November 20 2020

Newsweek

In-depth stories you don’t see elsewhere about topics you want to read!

Newsweek2 min read
Newsweek
GLOBAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF _ Nancy Cooper DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF _ Diane Harris CREATIVE DIRECTOR _ Michael Goesele EDITORIAL DIRECTOR _ Hank Gilman DIGITAL DIRECTOR _ Laura Davis US NEWS DIRECTOR _ Juliana Pignataro MANAGING EDITOR _ Melissa Jewsbury OP
Newsweek1 min read
Subscribe SAVE FROM $ 1.90 PER WEEK
SAVE 79% “Journalism I don’t see elsewhere until later, if at all.” NEWSWEEK.COM/TRY ■
Newsweek1 min read
Newsweek
Award-winning journalists and photographers Download issues and read offline on any device National and global coverage on the issues that matter Expert analysis beyond the headlines on a wide range of topics
Newsweek1 min read
The Archives
According to Newsweek, movie stars Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer “achieve[d] the finest performances of their careers” in the romantic drama, The Garden of Allah, an adaptation of the 1904 novel by Robert Hichens. This was the third feature film
Newsweek1 min readAmerican Government
Party Time
Last Saturday, November 7, the nation’s news organizations announced that Joe Biden would become the 46th President of the United States and Senator Kamala Harris, vice president. Celebrations spontaneously broke out in cities across the country. Pic
Newsweek1 min readAmerican Government
Eye Of The Storm
Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena the day after the election on November 4. At this point, the results in Georgia between Donald Trump and Joe Biden were too close to call. Biden, as of November 9, was leading Trump by
Newsweek1 min read
Happy Days
Biden/Harris supporters in historic Washington Square Park, near New York University, welcome the election of their candidates on November 7. The celebrations continued for hours throughout the region from in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan to the
Newsweek1 min readAmerican Government
Divided
Supporters of President Donald Trump flocked to demonstrations across the country, including here in Arizona. Among other things, Trump supporters contend, without evidence, that the presidential election was marred by fraud. Meanwhile, congratulator
Newsweek10 min read
Score One for the Gig Economy
@thewildwong IN A RESOUNDING VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE GIG economy, with broad implications beyond the Golden State, Californians this Election Day passed Proposition 22, a measure that advocates claim put the future of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other app-
Newsweek3 min readPolitical Ideologies
Facebook Is a ‘Super-Spreader’ of Election Misinformation
@GSDeutch LESS THAN A WEEK AHEAD OF THE U.S. presidential election, misinformation relating to voting and election security was still flourishing on Facebook, despite the platform’s pledge to curb such content, a News-Guard investigation found. NewsG
Newsweek4 min readPolitics
Leave Section 230 Alone
IN 1996 CONGRESS PASSED THE Communications Decency Act, which includes Section 230. The law provides interactive computer services with immunity from liability for almost all harms created by third-party users. It has promoted innovation and entrepre
Newsweek3 min readCrime & Violence
Reform Section 230 Now
SOME SLOPES REALLY ARE SLIPPERY. Two years ago, Twitter banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from its platform, claiming that his account had “violated its abusive-behavior policy.” This month, Twitter locked the accounts of White House Press Secret
Newsweek13 min readAmerican Government
Biden’s First 100 Days
EVEN BEFORE JOE BIDEN passed the 270 electoral votes he needed to win the U.S. presidency four days after Election Day, plans were being laid for his administration in Zoom rooms, on conference calls and in occasional in-person, socially distant meet
Newsweek9 min readMedical
World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2021
IN OUR NINE DECADES, NEWSWEEK HAS COVERED ALL ASPECTS of health care—scientific challenges, economic disruption, the occasional medical miracle and most of all, what these developments mean for our readers. As part of that commitment, we’ve partnered
Newsweek5 min read
Sound & Vision
@newbeats ADJUSTING TO A NEW REALITY FIFTY YEARS AGO, A YOUNG AND UNKNOWN Brian Eno, fresh out of the Winchester School of Art, scored his first movie: a six-and-a-half-minute experimental short by artist Malcolm Le Grice called Berlin Horse. It had
Newsweek1 min read
Suggested Listening
Though these moody tracks were made to accompany imaginary movies, subsequently, a number of them have been used in movies like Jubilee, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School and Safe. The musicians include Robert Fripp, John Cale and Phil Collins. Some of the c
Newsweek3 min read
Travel Like 007: James Bond Locations Around the World
Key West, Florida In Licence to Kill (1989) with Timothy Dalton as 007, Bond chases his enemy to Mexico and, on the way, has a run-in with his boss, M, in Key West. The building—known for its beautiful architecture and the nearly 50 cats that live on
Newsweek2 min read
Kristin Chenoweth
IN 2003, KRISTIN CHENOWETH FLOATED ONTO THE BROADWAY STAGE OF Wicked in a literal bubble, solidifying her place in Broadway history as a stage icon. “I didn’t know it would be the juggernaut that it became. I’m always going to be happy that that show

Newsweek

More Issues From Newsweek