John Lewis’s Legacy and America’s Redemption

Plus: the battle against the coronavirus in Houston’s hospitals, what the removal of a K.G.B. statue can teach America, and Richard Linklater’s fight to keep movie theaters alive. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment John Lewis’s Legacy and America’s Redemption The civil-rights leader, who died Friday, acknowledged the darkest chapters of the country’s history, yet insisted that change was always possible. By David Remnick Medical Dispatch To Fight the Coronavirus, You Need an Army In responding to COVID-19, doctors in Houston are discovering that their most precious resource is people. By Ricardo Nuila Daily Comment Conspiracy Theories, Denial, and COVID-19 A quarter century after an atrocity in Europe, the United States is now the international calamity. By David Rohde Dispatch What the Removal of a K.G.B. Statue Can Teach America Along with toppling monuments, exorcising history involves talking about and processing past crimes. By Joshua Yaffa Fiction “Jack and Della” “She couldn’t be seen walking down the street with him without damage to her reputation, a risk a teacher can’t take.” By Marilynne Robinson Culture and More Dispatch Richard Linklater’s Fight to Keep Movie Theatres Alive “Film people are film people,” the director said. “There’s no place they’d rather be than in a theatre.” By Elena Saavedra Buckley The Front Row “A Time for Burning” and the Spiritual Crisis of Racism In William Jersey’s 1966 documentary, church is “a hospital for sinners,” a place where the scourge of white supremacism must be addressed. By Richard Brody Humor and Puzzles Daily Cartoon Taking Down Statues Time to topple Forty-five. By Marcos Sorensen Crossword The Weekend Puzzle They’re really big and they totally suck: ten letters. By Robyn Weintraub 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.