Pete Buttigieg’s South Bend Blind Spot

Plus: the fears of an American hostage in Iran, the pragmatic progressivism of Emmanuel Macron, and Tiffany Cabán’s rebel campaign in Queens. View in browser | Update your preferences Dispatch What Pete Buttigieg Has and Hasn’t Done About Homelessness in South Bend Two years ago, a working group published plans to address what was seen as a growing problem in the city. Critics say the mayor’s office has been slow to act. By Charles Bethea News Desk The Threat of War Brings New Fears to an American Hostage in Iran Xiyue Wang’s wife is terrified that armed conflict between the U.S. and Iran could be devastating to her husband’s case and deteriorating health. By Laura Dean Profiles Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide? France’s young President is now Europe’s most forceful progressive. But violence at home and the success of right-wing parties throughout the Continent threaten his ambitions. By Lauren Collins Letter from the U.K. Will Boris Johnson’s “Late-Night Altercation” Sink His P.M. Bid? That Johnson is undisciplined, careless, and entitled could not be better known. By Rebecca Mead Our Local Correspondents Tiffany Cabán’s Rebel Campaign in Queens With the support of female friends and an endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young public defender has upended the District Attorney’s race ahead of Tuesday’s vote. By Jennifer Gonnerman Culture and More A Critic at Large The Paternity Reveal Fatherhood used to be a matter of faith. What changes when science makes it a matter of fact? By Margaret Talbot The Pictures What Would New York Be Without the Beatles? Himesh Patel, the star of “Yesterday,” contemplates a city where the Dakota was just the setting of “Rosemary’s Baby” and no Fab Four ever set foot in Shea Stadium. By Michael Schulman Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword Larry’s nemesis on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”: three letters. By Anna Shechtman Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Singin’ in the Acid Rain A predicted hurricane of hail and fire doesn’t mean it has to be all gloomy and doomy for our class—except for Didi, who was swept away by a roving glacier on her way to school. By Patricia Marx Daily Cartoon Monday, June 24th By David Sipress Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.