John Hickenlooper’s War on Socialism

The Democratic candidate for President states his case. Plus: Kathryn Schulz on Oregon’s tsunami risk. View in browser | Update your preferences The Political Scene John Hickenlooper’s War on Socialism The former Colorado governor is at odds with the implied passivity of programs such as Medicare for All and employment guarantees. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells News Desk Oregon’s Tsunami Risk: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Why are the state’s lawmakers encouraging development in its tsunami-inundation zone? By Kathryn Schulz A Reporter at Large Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father’s Campaign? Joe Biden’s son is under scrutiny for his business dealings and tumultuous personal life. By Adam Entous Our Columnists Trump’s Curious Rendezvous with Kim Jong Un at the D.M.Z. During the encounter, Kim agreed to do only what he had already promised last year: allow more talks between North Korean and American teams. By Robin Wright More in Culture The Front Row A Comedic Fantasy About a World Without the Beatles “Yesterday” is a romantic comedy, but a conceptually complex one, built on a reactionary framework of private life and a culturally conservative pop classicism. By Richard Brody Watch In Praise of “Dark,” Subtitles, and Mind-Bending Time-Travel Plots The German series centers on a handful of families whose secrets and betrayals unfold in the course of multiple time lines. By Ian Crouch Cultural Comment Can Reading Make You Happier? After the First World War, traumatized soldiers were often prescribed a course of reading. By Ceridwen Dovey Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword Posts about “Game of Thrones,” often: six letters. By Kameron Austin Collins Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts I’m a Garden Person Now! My forearms are a golden red! I’ve broken in my baseball caps! “I love your novelty rain boots” is now “I love your novelty garden boots,” because they are the same boots! By Julie Sharbutt Daily Cartoon Monday, July 1st By Amy Kurzweil 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.