News & Politics
The State of the Fight Against COVID-19
Vaccines are making progress, but they may not defeat the virus completely. Luckily, other therapies are on the way, too.
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Is America a Myth?
The United States has deepening political and cultural divides—possibly too many to repair soon, or, perhaps, at all.
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It’s Time for John Kelly to Speak Out About Trump’s Views on the Military
The former White House chief of staff and general appears to be in a unique position to confirm whether the President called U.S. service members who died in combat “losers” and “suckers.”
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Andre Iguodala on Activism and the N.B.A.
The first vice-president of the N.B.A. players’ union discusses how the players came to their decision to strike.
Who Are You Calling Latinx?
“Latinx” is the most recent chapter in the saga of trying to label a population that has pushed back against every previous attempt to name it.
Battling Anxiety Over Making Sure Your Vote Gets Counted
A recent survey found that sixty per cent of Democrats expect voting to be difficult this fall, while just thirty-five per cent of Republicans do.
The Costs of Male Entitlement
The philosopher and author of “Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women” discusses Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, and what differentiates sexism from misogyny.
The American Prisoner in Russia Trapped Between Putin and Trump
The U.S. President and the bureaucracy reacted slowly to the arrest of Paul Whelan, who was declared a spy and sentenced to sixteen years in a Russian prison colony.
Features
Susanna Clarke’s Fantasy World of Interiors
Fifteen years after an illness rendered her largely housebound, the best-selling writer is releasing a novel that feels like a surreal meditation on life in quarantine.
Is Russian Meddling as Dangerous as We Think?
The spectre of foreign manipulation looms over the coming election. But in focussing on the tactics of the aggressors we overlook our weaknesses as victims.
How My Mother and I Became Chinese Propaganda
Immigrant struggles in America forged a bond that became even tighter after my mother’s A.L.S. diagnosis. Then, as COVID-19 threatened, Chinese nationalists began calling us traitors to our country.
The Colorful Worlds of Pipilotti Rist
The Swiss video artist wants her groundbreaking work to be like women’s handbags, with “room in them for everything: painting, technology, language, music, lousy flowing pictures, poetry, commotion, premonitions of death, sex, and friendliness.”
Video
Greenland Thrives After Trump Tried to Buy It
The remote territory, rich in minerals and pure water, shows the world how to live during quarantine.
Podcasts
Bette Midler and the Screenwriter Paul Rudnick on “Coastal Elites”
In the new film, the actress’s role is no big stretch: a smart, funny New Yorker so angered by a MAGA hat that she winds up in police custody. (This segment contains adult language.)