How Munich Turned Its Coronavirus Outbreak Into a Scientific Study

Plus: What John Lewis taught America; David Remnick interviews Chance the Rapper; and a poem by Rick Barot. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Europe How Munich Turned Its Coronavirus Outbreak Into a Scientific Study Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians University devised a system for widespread antibody testing and contact tracing that has helped the city stem the virus’s spread. By Elisabeth Zerofsky Daily Comment The Essential and Enduring Strength of John Lewis What the late civil-rights leader and congressman taught the nation. By Jelani Cobb Our Columnists Two Former Fed Chairs Offer a Lesson on Coronavirus Economics Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen explained why Congress should extend unemployment payments and provide support to state and local governments. By John Cassidy U.S. Journal Driving Cross-Country: A Coronavirus Diary I didn’t expect much serendipity on this trip. I had a sleeping bag, in case it came to that, and enough hand sanitizer to disinfect the nation. By Michael Specter The New Yorker Interview Chance the Rapper Is Still Figuring Things Out The artist on the two-party system, Black liberation theology, and learning from his mistakes. By David Remnick Culture and More Under Review The Depression-Era Book That Wanted to Cancel the Rent “Modern Housing,” by Catherine Bauer, argued—as many activists do today—that a decent home should be seen as a public utility and a basic right. By Nora Caplan-Bricker Poems “The Field” “Two people are asleep in a field.” By Rick Barot Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Uses for Your COVID-19 Supplies After the Pandemic What to do with your masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and more during better times. By Maya Henderson Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 67 Pares bananas with harpoon (5). By Patrick Berry 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.