Another Look at Impeaching Trump

Plus: the next stage of the 2020 Democratic primaries, Jair Bolsonaro and the fires in the Amazon, and more. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment Another Look at Impeaching Trump, at the End of a Long Summer Protecting Democrats in purple or red districts is a noble cause, but nobler still would be to force the President’s Republican enablers to defend their record. By Adam Gopnik Campaign Chronicles Ushering in the Next Stage of the 2020 Democratic Primary An unprecedentedly large field has been whittled down, and the candidates with the highest poll numbers are now preparing to face off directly for the first time. By Eric Lach News Desk The Trump Ally Who Is Allowing the Amazon to Burn As fires have surged in the Amazon, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s disdain for environmental-protection measures has drawn international attention. By Carol Pires Annals of Technology What the Anthony Levandowski Indictment Means for Silicon Valley Much of the history of innovation is also a history of theft. Tech giants, who don’t want to be on the wrong side of the stealing, may have found a willing enforcer in the federal government. By Charles Duhigg Dept. of Finance The Rich Can’t Get Richer Forever, Can They? Inequality comes in waves. The question is when this one will break. By Liaquat Ahamed Department of Newsletters Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter Reviews of the current cinema, plus recommendations for classics and underrated treasures available on streaming services, every Friday. Culture and More Flash Fiction “The Weight” “Now it was hard to tell if the plane was still turning, or if it was just falling.” By Anne Enright Books Nell Zink’s Satire Raises the Stakes The novelist has spent her career critiquing both activism and cynicism. Can her fiction take on the age of Trump? By Madeleine Schwartz Page-Turner The New U.S. Poet Laureate and Our National Memory Joy Harjo is the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe awarded the position. By Maya Phillips Watch “Kim’s Convenience” Feels Like Watching Another Time Line There’s nothing edgy about the sitcom, about a Korean immigrant family that runs a corner grocery store, yet this quality is precisely why I kept watching. By Hua Hsu Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Literally the Only Workout for Your Wedding-Dress Silhouette For a high slit, you’re going to need to do fifty lunges a day, but here’s some good news—you only need to do the leg that will be exposed. By Alex Beggs Daily Cartoon Thursday, August 29th By Teresa Burns Parkhurst 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.