Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Front-Runner

Plus: football and head trauma, a tale of two Popes, and a review of “The Assistant.” View in browser | Update your preferences Campaign Chronicles On the Eve of the Iowa Caucuses, Bernie Sanders Emerges as the Democratic Front-Runner Sanders’s platform is no less radical than it was in 2016; in its tone and its message, his remains an outsider’s campaign. It is also beginning to look like a winning one. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Annals of Inquiry Exactly How Dangerous Is Football? Players, coaches, and parents must wrestle with a disturbing combination of hazard and uncertainty. By Ingfei Chen The Sporting Scene A Newcomer Wins the Australian Open Sofia Kenin, who, at twenty-one, is all but unheard of to the casual fan, is now the top-ranked American woman in tennis. By Gerald Marzorati Behind the Curtain Video Dept. The Actors Parodying Democratic Candidates in “Adore Us! Line” The Iowa stage production takes the ludicrousness of the 2020 Presidential race to task. But how will its players vote? By Maya Phillips PAID POST “One of the strongest and most affecting works in [Allende's] long career.” —The New York Times Book Review Spanning decades and crossing continents, this sweeping novel follows two people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a new place to call home. A Long Petal of the Sea shows bestselling author Isabel Allende at the height of her powers. Culture and More The Front Row The Chilling Power of “The Assistant” The film is a story modelled on what has been widely reported to have gone on at the Weinstein Company under Harvey Weinstein. By Richard Brody The New Yorker Radio Hour N. K. Jemisin on H. P. Lovecraft, and Another Impeachment Week The science-fiction author grapples with the racism of the genre, and a Washington correspondent considers John Bolton’s impact. On Religion On Religion Richard Rohr Reorders the Universe The seventy-six-year-old Franciscan friar believes that Christianity isn’t the only path to salvation. By Eliza Griswold Daily Comment “The Two Popes” Gives Way to Pope vs. Pope The conflict over celibacy in the priesthood has tipped toward open dispute between Popes Francis and Benedict following the publication of a new book. By Paul Elie Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts A Fantasy Author Somehow Describes a Character Getting Stronger His muscles rippled across his back. It didn’t feel weird, like a spasm. It felt like a normal thing. Muscles ripple, Lukas thought. By Jeremiah Budin 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.