Newsweek International back issues from April 2009:
Therapist In Chief.(International Edition; LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 06, 2009 ... Readers had mixed reactions to our March 2 story "America's New Shrink," on President Obama's wary but positive tone during this economic crisis. One recounted losing her job, while another noted how Obama was "dealt a bad hand." And a psychotherapist cautioned against doom-and-gloom ...
China's Best Westerns.(International Edition; ASIA)(Chen Zhu)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Mary Hennock Chen Zhu is a new model Chinese leader, a non-communist who trained in the West. In the relative privacy of the minibus, Chen Zhu lets down his guard. "It's a shame," China's health minister almost whispers, glancing at his hands. Between stops ...
Waiting in the Wings.(International Edition; WORLD AFFAIRS)(Democratic Party of Japan's Ichiro Ozawa's plans to revolutionize its government)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: David McNeill The DPJ is poised to win control of Japan, but its agenda is far from clear. Who said Japanese politics are boring? There's an electoral earthquake looming this fall, when the ruling Liberal Democratic Party looks set to be turfed out for the ...
Obama's 50-50 Russia Strategy.(International Edition; POINT OF VIEW)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Andrew Nagorski Even to some of the closest observers of Russian foreign policy, it's almost impossible to know which direction Moscow is headed. One day it's threatening to station missiles aimed at Poland in its western enclave of Kaliningrad; the next, it's ...
Next: Harriet Who?(International Edition; BRITAIN)(Harriet Harman)(Essay)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: William Underhill The Labour search for a new identity has settled, for now, on the unlikely character of Harriet Harman. Gordon Brown's poll ratings are in the dumps, but for vicious headlines it would be hard to compete with Harriet Harman, deputy leader of ...
All Form, No People.(International Edition; ASIA)(city planning)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Melinda Liu Why the architectural icons Beijing built for the Olympic Games stand empty. China is a command economy run by engineers, a fact that served the nation well during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Leaders cleaned up pollution in the city prior to ...
The Pressure On Tiger's Knee.(International Edition; GAME POINT)(Tiger Woods)(Essay)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Gary Player Just how important is Tiger Woods? Consider that in the eight months since he's been out of the game with an injury to his left knee, followed by reconstructive surgery, television ratings for big golf tournaments have reportedly dropped by about half, with ...
Time, Lost And Found.(International Edition; INTERNATIONAL)(Marie Antoinette watch)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Joanna Chen A priceless watch, a daring heist--now on view in Israel. Marie Antoinette must have turned in her grave to see her pocket watchataken apart and wrappedain old newspaper. But that was its fate after an agile thief lifted it and others from a ...
Putting Ghosts To Rest.(International Edition; WORLD AFFAIRS)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Owen Matthews and Sami Kohen Turkey's prime minister will need political courage to reform his country and bring it closer to Europe. Bringing Turkey to Europe's door has been Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's epochal achievement. So why, over the four ...
We're In A Whole New Territory.(International Edition; BUSINESS)(Joseph E. Stiglitz)(Interview)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Rana Foroohar Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz on the coming global economic order. The power shift from west to east continues, as developing nations flexed their muscles at the G20 in London recently, and China and Russia called for a new international ...
Why Mexico Is Job One.(International Edition; THE LAST WORD)(Interview)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Adam B. Kushner Once upon a time, Mexico was only an adjunct in the war on drugs, which Gen. Barry McCaffrey fought in his job as Bill Clinton's drug czar. The Vietnam and Desert Storm veteran used to see Latin America through the lens of Colombia, where he persuaded ...
A Financial 9/11.(International Edition; WORLD VIEW)(Essay)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: David Miliband After 2001, the foreign policies of many countries were shaped in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, which had wrenched minds back to the imperative of national security. Today those foreign policies are again being reshaped--but this time ...
A Few Good Shirts.(International Edition; SPECIAL REPORT: LUXURY)(Viewpoint essay)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Jonathan Tepperman Luxury lies not in how much stuff we have but in how well it's made--and how highly we value it. This story starts with a confession: I own too many clothes. I can give you all sorts of rationalizations--they're a way to celebrate and ...
