This Week’s Issue: Is the Supreme Court’s Fate in Elena Kagan’s Hands?

Plus: The case against Boeing, the new front line of the anti-abortion movement, and the legend of Tina Turner. View in browser | Update your preferences Profiles Is the Supreme Court’s Fate in Elena Kagan’s Hands? She’s not a liberal icon like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but, through her powers of persuasion, she’s the key Justice holding back the Court’s rightward shift. By Margaret Talbot A Reporter at Large The Case Against Boeing Since Samya Stumo’s death in a 737 MAX crash, her parents and her great-uncle, Ralph Nader, have devoted themselves to proving that the company put profit over safety. By Alec MacGillis Letter from Indiana The New Front Line of the Anti-Abortion Movement As rural health care flounders, crisis pregnancy centers are gaining ground. By Eliza Griswold Personal History The Final Frontier I love Mr. Spock because he reminds me of you, I told my father. For the first time that night, I considered the possibility that he was going to survive it. By Michael Chabon A Critic at Large From Little Englanders to Brexiteers How Britain’s imperial decline led to today’s populist eruption, and to a crisis that may never fully be resolved. By Isaac Chotiner Comment Trump’s Frantic Fight for Immunity As public impeachment hearings begin, Trump’s Presidency is still defined by his belief that he cannot be held to account. By Amy Davidson Sorkin The Theatre The Legend of Tina Turner Turner lives in the popular imagination as an icon of resilience; a new Broadway musical attempts to reunify the singer and her work. By Vinson Cunningham The Boards Wrangling Men for Alia Shawkat In a daylong theatrical marathon at BAM, the “Arrested Development” star acted out a single spat—with a hundred different men. By Alex Barasch PAID POST “I did a dangerous thing for a man in my position. I decided to tell the truth.” —EDWARD SNOWDEN Critics call PERMANENT RECORD: “gripping” (The Washington Post), “full of surprises” (The Nation), and “riveting...reads like a literary thriller” (The New York Times). Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs On the First-World Campaign Trail When I’m President, there will be a much greater emphasis on gluten. That’s a promise. By Larry David Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. 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.