Can Contact Tracing Survive Reopening?

Plus: Bill de Blasio, the loneliest man in New York City; Trump is refighting the Civil War; and Norah Jones. View in browser | Update your preferences U.S. Journal Can Coronavirus Contact Tracing Survive Reopening? Massachusetts created a pioneering program to track COVID-19 cases. Its challenges are multiplying as the state reopens. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Our Local Correspondents Is Bill de Blasio the Loneliest Man in New York City? The Mayor’s reluctance to confront his own police department has caused many of his oldest allies to desert him. By Tom Robbins Daily Comment What the W.H.O. Meant to Say About Asymptomatic People The organization has clarified that social distancing and masks are not just for those who have symptoms. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Letter from Trump’s Washington Why Is Trump Refighting the Civil War—on the Losing Side? A week of protest, pandemic, and political unrest in the capital. By Susan B. Glasser Daily Comment How Electronic Voting in Georgia Resulted in a Debacle The state overcame public opposition and a lawsuit to roll out thirty thousand new machines, which resulted in astronomical delays in predominantly black and poor neighborhoods. By Sue Halpern PAID POST A New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller "A highly important book."—New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Culture and More The Current Cinema Spike Lee Wraps History in Adventure in “Da 5 Bloods” With a tone that swings from solemn to brutally hectic, the film about a group of black Vietnam veterans asks, Why fight and die for a country that will choke you anyway? By Anthony Lane Culture Desk Norah Jones’s Extraordinary At-Home Concerts The casual approach suits Jones ideally, foregrounding her directness and natural musicianship. By Paul Elie Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts How You’ll Be Punished in Hell, Based on Your Tipping Practices The only sustenance you’ll be provided in the afterlife is mozzarella sticks, still semi-frozen in the middle and served without marinara sauce. By Taylor Garron Daily Cartoon Friday, June 12th By Victor Varnado 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.