Newsweek Magazine August 02, 2019 Issue

Features

Cover story Science

Meet the Man Trying to Find the Theorized Ninth Planet in Our Solar System

Meisner, a NASA Hubble Fellow, is scouring through exabytes of data collected daily to search for undiscovered planets and celestial bodies in our solar system.

World

What Happens to Our Democracy If Russia Hacks the 2020 Vote?

Cyberhacking has become more prevalent in today's society due to the alleged infiltration of our voting systems by Russian Intelligence in the 2016 Presidential Election. Expert Richard Clarke explains how the U.S. will fare against cyberhacking in next year's election.

U.S.

How Facebook Changed Social Connections and the Political Landscape Forever

Historian and author Margaret O'Hara examines how Facebook not only facilitated opportunities for greater human connection, but also transformed the political landscape.

Entertainment

30 Last Chance Beach Reads for Summer 2019

Dive into a new world of literature with Newsweek's top 30 picks to read during these final lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.

Politics

2020 Elections Will Be a Cyber-war That Leaves the U.S. At a Disadvantage

In an interview with Newsweek's Adam Piore, former White House Cybersecurity Chief expresses his concern for the U.S. during the 2020 Presidential Election because of previous Russian cyber interference.

World

The U.S. Killed 300 Iranian Citizens. Iranians Remember—But Americans Don't

"I will never apologize for the United States," then-Vice President George H.W. Bush told a campaign rally less than a month after the U.S. Navy killed 290 civilians on Iran Air Flight 655.

Hitting Back

U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks as (from left) Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib hold a press conference on July 15. The four progressive Democrats were responding to President Donald Trump’s tweet the day before in which he kicked off a cycle of outrage by wondering why they didn’t “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.”

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August 02, 2019 Issue

What Happens to Our Democracy If Russia Hacks the 2020 Vote?

How Facebook Changed Social Connections and the Political Landscape Forever

30 Last Chance Beach Reads for Summer 2019

2020 Elections Will Be a Cyber-war That Leaves the U.S. At a Disadvantage

The U.S. Killed 300 Iranian Citizens. Iranians Remember—But Americans Don't

Hitting Back

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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

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