Newsweek US
Can Ken Martin Save the Democrats From Themselves?
The party may be winning special elections and polling strongly, yet members remain anxious. A year into his reign, the DNC chair is betting on organizing and infrastructure—not insiders—to turn momentum into power
10+ min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
Strength in Numbers
When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament just three months into her premiership and called a snap election in January, it was widely seen as a high-risk gamble. Her Liberal Democratic Party had been weakened by scandal, coalition fractures and years of voter fatigue. A loss would almost certainly have ended her leadership. Instead, the bet produced one of the most decisive mandates in modern Japanese politics.
1 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
WHO WILL STRIKE GOLD AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS?
If you're looking to win your friends' pool, here are our favorites to take home the trophies
3 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
JACK WHITEHALL
COMEDIAN JACK WHITEHALL IS TRADING PUNCHLINES FOR THE “GOOD TYPE OF NERVES” in the new series 'The Burbs. In this latest role, the British comedian navigates the “uncomfortable territories” of neighborhood life, a setting he finds surprisingly familiar.
1 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
OSCARS EMBRACE THE DARK SIDE
With record-breaking nods for Sinners, 2026 marks a shift toward horror. The Academy Awards may have finally gotten over its fear of the macabre
4 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
LOVE IN THE LINE OF FIRE
In Ukraine's front-line city of Kramatorsk, couples separated by war risk brief reunions as Russian forces close in
8 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
Out of This World
Elon Musk has made orbital computing—operating data centers in space—central to the future of artificial intelligence, arguing that the next phase of AI will move large amounts of computing infrastructure off Earth. That logic underpinned the merger of SpaceX and xAI in a $1.25 trillion deal, aligning rocket launch capacity with the future needs of AI computing.
1 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
CAITRIONA BALFE
The actor reflects on the final season of Starz's epic historical drama Outlander, taking time to decompress after wrapping and how she decides what comes next
2 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
NEXT-DOOR ENABLER
How Beijing's carefully calibrated support has helped sustain Moscow as it fights Ukraine—without crossing key red lines
4 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
ONE OPINION AFTER ANOTHER
Two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn has always worn his politics on his sleeve. After gaining a sixth Academy Award nomination for One Battle After Another, the actor tells Newsweek about giving his statuette to Volodymyr Zelensky, how Nicolás Maduro should be in prison and why Donald Trump won in 2024
10+ min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
Out of This World
Elon Musk has made orbital computing—operating data centers in space—central to the future of artificial intelligence, arguing that the next phase of AI will move large amounts of computing infrastructure off Earth.
1 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
Newsweek US
A WAR OF INCHES
The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow has become one of attrition, analysts say, with both sides paying a high price for small gains
7 min |
February 27 - March 6, 2026
The Atlantic
The Unfinished Revolution
The November issue examined the founding of the United States and brought the nation's history to bear on its present—and its future.
5 min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
Why Do Democrats Hate Winning?
Ken Martin has one of those resting dread faces, as if he's bracing for someone to dump a bucket of rocks on his head.
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
How Toni Morrison Saw History
In her novels, she located the missing story of Black America.
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
The Madness of Lord Tennyson
The Victorian poet was startlingly modern.
5 min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
THE PLOT AGAINST THE HUMANITIES
What is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation doing to higher education?
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
The Novel as Extended Op-Ed
If anyone could write good fiction about immigration, it would probably be Lionel Shriver. Instead, her latest book goes off the rails.
10 min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
ROD DREHER'S DEMONS
HE DERIDES THE ENLIGHTENMENT, SECULARISM, AND THE MODERN WORLD. CONSERVATIVES-INCLUDING THE VICE PRESIDENT-ARE JOINING HIM ON A MARCH BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES.
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
Every Nation for Itself
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century's international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
Never Say No
Does Pam Bondi have any red lines?
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
HOW AMERICA GOT SO SICK
The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
Deadlier Than Gettysburg
How the cruelty of the Confederacy's prison camps gave rise to the rules of war
10 min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
AI and the future of work
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
THE MYSTERY OF HENRY FORDHAM
How did my great-great-grandfather become a free man?
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
THE MAN WHO BROKE PHYSICS
One of the pleasures of watching Ilia Malinin, apart from his indifference to gravity, is to witness him becoming.
10+ min |
March 2026
The Atlantic
The Secrets of Indigenous Art
Major exhibits are upending the way people understand Native American and Aboriginal artists.
10+ min |
March 2026
Time
WHEN I THINK OF IRAN, I THINK OF LIGHT
WHEN A FRIEND ASKED HENRY James how he endured the devastation of World War I, the writer replied, “Feel, feel, feel all you can.” His exhortation contains the essence of what it means to remain human. Totalitarian regimes try to dismantle our capacity to feel, render us numb, confiscate our humanity, the way censors black out passages in books.
6 min |
February 23, 2026
Newsweek US
"PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO LISTEN TO SNOOP DOGG THAN SOME GUY IN A SUIT"
AI innovations are shaping the future of money but will it be enough to win back public trust in banking? Newsweek speaks with Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski about disrupting norms, engaging customers and finding cheaper mortgages
10+ min |
February 20, 2026
Newsweek US
'WE HAVE A CHANCE TO FULFILL HUMAN POTENTIAL'
DeepMind's Chief AI Readiness Officer Lila Ibrahim on keeping ethics at the forefront while pioneering artificial general intelligence tools
10 min |