Wartime President Wartime President
“Trump calls himself ‘wartime president’ over coronavirus pandemic.” —CBS “The Trump Administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing and contac…
Jul 28, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue
Demilitarize the police… The case for public banks… Wrestlemania… A perverse legacy… Spinning their wheels…
Jul 28, 2020 / Our Readers
Little Pharma on Rooms Little Pharma on Rooms
She thinks in a smaller hospital She would remember each face With some embarrassment She can remember all the rooms 1421 From whose eaves pigeons tumble Its permanent winter of sh…
Jul 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Laura Kolbe
For My Wife, Who Is Writing a Collection of Stories Called ‘Homescar’ For My Wife, Who Is Writing a Collection of Stories Called ‘Homescar’
Rocks are notched with sea limpets, and the pockets limpets leave once they’ve sealed into the rock and know themselves most inside it, shell swelling, softening the stone. You can…
Jul 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Nomi Stone
The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business
The administration’s in hot water with corporate America for draconian work visa policies.
Jul 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Tangle of Desire and Class in ‘Normal People’ The Tangle of Desire and Class in ‘Normal People’
The television adaptation of the Sally Rooney novel depicts how people can fall in love in a world structured by power.
Jul 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Trump Is Lawless Trump Is Lawless
Trump’s delusional tantrums would almost be funny if they weren’t so dangerous.
Jul 28, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
McDonald’s Has a Real Sexual Harassment Problem McDonald’s Has a Real Sexual Harassment Problem
Since 2015, scores of women have accused the company of fostering a workplace rife with sexual harassment—and of turning its back when they reported mistreatment.
Jul 28, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Call Trump’s Tactics What They Are: Fascist Call Trump’s Tactics What They Are: Fascist
Honest officials have begun to use the “f” word in describing the president's assaults on American cities and the right to dissent.
Jul 28, 2020 / John Nichols