Newsweek Magazine

May 28, 2021 Issue

Features

Cover story Health

A 'Universal Vaccine' May Soon Protect Against All Coronaviruses

Even as scientists race to develop booster shots and tweak existing vaccines to work against new variants to SARS2, they're looking ahead to future pandemics caused by entirely new pathogens from the same coronavirus family.

Health

Winter COVID Surges Will Bring Lockdowns, Travel Bans, Crammed ICUs

As long as the coronavirus circulates widely, troublesome new mutations will chip away at the effectiveness of vaccines, and trigger fresh outbreaks with the accompanying lockdowns, travels restrictions and calls for social distancing and mask-wearing through 2021 and 2022.

U.S.

Gad Saad on Cancel Culture, Idea Pathogens and the Future of Discourse

Professor Gad Saad's escape from Lebanon as an 11-year-old set the stage for a life that would eventually combine psychology, politics and scathing Twitter takedowns of his critics.

In Focus

Train Wreck

Mexico City: An aerial view, on May 3, of the scene after an elevated section of metro track carrying train cars collapsed onto a busy road. The Line 12 accident happened as the metro train was traveling between Olivos and Tezonco Metro stations, reportedly killing at least 20 people and injuring another 70. According to Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, quoted in The New York Times, children were among the victims. She vowed an investigation.

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Periscope

Opinion

Too Little, Too Slow, Too Late is Not an Option

Perhaps if enough of us pre-emptively grieve, then enough of us will pre-emptively act.

News

How to Win Big-Time at Investing—and Life!

Want to be wiser, richer and happier? Insights from how the world's greatest investors get it done from author William Clark via his conversation with host Dorie Clark on 'Better,' Newsweek's weekly LinkedIn Live interview show.

Downtime

Entertainment

The Coolest Abandoned Places Around the World

From old mining tunnels covered in glow worms to haunted prisons to '70s movie sets decaying in the desert, here are some of the most fascinating abandoned sites to explore around the world.