been stoked by a dismal economy, food and medicine shortages and skyrocketing inflation.

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Periscope

World

Vive Le Centre? Macron's Fight Is Only Just Beginning

Despite the palpable relief at the result in Brussels, Macron's margin victory was in fact uncomfortably small.

World

How Tax Breaks Help Richest U.S. Colleges Get Richer

Endowment wealth is becoming concentrated in the hands of the few—and universities aren't using it to reduce tuition or widen enrollment.

U.S.

Who's Cashing in on California Oil Drilling?

Opening up California's coastal waters for oil drilling will be a boon for some Trump associates and supporters.

Horizons

Science

Scientists Discover Plastic-Eating Caterpillars

The creature's digestive system can break down polyethylene, a rare feat in the animal world.

U.S.

Fly the Unfriendly Skies

The internet made flying hell but may have a nice escape slide.

U.S.

There's a Dangerous Racial Bias in the Body Mass Index

An increasing amount of research shows that BMI and weight are not necessarily the main indicators of a person's health.

Science

Dolphins Do It Better

The intricate design of female dolphin anatomy has been a puzzle to biologists who study reproduction. But new research shows how this design may allow females to control which males win the fertilization prize.

Downtime

Entertainment

Jill Soloway on Feminism, Hollywood, and 'I Love Dick'

With 'I Love Dick,' Soloway eschews conventional expectations for how women should appear on screen (read: likable, sexy) to tell a story in which a woman is, in her words, "the subject, not the object."