Is This Elizabeth Warren’s Democratic Party?

Plus: Susan Orlean on luxury consignment shopping, Joni Mitchell’s new book, and James Wood on Harold Bloom. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists Is This Elizabeth Warren’s Democratic Party? Warren aims to hitch the Democrats to an agenda of sweeping economic transformation. Tuesday’s debate suggested that the Party has not yet fully embraced that path. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells The Current Impeachment Consensus Makes the Democratic-Debate Stage It began with an expansive conversation about impeachment, and unity and resolve were the themes of the night. By Eric Lach Annals of Shopping TheRealReal’s Online Luxury Consignment Shop How the reseller brings designer goods into the “circular economy.” By Susan Orlean Cultural Comment Jeff Koons Unveils His Iffy “Bouquet of Tulips” The art work was intended as a gift to Paris, in remembrance of the victims of terrorism. But it seems more attuned to the whims of its givers than to the needs of its recipients. By Lauren Collins PAID POST Corruption and cover-ups from Hollywood to Washington and beyond Both a spy thriller and a meticulous work of investigative journalism, Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill breaks devastating new stories about the rampant abuse of power and sheds far-reaching light on investigations that shook our culture. More in Culture Postscript Misreading Harold Bloom Bloom, who died on Monday, imagined literature as a quarrelling family, with the critic serving as a Freudian analyst. By James Wood Culture Desk Joni Mitchell Discusses Her New Book of Early Songs and Drawings “Morning Glory on the Vine” feels like an extension of Mitchell’s already considerable reach. By Amanda Petrusich Annals of Gastronomy A Disquieting Memoir of Addiction and Coming of Age Iliana Regan’s “Burn the Place” is the first food book to be long-listed for the National Book Award since 1980. By Helen Rosner Curtain Call Dept. Ralph Fiennes Channels a Real Spook After playing the head of M.I.6 in the James Bond movies, the actor does his part to illuminate a British spy’s role in installing the Shah of Iran. By Rebecca Mead Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Origin Stories of Tech Companies if Their Founders Had Been Women “Wait, that’s a great idea—can you make an app to get my kids to soccer practice?” By Ginny Hogan Daily Cartoon Wednesday, October 16th 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.