Ten Years After “The New Jim Crow”

An interview with Michelle Alexander. Also: N. K. Jemisin’s inventive sci-fi, and an attack on an anarchist refuge in Athens. View in browser | Update your preferences The New Yorker Interview Ten Years After “The New Jim Crow” Michelle Alexander reflects on how her book, hardly an immediate best-seller, encouraged a discussion about criminal-justice reform and racism in America. By David Remnick Profiles N. K. Jemisin’s Dream Worlds The sci-fi writer’s inventive, intricate novels have defied convention and sold millions of copies. By Raffi Khatchadourian Dispatch The Attack on an Anarchist Refuge in Athens Exarchia, home to squats, cafés, and social centers, has long been an oasis for immigrants without papers, but Greece’s right-wing leadership is trying to subdue the neighborhood. By Molly Crabapple A Reporter at Large The Fight to Save an Innocent Refugee from Almost Certain Death Omar Ameen came to the U.S. to escape the violence in Iraq. Now he’s accused of being a member of an ISIS hit squad. By Ben Taub Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. Culture and More This Week in Fiction Mary South on Content Moderation and Trauma The author discusses “You Will Never Be Forgotten,” her story from this week’s magazine. By Cressida Leyshon Q. & A. Can Masculinity Be Redeemed? Peggy Orenstein, in her latest book, finds that young men, although aware of the excesses of masculinity, are still treating women with disrespect and callousness. By Isaac Chotiner Campaign Chronicles What Has This Long Primary Accomplished? The race in its final weeks isn’t a fight between the Democratic left and center; it’s a jostling for position among candidates who overlap in different ways. By Eric Lach Cover Story Luci Gutiérrez’s “Mindful Commuting” The Barcelona-based artist discusses her latest cover and what it’s like to commute and sketch on the New York City subway. By Françoise Mouly Humor & Games Daily Shouts The Hourglass Deadline Sometimes you have to solve the problem from inside the system. By Navied Mahdavian Puzzles and Games Dept. The Weekday Crossword Virtual-reality world depicted in Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash”: nine letters. By Natan Last 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.