Fashionably Discreet.(International Edition; LUXURY)(fashion designers)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Sameer Reddy A host of smaller couture houses are turning out designs to rival Chanel and Dior. Couture is not dead; it's merely gone incognito. At the haute couture shows in Paris in January, a few hours after Chanel staged a winter-white spectacular ...
Glitz to Brighten the Mood.(International Edition; LUXURY)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Alexandra A. Seno Just in time to help beat back the global financial blues, style trendsetters are serving up some of the brightest ideas seen in years. At the recent New York Fashion Week, Marc Jacobs said, "What? Is all black going to help the economy?" His ...
Online Boutiques.(International Edition; LUXURY)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Silvia Spring Forget spending all weekend hunting through stores trying to put together the latest spring looks. Today's savviest shoppers are going online to all the intimacy of boutique shopping at their fingertips. Top designers are reworking their Web sites to be ...
Nothing But Time.(International Edition; LUXURY)(watches)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop The luxury-watch industry has gotten the message: pare it down. Small, slim, unadorned timepieces capture the mood of the moment. In his very first watch collection, Ralph Lauren has unveiled a series of delicate classic watches that exude luxury ...
Hold the Tablecloth.(International Edition; LUXURY)(dining)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Ginanne Brownell Top chefs are serving it up simple--and cheap. In this economy, it's all about the food. It's Friday night in London's trendy Shoreditch neighborhood, and the Albion is humming. East End hipsters, bankers and friends out for a night of ...
Less Of A Good Thing.(International Edition; LUXURY)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Joanna Chen Hurting for business, top restaurants are devising recession menus to lure diners back to the table. Not every meal has to be a no-frills affair. Some luxury restaurants are simply serving slightly less of their lavish offerings. With business ...
Drinking Up The Wine Cellar.(International Edition; THE HOME FRONT)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Susan H. Greenberg When my husband first proposed that we build a wine cellar in the basement, I confess I rolled my eyes. It just seemed so pretentious and unnecessary. After all, we live outside Boston, a city full of great restaurants and sophisticated wine lists. I ...
Signs of Life in The Art Market.(International Edition; LUXURY)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Alexandra A. Seno Nervy collectors can find plenty of great deals on fresh, top-quality works, contemporary as well as classic. Ever so clever and tapped into the zeitgeist, the German publishing house Taschen recently sent out an e-mail blast promoting a new ...
Living Large by Building Small.(International Edition; LUXURY)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Cathleen McGuigan With designer architecture, it's the quality--not the size--that matters. Not long ago, a potential client called architect Deborah Berke in New York. Berke's elegantly spare contemporary houses have attracted a devoted high-end clientele, ...
Decorated by Target.(International Edition; LUXURY)(signature designers creating affordable pieces)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Michael Cannell Top-name designers have invaded the superstores and are making home furnishings that all can afford. A decade ago, home furnishings by signature designers were found only at retail's upper reaches. In the new design democracy, even the most ...
High Concepts At Low Prices.(International Edition; LUXURY)(hotels)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Sameer Reddy Design hotels have figured out how to deliver stylish innovation for the cost of a night at the Holiday Inn. When the Morgans Hotel opened in New York City in 1984, the first property in Ian Schrager's soon-to-be empire pioneered a luxury ...
The Return of Luxury.(International Edition; SPECIAL REPORT)(Viewpoint essay)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Nick Foulkes Top brands are getting back to their core values--and customers. It's about time. It is a pretty depressing business trudging on through this downturn, recession, depression or whatever your euphemism of choice for the financial Gotterdammerung ....
Bonuses Don't Create Bubbles.(Global Investor)(credit bubble)(Viewpoint essay)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Peter Tasker It's the end of a quarter of a century of Reaganomics. It's the end of equities, of globalization, of capitalism itself. We need a new system, a new economics, a whole new set of values. The bull market in overheated rhetoric is in full swing, and as is so ...
Wild Luxury.(The Good Life; TRAVEL)(safaris)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Jenny Hontz Driving through Deception Valley in the Kalahari Game Reserve, our safari guide spotted an entire herd of oryx boldly advancing toward a cheetah, chasing it into the bush. Thrilled with this rare sighting of an endangered cat, we headed back to our new ...
