Innholdsfortegnelse for 9/3/2021 i Newsweek

1963 “A culmination of the summer of revolt, a solemn, massive sacrament in which thousands of Negroes and their white friends in churches, unions and liberal circles could share the revolutionary passion born last spring in Birmingham,” Newsweek reflected about the protest in which 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to further civil rights and where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his celebrated “I Have a Dream” speech. After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, thousands gathered at the same site to protest police brutality and racial inequality as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. 1986 “More and more couples are painting a new kind of American family portrait—one with just two faces, the husband’s and the wife’s,” Newsweek reported as the U.S. birth rate plummeted…

WITHIN THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE, AND IN corners of the U.S. military and intelligence bureaucracy, it is the phrase of the moment: “over the horizon.” The expression refers to efforts to counter terrorism from afar, without troops on the ground, and it has been in the defense lexicon dating back to the Cold War. The appeal is obvious: When dealing with threats like Al-Qaeda or like-minded terrorist groups, why bother with dangerous, forward deployed missions in unstable places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria or North Africa, when you can launch a Tomahawk missile from somewhere in the Arabian Sea and be done with it? “Over the horizon,” to Joe Biden, means the end of “endless wars.” You can hit the enemy from above, and from far away. Thus, we can bug…

The pandemic caused us to rethink everything, including our jobs and our life/work balance—or getting some balance if we didn’t have it already. Not only did we adapt to working remotely, but for many of us, it was a time to reassess our priorities. So much so that there is now a surge of workers quitting their jobs, dubbed the “Great Resignation.” Even if you don’t want to quit your job, maybe you’re burned out, disenchanted or just need a break. These live and learn-as-you-work trips will take you back to your study abroad days. Or maybe you never had that opportunity, and the pandemic made you realize the time is now. From stargazing alongside astronomers in the Arizona desert, to waxing philosophical in Athens while you work remotely, to…

THIS OCTOBER, NEWSWEEK AND the Best Practice Institute will unveil our inaugural list of “100 Most Loved Workplaces in America.” Based on the months of research that we’ve just wrapped up, here’s one thing these companies have in common: the ability to collaborate and communicate clearly with their employees. For many of these companies, though, that skill will be put to the test over the next few months like it never has before. Of course, we can thank COVID for that. Things were getting better on the pandemic front this spring and through the early summer, largely because of vaccines, until COVID threw a curve ball with the Delta variant. Despite the fact that infection rates are once again rising, many employers have still asked folks to return to work…

THE HORRORS OF TED BUNDY ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. THAT SAID, THE work of one FBI agent, Bill Hagmaier, who worked tirelessly to get Bundy to admit to his crimes and bring closure to his victim’s families, has never been told until now. “What was intriguing about this particular story was that it wasn’t a film about Ted’s exploits. It wasn’t a film that detailed his violence, and it wasn’t about the trial,” Elijah Wood, who plays Hagmeier opposite Luke Kirby’s electrifying portrayal of Bundy, says about No Man of God (in theaters and on demand on August 27). “We were trying to get the movie made for about five years.” But once they did, it was clear Wood and Kirby were on to something. “I’m in awe of Luke as…