The Shaky Unity of the Democratic National Convention

Plus: Masha Gessen on the protests in Belarus, and the renegade priest helping undocumented people survive the pandemic. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists The Shaky Unity of the Democratic National Convention The Democrats are still (relative to Republicans) the party of the future, but their vision now belongs to leaders far younger than their Presidential nominee. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Our Columnists After Two Nights, the Virtual D.N.C. Is Winning The organizers have embraced rather than resisted the online format that the pandemic has forced upon them. By John Cassidy Our Columnists Horror and Hope as Protests in Belarus Continue The brutality of the state's response not only failed to scare people into staying home but united them against Alexander Lukashenka's regime. By Masha Gessen In Translation Our Local Correspondents The Renegade Priest Helping Undocumented People Survive the Pandemic Juan Carlos Ruiz, a Mexican pastor in Brooklyn, does everything from human-rights advocacy to grocery delivery. By Jonathan Blitzer Our Local Correspondents El sacerdote renegado que ayuda a los indocumentados a sobrevivir a la pandemia Juan Carlos Ruiz, un pastor mexicano que vive en Brooklyn, hace de todo: desde defender los derechos humanos hasta entregar comestibles. By Jonathan Blitzer The New Yorker Documentary The New Yorker Documentary An Intimate Look at a Farmworker's Divided Life, in "Guanajuato Norte" After decades of agricultural work, Winny Contreras can afford to send his kids to college—but only by working thousands of miles from home. By Stephania Taladrid Culture and More Photo Booth A Mother's Steely Portraits of Her Daughter's Life with Down Syndrome In "Regard," a series of black-and-white portraits of herself and Lulu, Anna Grevenitis casts the viewer as a gawking onlooker. By Eren Orbey Crossword Today's Crossword "Parasite" director: ten letters. By Aimee Lucido Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Checking the Weather Before Your Socially Distanced Walk with a Friend The storm should be coming any minute now. By Kerry Elson Daily Cartoon Wednesday, August 19th By Brooke Bourgeois 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.