Don't Forget the Camera.(The Good Life; EQUIPMENT)(wildlife photography)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Jenny Hontz Like any respectable holiday, a luxury safari requires proper gear. No one wants to stumble upon mating lions, for instance, without the right camera. Advanced point-and-shoot digital cameras are compact and convenient, but the most important factor is zoom ...
PERSPECTIVES.(International Edition)(Quotation)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009 ... "This is our only bargaining chip." Jean-Francois Caparros, of the Force Ouvriere union, which helped French staff at 3M "boss-nap" their manager and hold him for ransom while the workers negotiated pay cuts and layoffs "There is a great company called I Can't Believe ...
The Deep Roots Of China's New Economic Nationalism.(International Edition; POPULAR UPRISINGS)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Melinda Liu The mood in china appears to be reaching a tipping point, as its normally bland leaders abandon cautious diplo-speak under the pressures of the global financial crisis. First, they blamed American capitalism for the crisis and Premier Wen Jiabao publicly ...
Uncork The Concrete.(International Edition; BAD STIMULUS)(Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's proposal to cut restrictions for home renovation with green additions)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Barbie Nadeau in what has to be Europe's most ill-considered stimulus plan yet, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recently proposed allowing owners to expand single-family homes by 30 percent, or 35 percent including "green" additions, with no need for approvals ....
Debt, The New Threat.(International Edition; NATO)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Christopher Dickey These days, NATO's future seems to be mired in the foothills of the Hindu Kush. With 70,000 troops on Afghan soil, and with the U.S. pressuring for an even greater commitment, "NATO is about Afghanistan and nothing else," says an official in Brussels. ...
They're Green Machines.(International Edition; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY)(the Pentagon adopts energy-saving initiatives)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Katie Baker Remember when green evoked granola-munching, Birkenstock-clad activists hanging in Santa Cruz? Now even the Pentagon is getting its green on. The military is eagerly adopting energy-saving initiatives, installing wind turbines and solar-cell systems and ...
How Justice Failed.(International Edition; WORTH YOUR TIME)(The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days)(Brief article)
Apr 06, 2009; ... Byline: Joanna Nikas Guantanamo Bay has been so protested against, defended and discussed, it's hard to think of a new angle on the Bush administration's global-war-on-terror Bastille. Yet Karen Greenberg manages to make the topic fresh in her latest book, "The Least Worst ...
Radical Islam: All Aren't Terrorists Confronting Radical Islam.(International Edition; MAIL CALL)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 20, 2009 ... Readers remain wary of Islamic hard-liners, the subject of our March 9 cover story "Radical Islam Is a Fact of Life." Some cautioned against casting a blind eye, or soft-pedaling the threat. Another decried using labels to describe Muslims, whereas one noted that only a "tiny minority" ...
Unleash the Critters.(International Edition; ENVIRONMENT)(beaver reintroduction)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Christopher Werth Conservationists hope to turn back the clock on Europe's wilderness by more than 11,000 years. The Scottish countryside will soon be home to creatures nearly as strange to Britain as the monster that's said to inhabit the depths of Loch ...
If It's in the Ground, It Can Only Go Down.(International Edition; BUSINESS)(commodity prices)(Essay)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Ruchir Sharma As playwright Arthur Miller once observed, "An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted." And most of the illusions that defined the late global economic boom--the notion that global growth had moved to a permanently higher plane and ...
Marry a Farmer.(International Edition; BUSINESS)(Jim Rogers' forecasts about commodity prices)(Interview)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Rana Foroohar Sure, commodities prices go down in the long term--but in the long term, we're all dead. Jim Rogers, the legendary American investor, financial commentator and, along with George Soros, founder of the Quantum Fund, is the ultimate commodities ...
In Defense of Paleface Capitalism.(International Edition; POINT OF VIEW)(global financial crises created by "white-skinned people with blue eyes")(Viewpoint essay)
Apr 20, 2009; ... The truth is often shocking, and when Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva told a shocked British Prime Minister Gordon Brown--and the world press--that the financial crisis had been created by "white-skinned people with blue eyes," he spoke the truth. Actually, it's even worse ...
