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How Police Unions Fight Reform
New York City’s P.B.A., like others, has spent decades amassing influence and foiling oversight. Now it faces unprecedented demands for change.
The Cold War Bunker That Became Home to a Dark-Web Empire
An eccentric Dutchman began living in a giant underground facility built by the German military—and ran a server farm beloved by cybercriminals.
Protest Delivered the Nineteenth Amendment
The amendment, ratified a century ago, is often described as having “given” women the right to vote. It wasn’t a gift; it was a hard-won victory achieved after more than seventy years of suffragist agitation.
Olivia de Havilland, the Last Lioness of the Hollywood Studio System
The actress, who died on Sunday, at a hundred and four, spent a lifetime crusading for what she felt she deserved.
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D.H.S. Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force
This is a government agency built on fear and intended to engender fear.
Grace Lynne Haynes’s “Sojourner Truth, Founding Mother”
The artist discusses her début cover for the magazine, a portrait of the nineteenth-century women’s-rights activist.
Bryan Washington on “Lowercase Love Stories”
The author discusses “Heirlooms,” his story from this week’s issue of the magazine.
Swifts and the Fantasy of Escape
During the coronavirus pandemic, birds are doing the travel that we can’t.
Who Is Kanye’s Running Mate?
Residents of Cody, Wyoming—where Kanye West has a ranch—compare notes on Michelle Tidball, the local mystic who works in a dentist’s office and says she can communicate with God.
A Challenging Puzzle
First Book of the Month Club pick written by a Black American: nine letters.
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Emily Oster on Whether and How to Reopen Schools
An economist at Brown University and co-author of the Web site COVID Explained discusses the seemingly impossible trade-offs required by in-person classes.
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According to Senate insiders, Cotton beat out a daunting field of competitors.
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“That cloud kind of looks like a face—and it’s not wearing a mask, the selfish bastard!”
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The Picnic Baskets of the Pandemic
Bubby’s craggy fried chicken, Café Kitsuné’s frilly ham and Gruyère on baguettes, Otaku Katsu’s sando set, and more blanket-ready fare.
Joseph McCarthy and the Force of Political Falsehoods
McCarthy never sent a single “subversive” to jail, but, decades later, the spirit of his conspiracy-mongering endures.
A Floating MAGA Rally Washes Up in New York Harbor
When a Trump flotilla (or “Trumptilla”) swarmed into town, its organizers hoped it would “make liberals cry.” The more immediate effect was to freak out the Coast Guard.
“Heirlooms”
“So, Mitsuko says, how long have you been sleeping with my son? Or is it casual? Not really, I say.”
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A Couple Faces the Questions Posed by Male Infertility
As a couple grappling with infertility considers adoption and sperm donation, they grieve their loss and reconsider the meaning of family and legacy.
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Who Gets to Be Italian?
The children of Black immigrants in Italy are dispossessed by a country that doesn’t offer birthright citizenship. Plus, an economist on whether—and how—to reopen schools.
