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
Mother Jones
"WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE MEN?"
HOW EXTREMISTS RECONQUERED IDAHO—AND HOW SOME LOCALS ARE FIGHTING BACK
10+ min |
March/April 2026
Mother Jones
THE DOCTOR IS OUT THERE
RFK Jr. wants to end the FDA's “war” on alternative treatments like stem cell therapy. What could go wrong?
4 min |
March/April 2026
Mother Jones
LAST RIGHTS
The Reverend Jeff Hood on the moral injury of ministering to death row inmates
3 min |
March/April 2026
Mother Jones
HOUSE ARREST
HIDING OUT WITH AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY IN ICE-OCCUPIED MEMPHIS
10+ min |
March/April 2026
Mother Jones
SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF PROGRESS
Solarpunk imagines what happens when our climate changes—and we pivot.
7 min |
March/April 2026
Mother Jones
ADVENTURISM
The MAGA critique of globalism never meant the end of war.
4 min |
March/April 2026
Mother Jones
WE'RE SUING RFK JR.
The Epstein files are not the only documents the government is hiding.
3 min |
March/April 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 |