The Sackler Family’s Plan to Keep Its Billions

Plus: Presidential illnesses and world history; the cruelty of chance; and Roxana Robinson on how she met Georgia O’Keeffe. View in browser | Update your preferences News Desk The Sackler Family’s Plan to Keep Its Billions The Trump Administration is poised to make a settlement with Purdue Pharma that it can claim as a victory for opioid victims. But the proposed outcome would leave the company’s owners enormously wealthy—and off the hook for good. By Patrick Radden Keefe Our Columnists Presidential Illnesses Have Changed the Course of World History Donald Trump’s hospitalization for COVID-19 is the latest example of the high stakes of American leaders’ health on the global stage. By Robin Wright Q. & A. Maggie Haberman on Trump’s Hospitalization The veteran Times journalist discusses what we know about when Trump first tested positive, how the President has been trying to control the narrative, and coronavirus denial among Republicans in Washington. By Isaac Chotiner Personal History A Scientist’s Reckoning with the Cruelty of Chance My work was driven by a desire to understand the mysteries of the universe. Then I faced loss that defied understanding. By Sarah Stewart Johnson Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. Personal History How I Met the Reclusive Georgia O’Keeffe The story of two encounters—one in life, the other on the page. By Roxana Robinson Culture and More Reality TV A Star of “The Boys” on Sending Up the Superhero Genre Erin Moriarty, who plays Starlight in the Amazon Prime series, talks about heroes, toxic masculinity, and fighting systemic racism. By Tyler Foggatt The Front Row James Cagney Is a Corrupt Demagogue in “A Lion Is in the Streets” The movie shows how easily a fast-talking rogue with a ravenous ego can win the hearts of the downtrodden while making common cause with their oppressors. By Richard Brody Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Dating Material: Where Are They Now? All Your High-School Crushes Back at home and living with your parents? Kill some time with a stroll down memory lane. By Olivia de Recat and Julia Edelman Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Crossword: No. 76 Cooked with an author of feminist literature (7). By Trip Payne 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.