Bernie Sanders and the Promised Land

Plus: Fran Lebowitz, how to endure isolation, and John Prine’s perfect songs. View in browser | Update your preferences The New Yorker Interview Fran Lebowitz Is Never Leaving New York The writer on growing old, life in quarantine, and the sadness of seeing her city shut down. By Michael Schulman Campaign Chronicles Bernie Sanders and the Promised Land As the Vermont senator ends his 2020 Presidential campaign, a look back at what he accomplished—and what he didn’t. By Eric Lach Culture Desk What Submarine Crews and Astronauts Can Teach Us About Isolation The preparations required for launching into space or plumbing the ocean can also apply to being stuck in a third-floor walkup. By Anna Russell Our Columnists How the Human Spirit Can Endure the Coronavirus Those who survived being cut off from the outside world offer lessons for facing social isolation. By Robin Wright Daily Comment A Very Trumpian Response to the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt Controversy A military whose members do not believe that the media is a recourse has lost touch with American democracy. By Amy Davidson Sorkin News Desk Preparing Prisons for Passover in a Plague Year Rabbi Menachem Katz supplies prisoners across the U.S. with kosher meals. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t helping. By Kenneth R. Rosen Culture and More Postscript John Prine’s Perfect Songs The singer and songwriter, who died on Tuesday of complications from COVID-19, sang so often and so generously about death that it almost feels as if he were preëmptively reassuring his fans. By Amanda Petrusich On Television The “Schitt’s Creek” Series Finale: The Vindication of Twyla In the years since the beloved Canadian sitcom premièred, the series, which completed a six-season run on Tuesday, has spoiled fans with a surfeit of exquisite character work. By Eren Orbey Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts A Standup Comedian Does George Orwell’s “1984” What’s the deal with Big Brother? He’s not big and he’s not my brother! By Johnathan Appel Daily Cartoon Thursday, April 9th By David Sipress This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.