Minneapolis, COVID-19, and Trump’s Failure to See a Crisis Coming

Plus: The arrest of the journalist Omar Jimenez live on CNN, scenes from an N.Y.C. protest against the killing of George Floyd, and a pianist’s marathon live stream. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment Minneapolis, the Coronavirus, and Trump’s Failure to See a Crisis Coming Like the coronavirus crisis, the riots following George Floyd’s death stemmed not from treacherous unknowns but from the Trump Administration’s failure to learn from even the most recent past. By Jelani Cobb On Television In Minneapolis, the Shocking Arrest of a Journalist on CNN CNN has spoken out on behalf of its reporter, Omar Jimenez, but we would be remiss not to interrogate how the network has also wrung his ordeal for high-drama TV. By Doreen St. Félix Q. & A. How Violent Protests Change Politics A politics professor at Princeton discusses civil-rights-era protest tactics, what violent protests have meant for elections, and whether Donald Trump is a figure of disorder. By Isaac Chotiner News Desk Hunger, Infection, and Repression in Venezuela How the Maduro regime and the Trump Administration are worsening the impact of the coronavirus. By Stephania Taladrid Our Columnists The Intolerable Tensions Between American Cities and their Police Forces The gap between the liberal mayors who run many big cities and the officers who help police them is especially pronounced in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Photo Booth Scenes from an N.Y.C. Protest of the Police Killing of George Floyd “When I have my camera on me, I don’t forget that I’m a black human being,” the photographer Chris Facey said. “I remember why I’m at these protests.” By Marella Gayla Culture Video Dept. Live Stream: A Pianist’s Marathon of “Vexations” For some twenty hours, Igor Levit will perform Erik Satie’s quiet, almost directionless composition—a musical undertaking to match our current moment. By Alex Ross Humor and More Daily Shouts Ways to Measure Time When Time Has Lost Its Meaning How to quantify the length of the lockdown? Here are some handy metrics! By Erika Sjule Crossword The Weekend Crossword Bong Joon-ho making his Oscar statuettes kiss, for one: four letters. By Natan Last This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure 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.