Why Black Families Are Losing Their Land

Plus: the legacy of Justice John Paul Stevens, and Barney Frank defends Nancy Pelosi. View in browser | Update your preferences American Chronicles Kicked Off the Land Why so many black families are losing their property. By Lizzie Presser Dispatch The Trump Campaign Makes Its Pitch to Women Trump’s polling among women is abysmal. But, at the Women for Trump launch event, the speakers suggested that the President enjoys secret support. By Eric Lach Cultural Comment Trump, the Squad, and the “Standard Definition” of Racism The white conservative twists the discursive field so that he is the arbiter of what is or isn’t racist. By Doreen St. Félix Q. & A. Barney Frank Defends Nancy Pelosi The former representative on why he thinks the criticism of the House Speaker is unfair, and whether there is a divide in the Democratic Party. By Isaac Chotiner Dispatch Finding Stillness in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters in the Age of Trump If mining is allowed to begin next to the Boundary Waters, the damage to its pristine rivers and lakes would be irreversible. By Alex Kotlowitz Remembering John Paul Stevens Postscript The Humane Legacy of John Paul Stevens The former Supreme Court Justice, who died on Tuesday, belonged to a vanished tradition on the Court and in American life: moderate Republicanism. By Jeffrey Toobin Profiles After Stevens When the Justice retired, in 2010, many wondered what the Supreme Court would be like without its liberal leader. By Jeffrey Toobin Culture and Technology Annals of Medicine The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies New “living drugs”—made from a patient’s own cells—can cure once incurable cancers. But can we afford them? By Siddhartha Mukherjee Culture Desk David Crosby Celebrates His Ornery Self In the documentary “Remember My Name,” Crosby presents himself as a complicated, intelligent figure certain of his strengths and shortcomings. By Amanda Petrusich Annals of Technology What Superhuman Reveals About the Ethics of Software The e-mail startup isn’t the only company learning that a product can be powerful and elegant without being good. By Anna Wiener Page-Turner Pico Iyer’s Japanese Love Story, from Spring to “Autumn Light” In a new memoir, the travel writer returns to the subject of his chosen home, Japan, and to the relationship that has defined his life there. By Anna Altman Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Gifts to Commemorate Lesser-Known Milestones Ways to mark the occasions of jump-starting a car, buying a cheap headboard, and other undervalued achievements. By Sarah Vollman and Olivia de Recat Daily Cartoon Wednesday, July 17th By Ellis Rosen 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.