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News & Culture
The Sound and the Fury of Cuomo
Assemblyman Ron Kim was bathing his children when he got an unexpected call from the governor.
By Eric Lach
Meet SG3: The Élite Legal Squad That Vowed to Safeguard the Election
A team of former Solicitors General ran through all the Doomsday scenarios—except armed insurrection at the Capitol.
By Jane Mayer
The Activists Who Embrace Nuclear Power
In the face of climate change, some environmentalists are fighting not to close power plants but to save them.
By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
“Casting Shadows”
“Without saying a word to each other we know that, if we chose to, we could venture into something reckless.”
By Jhumpa Lahiri
Myanmar’s Junta and Citizens Face Off Across Ghostly Front Lines
By The New Yorker
A Death in the Afternoon
By Tobias Wolff
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Spotlight
Jamie Raskin on Impeaching Trump Again
Plus, Atul Gawande on pandemic recovery and the actor Daniel Kaluuya on “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
With David Remnick
Haitians Are at an Impasse Over the Country’s Future
Jovenel Moïse is intent on remaining President amid continued protests calling for him to step down.
By Edwidge Danticat
Another Avoidable Catastrophe in Texas
The state’s power grid was couched as a badge of individualism. So, when the storm hit, the onus fell on the individual.
By Bryan Washington
“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” Is Silly in All the Right Ways
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s new comedy is a tenderhearted meditation on friendship—and playtime all the way.
By Rachel Syme
How Rush Limbaugh Invented Donald Trump
By subsuming his conservatism into the cult of one man, Limbaugh finished his career as simply another Trump follower.
By Isaac Chotiner
The Age of Peak Advice
You can get life tips from a greater diversity of voices than ever before, but what are we really searching for?
By Jamie Fisher
Bad Dog
To love another animal is to remind ourselves of how strange, complex, and irresponsible our behavior can be.
By Anna Heyward
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In Focus
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of vaccines to the culture of quarantine.
Racial Injustice and Policing
Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and the long history of racism in America.
Reopening and the Economy
The impact of the pandemic and the efforts at recovery.
The Future of Democracy
An exploration of democracy in America.
From This Week’s Issue
Atul Gawande on the heartland’s war against COVID, Stephanie Burt on Stan Lee, Doreen St. Félix on “The Real Housewives,” and more.
Humor
Happy Fortieth Birthday from Botox!
What are nasolabial lines, you ask? Oh, you didn’t know that was something you needed to worry about?
By Emma Rathbone
Famous Philosophers’ Side Hustles
Descartes’s magic acts, Nietzsche’s personal-training business, Marx’s podcast, and more.
By Vignesh Seshadri, Zoe Pearl, and Irving Ruan
Cruz Heroically Investigates Mexico
The senator made a top-secret trip to find out whether Mexico illegally stole heat and sunshine from Texas.
By Andy Borowitz
Every Prime-Time Special About a Female Celebrity from the Two-Thousands
America wants, needs, and, above all, deserves to know—are you a virgin, or what’s going on down there?
By Hallie Cantor and Rebecca Caplan
Kill Your Darlings
How to purge your writing of exceptionally fine phrases such as “She had an ass for days.”
By Larry Doyle
Fiction & Poetry
“A Wrinkle in the Realm”
“The first time he realized that there was something not quite right about him was when a woman crossed the street as she saw him coming.”
By Ben Okri
“The Wind”
“Mama, we need to drive, my mother said. We need to drive now. We need to go.”
By Lauren Groff