An American Uprising

A weekend of anger and defiance, and Trump plays macho man as America burns. Plus: the fight to redefine racism. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment An American Uprising Who, really, is the agitator here? By David Remnick Our Local Correspondents A Weekend of Anger and Defiance Across New York City The violence came in small flurries, then in pitched confrontations. As for social distancing: there was no social distancing. By Emily Witt Letter from Trump’s Washington Trump Plays Macho Man as America Burns The President is impotent against the fallout of a Minneapolis murder and a pandemic he cannot stop. By Susan B. Glasser U.S. Journal In Minneapolis, Protesters Confront the Police—and One Another In the streets around the Fifth Precinct police station, protesters battle law enforcement, chastise looters, and fight to be heard. By Luke Mogelson Newsletters Sign Up for John Cassidy’s Newsletter Get the latest on politics and the economy. Culture and More American Chronicles The Fight to Redefine Racism From 2019: In “How to Be an Antiracist,” Ibram X. Kendi argues that we should think of “racist” not as a pejorative but as a simple, widely encompassing term of description. By Kelefa Sanneh Photo Booth Portraits of Mothers and Children in Quarantine For a new series, Lisa Sorgini captured scenes of parenting in isolation, taking pictures through the windows of her subjects’ homes. By Anna Altman Crossword The Weekday Crossword “Us,” “Them!,” and “It”: twelve letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Are You Social-Distancing, or Are You Colin from “The Secret Garden”? Do you dream of the outside world and believe it will heal all your ailments? By Kate Gavino Daily Cartoon Monday, June 1st By Elisabeth McNair 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.