Innholdsfortegnelse for July 05, 2024 i Newsweek

With only months to go before a redo of the 2020 presidential election, which offers two candidates many Americans are apathetic about, finding ways to reinvigorate civic engagement is essential. The national conversation often emphasizes how polarized society is and how it is getting worse. The most extreme voices on opposite ends of the spectrum get the most attention. Yet—as authors Sami Sage, of Betches Media and the Morning Announcements podcast, and Emily Amick, creator of @EmilyinYourPhone and former counsel to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, discuss in their new book, DEMOCRACY IN RETROGRADE (Gallery Books)—most Americans are part of the exhausted majority. They are tired of the contentious discourse and would rather avoid the fray. But, according to Sage and Amick in this excerpt from their book, despair and…

THERE IS A GROWING CHORUS OF SUPREME Court critics coming from within the judiciary. Judges on both sides of the ideological spectrum and across various levels have become increasingly willing to speak out, warning America about the future of democracy. Among those critics are retired Judge David S. Tatel. A Clinton appointee who served for nearly 30 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Tatel recently revealed in a new memoir, Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice, that part of the reason he stepped down from the court in January was because he grew tired of the Supreme Court’s “low regard” for judicial principles. He’s not alone. Tatel is one of at least three judges who offered a strong rebuke of the Supreme Court…

IT’S BEEN A TOUGH FEW YEARS FOR Hollywood. COVID-19, strikes and the rise of artificial intelligence have battered the industry in ways no one could have foreseen, so how will it look in 2034? Entertainment stalwarts such as Disney, Paramount and Warner Brothers reported losses in 2023. Blockbusters flopped and theaters failed to regain their pre-pandemic profitability. Studios are attempting to get back on track but production activity is still down, while Wall Street’s faith in the industry remains shaken. It’s clear Hollywood is undergoing a shift, but how will that affect it over the next 10 years? Newsweek asked the experts. Will AI Transform Hollywood? Variety has dubbed it the “Hollywood AI Crisis,” with everyone from actors to writers, production teams and maybe even directors at risk of being…

Protesters demonstrate in Kenya’s capital city as the country’s members of parliament debate a finance bill on June 18. The proposed bill would introduce $2.7 billion in new taxes on bread, transportation and other necessities amid a cost-of-living crisis in the East African nation. The government has since announced that it would back down on some of the more controversial taxes. Over 200 people, many Gen Z, were injured in the protests after police began using tear gas and water cannons to break up the crowd. One man was killed, allegedly by police gunfire.…

Q _ When did the two of you meet and how did your collaboration come about? A _ We connected over Instagram DM on January 9, 2021, to talk about the insurrection. The rest is history. What about political participation excites you? Why do you feel it’s important? Politics shapes our lives, whether we show up or not, and whether or not we’re consciously aware of it. To witness and personally impact the process in a way that tangibly changes people’s quality of life is both personally gratifying and necessary. It’s also an incredible way to make friends and build a community that shares your values. What’s an easy way to start getting involved? Pick one issue you feel most passionate about, and then pick a few individuals to follow…

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS ACROSS the European Union sent shock waves through the bloc’s centrist establishment in June, with the French and German engines of Europe’s U.S.-aligned foreign policy—particularly President Joe Biden’s backing for Ukraine—facing serious domestic turbulence. As of June 21, Europe’s center-right European People’s Party was predicted to return 189 lawmakers to the next Parliament, winning over 26 percent of 720 seats contested. The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists were set to take some 83 seats. The center-left Socialists and Democrats’ seat share is projected to remain roughly around the same at 136, while the liberal Renew Europe bloc is predicted to win around 74 seats—marking a significant loss of over 20 representatives. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, an EPP member, declared that “the constructive, pro-European center has held.”…

LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL candidate Chase Oliver may be a long shot, but he sees himself as having one key advantage over former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden—his age. The 38-year-old Georgia native is less than half the age of both dominant candidates, as Trump is 78 and Biden is 81. Even when broadening the field to include fellow third-party contenders Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (70), Jill Stein (74) and Cornel West (71), Oliver is still decades younger—a fact he’s hoping can boost his campaign with millennial and Generation Z voters. “It’s time for our generation to really rise up,” he told Newsweek in an exclusive interview. Oliver believes that Americans should have the maximum freedom over their own lives without government interference. In his view, drugs should be…

Horizons SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY + HEALTH CLIMATE ABOUT 200 YARDS OFFSHORE OF NORTH Miami Beach, an underwater experiment is underway. An artificial reef called the Sea Hive will test how a blend of synthetic and natural defenses can help protect some of the nation’s most valuable waterfront property against the battering waves of tropical storms. The Sea Hive is a stacked pyramid of 12-foot-long hexagonal concrete tubes submerged in about 30 feet of water. In cross-section they resemble the pattern of a beehive—thus the name—and openings along the sides allow water and wave energy to enter. “Because of their perforated nature they do a really good job of mitigating wave height and wave energy,” University of Miami Associate Professor of Marine Biology Diego Lirman told Newsweek. Lirman is part of a…