Newsweek Magazine

February 28, 2020 Issue

Features

Cover story World

We figured out how to tread more lightly on our planet, even as we become more numerous and prosperous, but very few people are aware that the apparently ironclad trade-off between human prosperity and the state of nature has been eased.

News

Five Cities Vulnerable To Rising Seas, Including Miami and New York

Recent climate-change projections have put some new cities in the crosshairs

U.S.

How Charleston S.C. Is Working to Save Itself From Climate Change

With rising seas and flooding streets, the city is among the most vulnerable in America to global warming.

Politics

Reagan Is Beating Obama in the Race To Name Things After Former Presidents

The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project's goal is to get something—anything—named for Reagan in each of the more than 3,100 U.S. counties. Obama? Well, there are some schools and a shaved ice treat. Here's why.

In Focus

Fighting Back

Mytilene, Greece Refugees and riot police on the Greek Island of Lesbos clashed on February 3. The asylum seekers were protesting against the terrible living conditions inside the Moria refugee camp—and long delays in asylum review procedures. Europe’s largest refugee camp, Moria is estimated to provide temporary shelter to some 20,000 asylum seekers who have come via boat across the Mediterranean Sea.

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Periscope

Business

7 Tips to Create a Hack-Proof Password You'll Actually Remember

Forget about all those special characters and the cute personal cues you think only you can figure out. If you really want to keep fraudsters at bay, do this instead.

Downtime

Entertainment

Sacred Journeys Around the World

Escape the crowds on El Camino on these alternative pilgrimages around the world. Follow in the footsteps of Buddhist monks in Japan or a revered Viking king in Scandinavia or seek a shaman's healing in ice-cold lagoons in Peru.

Entertainment

40 Must-Read Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Savor This Spring

Newsweek's top fiction and nonfiction spring books to entertain and excite your imagination from the blustery days of late winter until the sun shines in the spring.