Fading To Black.(International Edition; WORLD AFFAIRS)(Moldova)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Owen Matthews Moldova's would-be color revolution fails. Chalk one up for the Kremlin. Seen from the Kremlin, the scenes of protesters overrunning Moldova's parliament and ransacking its president's office looked chillingly familiar. More than five years ago, ...
With a Friend Like This.(International Edition; AFRICA)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Jonathan Tepperman; With Jason Mclure in Addis Ababa Ethiopia was supposed to help America in the war on terror. But it's only made matters worse. Few people outside Ethiopia have ever heard of Birtukan Mideksa. And that's just how the government wants it ....
Paintings With Pinot.(International Edition; SOCIETY & THE ARTS)(art galleries teaming up with wine distributors)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Manuela Zoninsein and Sophie Grove Galleries are teaming up with wine and spirits distributors to lure young new art buyers. To the casual observer, the March 7 gathering at Beijing's Philippe Starck-designed LAN Club looked like the start of any Saturday ...
A-Team in Blue Suits.(International Edition; WORLD AFFAIRS)(Iraq's Office for the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Adam B. Kushner Iraq showed that the U.S. is better at breaking things then fixing them. A new unit aims to change that. The United States bumbled into Iraq without much of a postwar plan. There were too few troops to secure the country, and the U.S. ...
Partying Like It's 2008.(International Edition; WORLD AFFAIRS)(Germany)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Stefan Theil Germany is one of the worst-hit economies in the developed world. So why is everybody so calm? The economic crisis has taken its toll in Europe. Governments in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Latvia have collapsed. Violent street protests have ...
Technology To Wear.(International Edition; FASHION)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Kiki Von Glinow 'Haute tech' designers incorporate everything from GPS systems to computer keyboards into clothing. We've sprouted fifth appendages that are our iPods and BlackBerrys. We make choices by simply touching a screen. Our lives have become ...
Japan's Lost Leaders.(International Edition; POINT OF VIEW)(Essay)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Visionaries have emerged at critical moments in the country's past--but not this time. If a Martian landed in the middle of Ginza, Tokyo's upscale shopping district, 20 years ago and said, "Take me to your leader," he would have had many possible destinations. Some Japanese ...
Mikheil Saakashvili : Where Are My Western Friends?(International Edition; THE LAST WORD)(Interview)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Anna Nemtsova In the largest opposition demonstration in Georgia since November 2007-- WHEN President Mikheil Saakashvili tested his democratic credentials by sending in riot police to quash the protests--tens of thousands of people filled Tbilisi's leafy Rustaveli ...
Watching the Models Go By.(International Edition; TOP SHELF)(fashion industry)(Viewpoint essay)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Sameer Reddy The tension between globalization and tradition is embodied in the outfits that parade by on the catwalk. I began with Brazil--Sao Paulo, to be exact. then Mumbai. then back to Brazil--Rio this time. Then Berlin. Belo Horizonte, Lisbon, Brasilia, ...
Spring Has Sprung.(Global Investor)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Barton Biggs; Biggs is managing partner at Traxis Partners hedge fund in New York. The feeling that we have averted depression is a big reason equities in many places are in a sustained rally. As Spring begins to come to the Northern hemisphere, green shoots ...
Time Travels Nick's Picks.(The Good Life; BASEL WATCH FAIR)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Nick Foulkes It was the penultimate day of the Basel watch fair (known as Baselworld) and I was chatting with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, co-president of the watch and jewelry house Chopard. "Well, no one is going to bail out the watch industry like the car industry,' " ...
The Other Side of Basel.(The Good Life; HOTSPOTS)(Switzerland)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Nick Foulkes Basel at fair time gives me a good impression of what the Klondike must have been like during the gold rush: if you haven't booked a topnotch room or table way in advance, then you are in trouble. Latecomers are relegated to floating hotels, fairly bleak ...
Perspectives.(International Edition)(Quotation)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2009 ... "Of course, their current lodgings are a bit temporary. But they should see it like a weekend of camping." Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, commenting on the thousands left stranded and homeless by the country's worst earthquake in 30 years "I think this is ...
