The Underground Efforts to Get Masks to Doctors

Plus: Why Stacey Abrams would like to be Vice-President; Joe Biden and the #MeToo movement; and Lorraine Hansberry. View in browser | Update your preferences U.S. Journal The Underground Efforts to Get Masks to Doctors With supply chains gone haywire and the government doing little, ordinary citizens have organized to keep health-care workers protected. By Anna Russell Cultural Comment The Pandemic Is the Time to Resurrect the Public University The coronavirus has revealed to many that where we live and work shapes whether we live or die. Might it offer a similar lesson about where we learn? By Corey Robin Daily Comment Why Stacey Abrams Would Like to Be Vice-President Abrams, who narrowly lost the Georgia gubernatorial race in 2018, talks about the importance of speaking up and not being afraid to ask for what you want. By Jelani Cobb Our Columnists The Need for a Fair Examination of the Allegations Against Joe Biden What is emerging from this episode is a later-draft #MeToo, in which “Believe women” stands for the imperative to listen respectfully and investigate thoughtfully. By Jeannie Suk Gersen Culture and More Postscript Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider-Esleben Took Music to Uncharted Territory It’s difficult to imagine whole genres of music—New Wave, techno, hip-hop—existing without Kraftwerk’s blueprint. By Amanda Petrusich Cultural Comment Demystifying the Golden State Warriors In the new book “The Victory Machine,” Ethan Strauss examines one of the greatest teams in N.B.A. history. By Hua Hsu The Theatre Lorraine Hansberry’s Roving Global Vision The playwright died at the age of thirty-four, but she left behind enough genius for lovers of literature to follow like a trail of generous crumbs. By Vinson Cunningham Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Alternative Currencies for a New Economy Clif Bars, antidepressants, pithy insults between Oasis’s Gallagher brothers, and more. By Jonny Auping Daily Cartoon Thursday, May 7th By Avi Steinberg 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.