The Fight to Redefine Racism

Plus: the remarkable evolution of a shelter for battered women, and a new book details how the Koch brothers promoted climate-change denial. View in browser | Update your preferences American Chronicles The Fight to Redefine Racism In “How to Be an Antiracist,” Ibram X. Kendi argues that we should think of “racist” not as a pejorative but as a simple, widely encompassing term of description. By Kelefa Sanneh A Reporter at Large The Radical Transformations of a Battered Women’s Shelter Transition House had to be true to its principles and then it had to leave them behind. By Larissa MacFarquhar Daily Comment A New Book Details the Koch Brothers’ Role in Climate-Change Denial “Kochland” reveals how Charles and David Koch crippled government action, when there was still time. By Jane Mayer Culture Desk The Battle Over the Soul of El Museo del Barrio The East Harlem museum, which grew out of the energies of the civil-rights movement, is being accused of abandoning its mission. By Camila Osorio Our Columnists Jeffrey Epstein and the Mysterious Deaths of the Rich and Ruined At the time of the disgraced multimillionaire’s death, he had lost what sociopaths like him value most: control. By John Cassidy More from The New Yorker Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. Culture and More Pop Music Clairo and the Fuzzy, D.I.Y. Sounds of Bedroom Pop The singer’s music mines the details of digital-native Gen Z life. By Carrie Battan The Sporting Scene The Unlimited Greatness of Simone Biles One of the many remarkable things about the gymnast is that she makes empowerment and self-confidence seem uncomplicated. By Louisa Thomas Page-Turner Candace Bushnell Asks “Is There Still Sex in the City?” If the women in the HBO series were living the dream, the characters in the writer’s latest are trailing after, reminiscing about, and questioning it. By Katy Waldman The Front Row The Mild Horror of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” The film’s framed tales of the macabre don’t come near the uncanny creeps of the pulpy originals. By Richard Brody Essays Personal History Who Stays Gone, and Who Can Afford to Return A year in the French Quarter of New Orleans. By Sarah M. Broom Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Your Period-Tracking App Is there a reason Bleedr asks for PDFs of the menus at my local restaurants? By Sarah Hutto Daily Cartoon Tuesday, August 13th By Tim Hamilton 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.