Next Week’s Cover: “Say Their Names”

Also: how the federal government can reform the police, how to get white people to talk about racism, and a review of Spike Lee’s new film. View in browser | Update your preferences Cover Story Kadir Nelson’s “Say Their Names” A closeup examination of the artist’s latest cover, in which the murder of George Floyd embodies the history of violence inflicted upon black people in America. By The New Yorker Comment An American Spring of Reckoning In death, George Floyd’s name has become a metaphor for the stacked inequities of the society that produced them. By Jelani Cobb Q. & A. How the Federal Government Can Reform the Police A member of President Obama’s 2015 task force on policing reflects on what can take place at the federal level, and what “defunding the police” means in practice. By Isaac Chotiner The New Yorker Radio Hour Getting White People to Talk About Racism An anti-racism trainer examines white supremacy in America, and a political reporter looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed what it means to run for office. PAID POST Settle in with bestselling author Scott Turow’s powerful new thriller "In this meticulously devised courtroom drama… Turow again demonstrates what he does best: roll out a complex, keenly observed legal case yet save a boatload of surprises for its ending. And make it personal." –Janet Maslin, New York Times Culture and More The Front Row Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” Reviewed Lee’s new film pulls the traumas of black men’s experiences in the Vietnam War out of obscurity and puts them in the forefront of political consciousness. By Richard Brody Personal History The Way I Ate I tried to be the perfect teen-age girl. But I was also a troubled one, and the dark part of my adolescence became its heart. By Susan Burton Culture Desk The Athenian Plague, a Tale of Democracy’s Fragility What we can learn from Thucydides’ history of the sickness and unrest that swept Athens twenty-five hundred years ago. By Gary Bass Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Checking in on Old Friends Then we just . . . drifted apart. By Fred Noland Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 45 Jerk with South Carolina medical-insurance plan (5). By Mike Shenk 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.