The Turkey-Industrial Complex Nov 24, 2009
How do farmers produce so many turkeys for Thanksgiving. - By Nina Shen Rastogi - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Whoa! The House Health Care Bill Is Actually Less Expensive Than the Senate's. Nov 24, 2009
The Congressional Budget Office changes its mind about the House health reform bill's cost. - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Spitzer: How Tim Geithner Was Fleeced by Wall Street Nov 24, 2009
The new AIG report reveals how Geithnerand U.S. taxpayerswere fleeced by Wall Street banks. - By Eliot Spitzer - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Hitchens: The "War on Terrorism" Didn't Cause the Fort Hood Shootings Nov 24, 2009
The "war on terrorism" didn't cause the Fort Hood shootings. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
All Politics Is Tribal Nov 24, 2009
Obama's Afghanistan strategy should team our soldiers with their militias. - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 23, 2009
"There were suspicions, hints, but nothing hard," one member told Newsweek. The second was led by none other than Rumsfeld and reached similar conclusions. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Murdoch's War on Google Nov 23, 2009
Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC All rights reserved. (Slate)
Let the Amending Begin! Nov 23, 2009
How to amend, and not amend, the Senate health reform bill. - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Jesus vs. Allah Nov 23, 2009
A version of this article also appears in Newsweek. Jesus vs. Allah: The fight over God's secular title. (Slate)
Blog poll results: No love for 'Twilight' Nov 23, 2009
We journalists are always trying to tell you people what s important, imbuing that information as we do with our liberal bias, which is beaten into us in journalism school by bearded professors wielding rolled-up copies of Newsweek. So to turn things on their ear a bit, this week we asked you, the readers, Which of these is your top story of the week. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Return to Guyland Nov 23, 2009
Newsweek takes it to the max with an account by recently freed journalist Maziar Bahari, who is out of an Iranian jail following a hellish 118 days ... Bahari writes that Newsweek waged a "multi-layered campaign" to free him, which is great to hear, as it seemed the magazine did little at the start ... Elsewhere, after Sarah Palin and others complained that last week's cover was sexist, a reader wrote, "Would have you put a picture of President Obama shirtless on the beach on the cover with a... (New York Post -- Business)
Indian PM Singh begins US visit Nov 23, 2009
"It is very important that both the US and the global community stay engaged in Afghanistan," Mr Singh told The Washington Post newspaper and Newsweek magazine ahead of his arrival Sunday. Mr Singh urged the Obama administration to pressure Pakistan to crack down on Islamic militants in the country. (BBC News -- South Asia)
U.S. needs to fight climate change Nov 23, 2009
In 1975 Newsweek, and a few other non-scientific, non-peer-reviewed publications, published a story explaining these views. The article did not present the cooling theory as the predominate one, which it was not, simply as a competing theory. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Newsweek: Indian PM on Afghanistan, Pakistan Nov 22, 2009
Singh sat down in his Delhi residence last week to discuss with NEWSWEEK's Lally Weymouth how he believes India and the United States can work together to further their strategic partnership and why he believes it is critical that the U.S. not leave Afghanistan ... NEWSWEEK's 20/10 Project recalls the lines we'll never forget ... Customize the NEWSWEEK homepage to feature your favorite columnists. (MSNBC -- International)
Shanghai Express Nov 22, 2009
Daniel Gross is the Moneybox columnist for Slate and the business columnist for Newsweek. You can e-mail him at and follow him on. (Slate)
Newsweek's Bahari Recalls Iran Detention Nov 22, 2009
That's one of the things Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari tells 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon in his first television interview since his release after 118 days in an Iranian prison. Bahari also writes of his ordeal on the cover of the next edition of Newsweek ... Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian journalist and film maker, was reporting for Newsweek during the post-presidential election protests in Iran last June when he got first-hand video of a demonstration that turned into a riot. (CBS News)
