Newsweek Magazine

February 18, 2022 Issue

Features

Cover story Politics

GOP Bets on Black Conservatives As Key to Victory: 'We Change or We Die'

Black GOP candidates seem poised to shatter records in the midterms this year. As Georgia's Vernon Jones puts it: "I am the future of the Republican Party."

In Focus

A Blue Day

New York City Thousands of police officers and mourners gather for the funeral of New York Police Department officer Wilbert Mora, held February 2 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Mora, 27, and his partner, Jason Rivera, 22, were both mortally wounded on January 21 while responding to a domestic violence call in Harlem. The pair’s deaths come during more than a year of rising gun violence in the city.

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Periscope

Opinion

The Ukraine Crisis Is an Opportunity to Reshape U.S.-Russia Diplomacy

In the past, crises with Russia have led to landmark agreements. The Biden administration should take that opportunity today.

U.S.

Beware of These Hidden Risks In Popular Buy Now, Pay Later Plans

Buy now, pay later plans offered by Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna and PayPal are soaring in popularity. But convenience and affordability may come at a high price .

Sports

One Sports Writer Has Been to Every Super Bowl. Will This Year Be His Last?

Sports writer Jerry Green has been to every Super Bowl since its inception and plans to be at this year's Big Game too (even though he now pays his own way).

Downtime

Entertainment

Catching the Perfect Waves and Photos With Surf Photographer Chris Burkard

From the deserts of Oman to the eerie waves beneath the Northern Lights of Iceland, here's a selection of some of surf photographer and conservation advocate Chris Burkard's favorite shots and his stories behind the images—where they were taken and how they came to be, in his own words.