Newsweek Magazine

May 11, 2018 Issue

Features

Cover story World

Britain in Black and White

What the royal wedding reveals about race, class and social mobility in the U.K.

World

Syria Braces for Potential War Between Israel and Iran

Skirmishes between Israel and Iran represent a fourth conflict on the blood-soaked battleground of Syria.

In Focus

Color Him Mobilized

Brasília, Brazil—A man at the Acampamento Terra Livre (Free Land Camp) is one of roughly 2,500 people from various tribes participating in Indigenous National Mobilization. The protest event addressed land demarcation and territorial rights issues with the Brazilian government.

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Periscope

World

Daniel Ellsberg Warns of 'No Survivors' in Nuclear War

Daniel Ellsberg says nuclear war with North Korea would wipe out South Korea and Possibly L.A. or San Francisco.

World

Can Cuba's New President Complete Castro's Revolution?

Díaz-Canel has to force Raúl Castro's economic reforms through a resistant bureaucracy—something even Raúl had trouble doing.

SpyTalk

The Woman Who Kept the Secrets

Gina Haspel's CIA colleagues praise her discretion, but that trait bedevils her nomination.

World

What's Behind Russia's New Internet Crackdown

Russia was trying to block Telegram, a secure messaging service and blogging platform used by more than 15 million people in the country.

Horizons

Science

Inventors Hall of Fame Adds Several New Members

Past honorees include the inventors of breakfast cereal and technology to manufacture shoes faster.

Science

Elon Musk, Toyota and the Case for Open Patents

Could making intellectual property available to everyone spur technology and economic growth?

Health

Female Scientist Who Changed Dental Care Honored

Sumita Mitra made a product dentists and their patients love, which almost never happens.

Downtime

Entertainment

Margaret Atwood and Bruce Miller on 'Handmaid's Tale'

The author and showrunner had a big issue to tackle in adapting Gilead for modern-day TV: race.

Gaming

What Is Twitch? Understanding Live-Streaming

What is Twitch and why is the live streaming service so popular?

Entertainment

Jake Tapper On His New Book, 'The Hellfire Club'

The author's first novel, packed with conspiracies, takes place in 1954 Washington, D.C. "It was swampier back then—although it's plenty swampy today."

May 11, 2018 Issue

Syria Braces for Potential War Between Israel and Iran

Color Him Mobilized

Can Cuba's New President Complete Castro's Revolution?

The Woman Who Kept the Secrets

What's Behind Russia's New Internet Crackdown

Elon Musk, Toyota and the Case for Open Patents

Female Scientist Who Changed Dental Care Honored

What Is Twitch? Understanding Live-Streaming

Jake Tapper On His New Book, 'The Hellfire Club'

Editor's Picks

Donald Trump's Lawyer May Be Creating 'Chaos' on Purpose: Attorney

Dozens of Morehouse College Staff Vote Against Giving Biden Degree

King Charles Latest Cancer Update, Given by Queen

Barron Trump College Choice: Everything Donald, Melania Have Said

Can Justice Alito Be Forced to Recuse? Experts Weigh In

May 11, 2018 Issue

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