Don't judge Palin by magazine Nov 22, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- In town to give a talk on civility, I was surrounded by women who wondered what I thought of Sarah Palin's Newsweek cover ... Was the Newsweek cover sexist ... Hat's off to the girl from Wasilla who, slightly more than a year ago, was virtually unknown, is now on the cover of Newsweek, hawking a book for which she was paid a few million, drawing huge crowds and getting the kind of free publicity most celebrities have to jump on Oprah's couch to get. (Albany Times Union)
Sexism knows no political bounds Nov 22, 2009
Newsweek went out of its way to showcase a blatantly sexist cover shot of Palin wearing running shorts. In an interview on the Today show, the magazine s managing editor was blunt about the rationale behind the decision: I don t think this is an image that is taken out of context, especially when you consider what the point of the story was: to raise these questions about her seriousness. (Boston Globe)
Appearances showed an unfiltered Palin Nov 22, 2009
Sarah Palin sizzled on the cover of Newsweek ... Sarah Palin sizzled on the cover of Newsweek. (Juneau Empire)
Palin book tour has people wondering if it's a campaign tour Nov 22, 2009
" MAXKATT from NY wrote on Nov 19, 2009 8:19 AM:" Loved her on the cover of Newsweek. " sasha wrote on Nov 19, 2009 3:30 AM:" Does Sarah not think education is important for children. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
The Nativism Tax Nov 21, 2009
What it will cost you to deny health insurance to illegal immigrants. - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Contract Violated in Sale of Palin Pic to Newsweek Nov 21, 2009
Lensman Violated Contract by Selling Palin Pic to Newsweek ... Lensman Violated Contract by Selling Palin Pic to Newsweek ... The controversial photo of Sarah Palin that appears on the cover of Newsweek apparently shouldnt have by law. (Newsmax)
Time for a Beauty Pageant Nov 21, 2009
How to score chicks on the Disney Channel. - By Troy Patterson - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Stupid Drug Story of the Week Nov 21, 2009
- By Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine. By Jack ShaferPosted Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at 4:53 PM ET. (Slate)
The Real Shock of Fort Hood Nov 21, 2009
A July 2007 Newsweek survey indicated that 46 percent of Americans think that the United States is accepting too many Muslim immigrants, 32 percent consider American Muslims less loyal to the United States than they are to Islam, 28 percent believe that the Koran condones violence, 41 percent are convinced that Islamic culture "glorifies suicide," 54 percent are "worried" about Islamic jihadists in the U.S., and 52 percent support FBI surveillance of mosques. Since Sept. 11, Muslims have faced... (Slate)
A Magazine's Bender Nov 21, 2009
Media: Newsweek's fixation with Sarah Palin's legs has aroused controversy ... Using a Runner's World photo the former vice presidential candidate posed for earlier this year, Newsweek's editors certainly found a saucy way to stand out at the check-out counter ... Here's the better question: How do Newsweek's editors solve the problem of being, well, Newsweek. (Investors Business Daily)
I Hate My Boobs But I Love My Bras Nov 21, 2009
Bra-shopping fills me with joy. Saturday, November 21, 2009. (Slate)
Georgia mascot, Uga VII, dies Nov 21, 2009
The dog was the latest in a line of mascots that have been featured on the covers of Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek and in several movies. He also was a compelling symbol for football fans across the nation, said Damon Evans, the school's athletic director. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Illegal Use of Sandra Bullock Nov 21, 2009
The Blind Side reviewed. - By Josh Levin - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Hot Pot's Top Spot Nov 21, 2009
Daniel Gross is the Moneybox columnist for Slate and the business columnist for Newsweek. You can e-mail him at and follow him on. (Slate)
Opening the Screening Door Nov 21, 2009
Slate writers and editors debate the ramifications of new cancer-screening guidelines. Conversations in real time. (Slate)
This Week's Bidenisms Nov 21, 2009
Bidenisms: A collection of the vice president's gaffes and head-slappers. - By Jeremy Stahl - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
