Why America Needs a Reckoning with the Trump Era

Masha Gessen writes about the trauma of Trumpism. Plus: Nate Cohn explains what the polls got wrong; and “The Undoing.” View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists Why America Needs a Reckoning with the Trump Era We must recover from the trauma of Trumpism. The Biden Administration should assume the responsibility of guiding us through that healing process. By Masha Gessen Our Columnists Joe Biden Must Be a President for America’s Workers If 2020 has demonstrated anything, it is the need to rebalance the economy to benefit the working class—and there are many ways a Biden Administration can start. By John Cassidy Q. & A. Nate Cohn Explains What the Polls Got Wrong The Times domestic correspondent reflects on the stakes of 2020’s historic polling error, how the pandemic affected the data, and the paper’s contentious “election needle.” By Isaac Chotiner L.A. Postcard After Years of Protests, L.A. Activists Welcome a New D.A. The outgoing Los Angeles District Attorney, Jackie Lacey, has sent twenty-two people of color to death row. Now she’s been voted out. By Dana Goodyear PAID POST A look at the unexpected places where hate groups recruit young people “The most sweeping and persuasive account yet of the worldwide threat to democracy posed by the resurgent white power movement and other far-right activists. . . . Miller-Idriss offers hope for real solutions.”—Kathleen Belew, author of “Bring the War Home” Culture and More On Television “The Undoing” Is Empty Life-style Porn And, like most porn, the HBO drama, which stars Nicole Kidman, isn’t really about the plot. By Naomi Fry Culture Desk Two Thriving String Quartets A pair of new recordings show how classical musicians are adapting to the lack of in-person concerts. By Alex Ross Humor from The New Yorker Blitt’s Kvetchbook Taking Care of the Outgoing Administration A palliative program for the soon-to-be unemployed. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts An Honest Maid-of-Honor Speech at a Pandemic Wedding Today is about you, Jenna, ​not​ science. Obviously. By Meghana Indurti Daily Cartoon Tuesday, November 10th 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.