Is the Postal Service Being Manipulated to Help Trump Get Reëlected?

Plus: the perils of “people of color”; the Cold War bunker that became home to a dark-Web empire; and Natasha Trethewey. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment Is the Postal Service Being Manipulated to Help Trump Get Reëlected? There are many reasons to doubt that the service is prepared to serve as a backstop for American democracy. By Steve Coll Annals of Activism The Perils of “People of Color” Rejecting the term may be of little consequence, but rejecting the solidarity it implies can result in an inaccurate and unduly limiting world view. By E. Tammy Kim A Reporter at Large The Cold War Bunker That Became Home to a Dark-Web Empire An eccentric Dutchman began living in a giant underground facility built by the German military—and ran a server farm beloved by cybercriminals. By Ed Caesar Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Food Newsletter Get essays on food, restaurant reviews, and notes for the kitchen, all delivered to your in-box. The New Yorker Documentary The New Yorker Documentary “My First Sessions” Explores the Relationship Between Therapy and Culture For a Chinese college student adjusting to life in the U.S., anger and sadness felt like dark secrets, but the idea of seeing a therapist was daunting. By Han Zhang Culture and More Page-Turner How “Memorial Drive” Tries to Make Sense of a Mother’s Murder In her new memoir, the poet Natasha Trethewey recounts her childhood in the Deep South and mourns the loss of her mother, who was killed by her stepfather. By Katy Waldman A Critic at Large Joseph McCarthy and the Force of Political Falsehoods McCarthy never sent a single “subversive” to jail, but, decades later, the spirit of his conspiracy-mongering endures. By Louis Menand Delivery Dept. Daily Harvest, a Jolly Green Giant for the Direct-to-Consumer Era Want cauliflower-crusted flatbread or a chia breakfast bowl (with, yes, cauliflower!) but don’t want to mask up and brave the market? By Sheila Marikar Crossword Today’s Crossword “Hamilton” song parodied by Lin-Manuel Miranda on “S.N.L.”: six letters. By Elizabeth C. Gorski Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Why We Love the New New Normal If we didn’t have murder hornets, who would fight the super-aggressive rats that are always trying to steal our canned food? By Jonathan Zeller Daily Cartoon Wednesday, July 29th By Maddie Dai 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.