What To Drink on Thanksgiving Nov 21, 2009
- By Mike Steinberger - Slate Magazine. Wine, beer, and other potent potables. (Slate)
And a Governor Shall Lead Them Nov 21, 2009
Why Sarah Palin is unlikely to be the future of the Republican Party. - By John Dickerson - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Sarah Palin, the cynical mean girl Nov 21, 2009
It has been this way all week, too: Palin takes her glamour shots in shorts for Runner s World, then acts stunned when Newsweek puts one on the cover. Palin makes her daughter, Piper, a major character in her book, then gripes that the media always left Barack Obama s kids alone. (Boston Globe)
Washingtonpost.com sheds more jobs Nov 21, 2009
Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), as of Jan. 1, 2010. As of that date, roughly 100 WPNI employees making the move shift from being employed at will, meaning the employer can terminate them for any reason, to just cause status, where management can only fire them for good and sufficient cause, which must be proved through a grievance process. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Trains vs. Planes vs. Automobiles Nov 21, 2009
What's the greenest way to get home for Thanksgiving. - By Jacob Leibenluft - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 21, 2009
"There were suspicions, hints, but nothing hard," one member told Newsweek. The second was led by none other than Rumsfeld and reached similar conclusions. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Newsweek: Is Disney giving an interracial lesson? Nov 21, 2009
NEWSWEEK's 20/10 Project recalls the lines we'll never forget ... Customize the NEWSWEEK homepage to feature your favorite columnists. (MSNBC -- Race)
Did Easy Rider's Predictions About America Come True? Nov 21, 2009
Retracing the path of the iconic movie on its 40th anniversary. (5) - By Keith Phipps - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Newsweek: Students increasingly hit by high-interest loans Nov 21, 2009
(ITT didn't respond to NEWSWEEK's request for comment, and neither school makes its interest rates public ... NEWSWEEK's 20/10 Project recalls the lines we'll never forget ... Customize the NEWSWEEK homepage to feature your favorite columnists. (MSNBC -- Business)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Nov 21, 2009
- By Dana Stevens - Slate Magazine. Reviews of the latest films. (Slate)
Who's Legislating Morality Now? Nov 21, 2009
If a conservative dared to offer such rationale, Republicans Seek Theocracy would be the Newsweek cover, not some picture of a former vice-presidential candidate in running shorts. Now, before misunderstandings take root, let me make one thing perfectly clear: None of this bothers me in the least. (Townhall.com)
Palin-Hating 101 Nov 21, 2009
Newsweek, in advance of Palin's book release, obviously went for subtlety ... Newsweek's message was clear: You are not to take this woman seriously ... Never mind that Runner's Week told me that the photos from that shoot are still under a one-year embargo, and that Newsweek ran the photo without Runner's World's knowledge or permission. (Townhall.com)
Elisabeth Hasselbeck on 'Hannity' Nov 21, 2009
Newsweek magazine was among the first to take a shot at the former vice presidential candidate with this blatantly sexist cover ... You know, I want to also touch on the Newsweek cover that you mentioned just a few minutes ago. (Fox News)
Where's the Best Place To Bite a Person? And Other Vampire Questions Answered. Nov 21, 2009
What's the best way for the Twilight vampires to drink blood. - By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
Newsweek to run the sexy Runners World photo of Sarah Palin Nov 20, 2009
NEW YORK - Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them ... It's a far cry from the photo Newsweek used on its cover a year ago, a close-up in sharp detail, which many of her supporters criticized as unflattering because it showed her skin pores and a few wrinkles ... "The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now," she wrote her fans on the site, who now number over a million. (AZCentral -- News)
The Town That Always Plays Small Town, USA Nov 20, 2009
Retracing the path of the iconic movie on its 40th anniversary. (4) - By Keith Phipps - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
How the Senate's Health Care Bill Is Worse Than the House's Nov 20, 2009
