Newsweek Magazine

July 17, 2020 Issue

Features

Cover story Business

In Good Company: 50 U.S. Businesses That Stood Out During the Pandemic

U.S. companies have pitched in, in droves, to help citizens and frontline workers during the deadly spread of coronavirus. Here are 50—from Coca-Coca and Airbnb to Tory Burch and Spanx—that stepped up.

World

BLM Global Leaders: 'It Feels Like There Is Actually Change Happening Now'

Black Lives Matter protests have sprung up in dozens of countries, demanding justice for George Floyd in the U.S. and an end to racism and police violence within their own borders. Leaders of the world wide movement speak out on the changes that need to happen now.

News

Q&A: Companies Are Giving Big During COVID-19. Do They Really Mean It?

Discussion with consultant Susan McPherson on the ups and downs of corporate philanthropy during COVID-19

World

BLM Co-Founder: 'The Entire World Is Saying Black Lives Matter Now'

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors talks about the progress that's been made since the organization was launched in 2013, what hasn't changed and where the movement for racial justice goes from here

In Focus

Beach Blanket Bingo

Bournemouth Beach, England On June 25, this beach in England was jammed just days after the COVID-19 lockdown ended and European travel restrictions were lifted. Britain was bracing for a flood of visitors to its beaches amid a heat wave expected to last for days in the south and center of the country. Social distancing guidelines are in effect until at least July 4 requiring at least 6.5 feet (2 meters) separation from people not within one’s household or “support bubble.”

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Periscope

Education

More Than 60 Colleges Hit With Lawsuits As Students Demand Tuition Refunds

A growing number of colleges and universities, including elites like Brown and Georgetown along with major public school systems, are being sued by students dissatisfied with their pandemic online learning experience who now want at least part of their tuition money back.

Opinion

Taking Action to End Police Brutality

The governor and lieutenant governor of Michigan discuss what has been done already—and what still needs to be done.

Downtime

Entertainment

World's Most Isolated Places

From islands that are a week's journey from the closest landmass to a small village in Arizona that still uses a mule to deliver the mail, take a page from some of the most isolated places around the world.