Newsweek Magazine

August 11, 2017 Issue

Features

Cover story U.S.

Golf and Television Won't Make America Great Again

Donald Trump promised "forgotten Americans" he'd be their tireless advocate in the White House. That hasn't quite panned out thus far.

World

Breast Ironing Is Painful for Girls

Nearly a quarter of the women in Cameroon, a Central African nation of 23 million, have had their breasts flattened in some form.

In Focus

Cops and Toddlers

Saguiaran, Philippines—Displaced children stand next to police gear on July 24. Fierce fighting between government forces and militants inspired by the Islamic State group (ISIS) has prompted hundreds of thousands to flee Marawi, the only predominantly Muslim city in the country. The authorities set up evacuation centers, but many are overcrowded and unsanitary, according to Reuters. The Philippine Congress voted to extend martial law in the country’s south in hopes of crushing the militants, leading some to fear that President Rodrigo Duterte is trying to impose permanent authoritarian rule.

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Periscope

Analysis

The Donald's Dumpster Fire

President Trump has a majority in Congress. So why has his agenda—from health care to infrastructure—largely gone up in flames?

World

Can trained Bedouin guides lure tourists back to Egypt?

A grassroots tourist industry could revitalize a community battered by geopolitical disaster since Egypt's 2011 revolution.

U.S.

The New Deporter in Chief

In Philadelphia, the detention rate of undocumented immigrants without criminal records is six times higher than during the same period in 2016 under the Obama administration.

Horizons

Science

Syringe Benefits

Toss out those needles: Flu vaccines could be delivered via a painless, Band-Aid-like patch.

Science

Emojis Are Everywhere, But Not For Long

Emoji might be another sign of the growing anti-intellectual, anti-science movement in America.

Science

August's Solar Eclipse Is Basically a National Disaster

There's a good reason authorities are treating the upcoming solar eclipse like a natural disaster.

Downtime

Entertainment

Screenwriter Takes Aim at Native American Racism

One of Hollywood's top writers returns with 'Wind River,' shining a light on sexual abuse and the many women who disappear on America's Indian reservations.

Entertainment

Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Sequel' Nails the Science

The former vice president is the same smart, warm guide that he was in 'An Inconvenient Truth,' but the political divide has only gotten worse since 2006.