What's inside Harry Reid's "blended" Senate health care reform bill. - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
BEHIND OUR STONEWALLS: Whichever way the wind blows Nov 20, 2009
By Nan Norseen/Owner of Hythe Farm. Thu Nov 19, 2009, 04:53 PM EST. (Bolton Common, MA)
Palin, fans irked by cover shot in shorts Nov 20, 2009
NEW YORK - Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them ... This image provided by Newsweek shows the news magazine's Nov. 23 cover, featuring a photo of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin ... NEW YORK - Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them. (Juneau Empire)
George Will on why the federal stimulus doesnt work Nov 20, 2009
In 1976, he began writing a column for Newsweek magazine. He s also a contributing analyst with ABC News and has been a regular member of ABC s This Week since the show began in 1981. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Lipstick on a rogue Nov 20, 2009
Nevertheless, the Newsweek cover photo of the former vice presidential candidate in short-shorts - originally taken for Runner s World - is deliberately cheesy enough to make her most earnest opponent wince. Whoopi Goldberg, no Palin-ophile she, saw sexism in the photo op. (Boston Globe)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 20, 2009
"There were suspicions, hints, but nothing hard," one member told Newsweek. The second was led by none other than Rumsfeld and reached similar conclusions. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Cable Exclusive Nov 20, 2009
HANNITY: What about the current edition of Newsweek ... That was just so another unnecessary thing to put take a shot of a health and fitness profile from many months ago and put that on the cover of "Newsweek" magazine. (Fox News)
Palin book tour has people wondering if it's a campaign tour Nov 20, 2009
" MAXKATT from NY wrote on Nov 19, 2009 8:19 AM:" Loved her on the cover of Newsweek. " sasha wrote on Nov 19, 2009 3:30 AM:" Does Sarah not think education is important for children. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Palin gets dream ride on wave of her own making Nov 20, 2009
The Newsweek cover, featuring Sarah Palin ... When Newsweek put her on its cover, it provoked a storm of protest about its choice of photo, a shot of her in shorts with legs bare, taken from Runner's World magazine ... Claim and counter-claim swirled around the internet, forcing a statement from Newsweek, which insisted its picture selection had been ''gender-neutral. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Letters to the editor: Nov. 19 edition Nov 20, 2009
And Jonathan Alter in Newsweek Magazine, Nov. 19, calls him "Teddy's Rightful Heir" because of his pragmatism and commitment to improving education across the country. Khazei has written that an excellent educational system "is key to our economic recovery and the backbone of our international security.". (Lincoln Journal, MA)
They were wrong about Medicare, too Nov 20, 2009
We deserve the change we voted for, so says the Constitution, and all these chicken hawks and bitter Cheney wannabes need to go back to hiding in some undisclosed location with a copy of Sarah s book and Newsweek cover. pat. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Palin-Hating 101 Nov 20, 2009
Newsweek, in advance of Palin's book release, obviously went for subtlety ... Newsweek's message was clear: You are not to take this woman seriously ... Never mind that Runner's Week told me that the photos from that shoot are still under a one-year embargo, and that Newsweek ran the photo without Runner's World's knowledge or permission. (Townhall.com)
Polishing the Palin Mettle Nov 20, 2009
Newsweek, which runs an Obama cover every other week, put her on the cover this week in running shorts. Stereotypes of politicians and other celebrities are fair game and sometimes even fun. (Townhall.com)
Obama's Dysfuntional Decision-Making Nov 20, 2009
Michael Gerson is the author of the book "" and a contributor to Newsweek magazine. TOWNHALL DAILY: Be the first to read Michael Gerson's column. (Townhall.com)
Goldman Sach's Shareholders Seethe Nov 20, 2009
Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC All rights reserved. (Slate)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009
- By Dana Stevens - Slate Magazine. Reviews of the latest films. (Slate)
Why Czechs Can't Stand Other Czechs Nov 20, 2009
The gloomy wonders of Prague. (4) - By Emily Yoffe - Slate Magazine. (Slate)
