Trump Ramps Up His Assault on Democracy Trump Ramps Up His Assault on Democracy
His executive orders and manipulations of the Census Bureau and Postal Service disregard constitutional limits on presidential power.
Aug 11, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late
The China cold war consensus is a recipe for calamity.
Aug 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Presidential Diagnosis Presidential Diagnosis
He tweets wacko theories. He rants and he raves. His language decay is steady. The question is asked: Is he falling apart— Or was he apart already?…
Aug 11, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the August 24/31, 2020, Issue Letters From the August 24/31, 2020, Issue
An ounce of prevention… Abortion and the court… Color-blind reporting…
Aug 11, 2020 / Our Readers and Maia Hibbett
Status Update Status Update
I am safe. I am here! I’ve survived the shooting, bombing, hurricane, flood of numbers streaming across a screen in Silicon Valley where some kid codes We are safe. All’s well, we…
Aug 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Shara Lessley
The Love Poems of Virginia The Love Poems of Virginia
Now the love poems that aren’t about being devoured Are about being executed. One can see the naturalness Of the line, how it extends, how it was thought Into the holes of the futu…
Aug 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Scott Challener
Woody Guthrie Lives! Woody Guthrie Lives!
Fighting Trump’s attack on our postal system.
Aug 11, 2020 / OppArt / Mike Shine
How Did the Internet Get So Bad? How Did the Internet Get So Bad?
Joanne McNeil’s Lurking, an account of the last 30 years of online life, reminds us the Internet didn't have to become what it is today.
Aug 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Lisa Borst
It’s Time to Abolish Nursing Homes It’s Time to Abolish Nursing Homes
If three out of four Americans want to spend their final years at home, why do so many of us end up in institutional care?
Aug 11, 2020 / Feature / Sara Luterman