How Mitch McConnell Became Trump’s Enabler-in-Chief

Plus: Who gets a ventilator?; cooking in quarantine; and Eliza Hittman’s film “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.” View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large How Mitch McConnell Became Trump’s Enabler-in-Chief The Senate Majority Leader’s refusal to rein in the President is looking riskier than ever. By Jane Mayer Annals of Inquiry The Pandemic Is Not a Natural Disaster The coronavirus isn’t just a public-health crisis. It’s an ecological one. By Kate Brown Protocols Who Gets a Ventilator? A New York State task force devised a set of guidelines to help doctors decide how to apportion ventilators, but the state has failed to issue any protocols for allocating the devices to coronavirus patients. By Tyler Foggatt Video Dept. The Reverend Dr. William Barber on Community in the Coronavirus Crisis In an interview conducted over Zoom, the civil-rights leader offered decency and inspiration—and his thoughts on the 2020 election. By David Remnick and Mengfei Chen Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Food Newsletter Get essays on food, restaurant reviews, and notes for the kitchen, all delivered to your in-box. Kitchen Notes Helen, Help Me: How Will I Know It’s Time to Eat the Emergency Beans? Learn how to embrace canned sardines and anchovies, how to expand your spice horizons, and when to start raiding the freezer—or not. By Helen Rosner Culture and More Culture Desk A Human Tale of Reproductive Rights Eliza Hittman’s film “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” explores how an alienated young person is kept from articulating her needs and desires. By Naomi Fry Puzzles & Games Dept. The Weekday Crossword Harry Potter thoroughfare whose name is a play on an adverb: eleven letters. By Natan Last Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Meet the Russian Trolls Meddling in Your Election Part of being a good troll is asking unsolvable riddles, like “What does the blind raven wear on Tuesdays?” or “Really? You think he’s electable??” By Ali Fitzgerald Daily Cartoon Monday, April 13th By Brooke Bourgeois 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.