As Economies Sink, Religious Radicals Suffer Setbacks.(International Edition; ELECTIONS)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Adam B. Kushner and Solenn Honorine Alongside exports, employment and growth, the financial crisis is claiming a less-talked-about victim: political Islam. In Muslim countries worldwide, voters have begun turning their backs on Islamist and other values-based parties in ...
Reviving the Factories.(International Edition; BRITAIN)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Christopher Werth As London seeks to end the financial crisis, some Brits want to go back to how things used to be--way back. Last year, then-business secretary John Hutton pinpointed industrial manufacturing as "central" to recovery, an idea echoed in March by Tory ...
By the Numbers.(International Edition)(WorldPublicOpinion.org poll)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2009 ... A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll on the impact of the financial crisis on families shows that citizens in developing economies are feeling the worst pinch from restricted credit--and that high food prices are worrying one and all: 100 Percentage of polled countries where a majority ...
Obesity and Inequality.(International Edition; SOCIOLOGY)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: William Underhill What makes Americans so fat? Don't blame the doughnuts. That extra heft could be symptomatic of a malaise prevalent in all the world's least equal societies. According to "The Spirit Level," a new book by British academics Richard Wilkinson and Kate ...
All the Wrong Men.(International Edition; POWER-PLAYER ETIQUETTE)(Barack Obama)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Katie Baker U.S. President Barack Obama may want to consider signing up for some hush-hush lessons on head-of-state protocol. He set the Anglo press aflutter last month with his gifting snafus--bum DVDs to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, mistranslated RESET buttons ...
No Jackpot For Fine Art.(International Edition; Las Vegas)(closure of the Las Vegas Museum of Art)(Brief article)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Steve Friess Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. A decade ago, Sin City was full of brio about becoming an art-tourism destination. But with the closure of the Las Vegas Museum of Art in February, the desert hot spot is now the biggest U.S. city without ...
Japan's Netbook Effect.(International Edition; TECHTONIC SHIFTS)
Apr 20, 2009; ... Byline: Akiko Kashiwagi The most disturbing lesson of the netbook phenomenon is that Japanese consumers are much like everybody else. Japan has long been a country of notebooks--the lightest laptop computers, bristling with speed, memory and features. For years the ...
Mail Call: 'Politics as Usual'.(International Edition)
Apr 27, 2009 ... Readers were critical of bombastic conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, the subject of a March 16 article. "Americans are in no mood for Limbaugh's hot-air politics as usual," one said. Another scolded us for giving him the attention, saying it encourages "the very behavior you purport ...
Toppling Kim Jong Il.(International Edition; ASIA)
Apr 27, 2009; ... Bargaining with Pyongyang is pointless. Regime change is the only option; here's how to make it work. Over the past few months, North Korea's behavior has grown unusually belligerent, even by Pyongyang's prickly standards. The North has cut relations with Seoul, tested a new ...
India's Anti-Obama.(International Edition; ASIA)(Mayawati)
Apr 27, 2009; ... Byline: Jeremy Kahn Unlike Obama, who transcends old divides, Mayawati has built her power on demagogic class warfare. Shortly after Barack Obama's election last fall, a banner appeared in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. OBAMA IS ...
The Crafty Superpower.(International Edition; WORLD AFFAIRS)(Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva)
Apr 27, 2009; ... Byline: Mac Margolis By turns charming and cagey, cool to America and close to Obama, Lula is building a unique regional giant. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is on a roll. In recent weeks he's shared a dais with Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy, and ...
The Fog of Cyberwar.(International Edition; WORLD AFFAIRS)(cyberwar)
Apr 27, 2009; ... Byline: Evgeny Morozov NATO military strategists are waking up to the threat from online attacks. Ghostnet sounds like something John le Carre would invent. This vast cyber-espionage operation spanned 1,295 computers worldwide, a third of them located in ministries ...
South Africa Will Survive Zuma.(International Edition; POINT OF VIEW)(Jacob Zuma)
Apr 27, 2009; ... The nation's future depends not only on its leader, but on its political culture and institutions. On April 6, South African prosecutors dropped all corruption charges against the country's president-in-waiting, African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma. With elections coming ...