Newsweek Magazine

July 24, 2020 Issue

Features

Cover story Health

A Second Wave Could Mean Better Survival Rates for Coronavirus Patients

As a new COVID surge hits the Sun Belt, the quality of care in top hospitals in places like Phoenix, Jacksonville and Houston is likely to be far better today than it was for patients in early hotspots.

In Focus

Independence Day

New York City Fireworks explode over the Statue of Liberty during Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular on June 30. Macy’s produced five days of fireworks in all boroughs of New York City leading up to the finale on the Fourth of July. Macy’s first July 4 fireworks show, with Disney, was in 1976 in celebration of the Bicentennial; since then it has been an annual event.

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Periscope

Business

4 Smart Money Moves to Make As the Economy Starts to Recover

As business conditions slowly start to improve across the country, there are deals to be had for savvy consumers and savers—if you can afford to take advantage of them.

Opinion

How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President

It's possible only a "people's firewall" can prevent President Donald Trump from bringing "The Plot Against America" to life.

Opinion

Liberalism Has Failed

America's dilapidated state today can be directly traced to liberalism's failures as political theory.

Opinion

Liberalism Has Not Failed

Liberalism's critics fail to appreciate the wonders it has achieved for human civilization.

Downtime

Entertainment

New Summer Reads: Escapes That Can't Be Canceled

On these pages, you can travel to places all over the world—from the remote shores of Greenland to the distant countryside of mid-century Mexico to the haute culinary circles of France. Let these new books be your ticket to worlds beyond the four walls you've been staring at.