How to Stop a Power Grab

Plus: Cuomo should accept F.D.A. approval of a coronavirus vaccine; and Dave Eggers’s postcard from Philadelphia. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Activism How to Stop a Power Grab As democracy hangs in the balance, activists are drawing lessons from the study of civil resistance. By Andrew Marantz Daily Comment Trump Is Right: Cuomo Should Accept F.D.A. Approval of a Coronavirus Vaccine It’s dangerous to dismiss the Food and Drug Administration’s demonstrated expertise. By Michael Specter Personal History How a Long Island County Fought COVID-19 A county executive looks back on the first wave. By Laura Curran Philadelphia Postcard A Philadelphia Local Is Unamused by the Fuss Biden supporters blast music, Trump supporters wave signs that read “Stop the Cheat,” and the people of Philly have had enough. By Dave Eggers PAID POST Howl’s Moving Castle | The perfect gift from The Folio Society Diana Wynne Jones’s fantastical tale, immortalised by the Studio Ghibli film, is now available as a beautiful collector’s edition from The Folio Society. ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ features enchanting, award-winning illustrations by Marie-Alice Harel. From the Magazine Books Wikipedia, “Jeopardy!,” and the Fate of the Fact In the Internet age, it can seem as if there’s no reason to remember anything. But information doesn’t always amount to knowledge. By Louis Menand Culture and More The Front Row The Literary Frenzy of Werner Schroeter’s “Malina” With a surprising and canny economy of means, this drama from 1991 captures a great novelist’s prodigious imagination. By Richard Brody Cover Story Kadir Nelson’s “Election Results” The artist discusses the inspiration behind his cover for this week’s issue of the magazine. By Françoise Mouly Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword Horatian quotation: nine letters. By Kameron Austin Collins Daily Cartoon Monday, November 16th By Peter Kuper 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.