Biden’s Pandemic Plan Might Just Work

Plus: living with a visionary; how Florida’s Seminole Tribe transformed alligator wrestling; and the history of modern medicine. View in browser | Update your preferences Medical Dispatch Biden’s Pandemic Plan Might Just Work The coronavirus is devastating America, and getting worse—but it’s not too late for a concerted effort to save countless lives. By Dhruv Khullar Our Columnists A Bold Proposal to Ease Child Poverty Is the Essence of Bidenomics By targeting Americans that have been hit hardest by the pandemic, the Administration is approaching this moment as one of great potential as well as great peril. By John Cassidy Our Columnists Why an Israeli Human-Rights Organization Called Israel an Apartheid Regime There is no guarantee that B’Tselem’s statement will enable change, although it has infuriated the government. By Masha Gessen Personal History Living with a Visionary For more than fifty years, my wife and I shared a world. Then, as Diana’s health declined, her hallucinations became her own reality. By John Matthias Culture and More The New Yorker Documentary How Florida’s Seminole Tribe Transformed Alligator Wrestling Once a means of survival, and then an exploitative spectacle, the dangerous sport can also embody a synergy with a top predator in Florida’s changing landscape. By Murat Oztaskin Books The Blackwell Sisters and the Harrowing History of Modern Medicine A new biography of the pioneering doctors shows why “first” can be a tricky designation. By Casey Cep Books Briefly Noted “The Liar’s Dictionary,” “Outlawed,” “Aftershocks,” and “Café Europa Revisited” A Critic at Large Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland How the controversial author of “Alice in Wonderland,” who was born one hundred and eighty-nine years ago today, inspired the British modernists. By Adam Gopnik Humor from The New Yorker Crossword Today’s Crossword Piece that two people can’t share: four letters. By Aimee Lucido Blitt’s Kvetchbook Fran Lebowitz Takes to the Streets Pretend it’s a movement. By Barry Blitt Daily Shouts A Former “Bachelor” Contestant Applies for a Job at the Gap “Why do you want this job?” Because I’ve never felt like this before. By Giulia Rozzi Daily Cartoon Wednesday, January 27th By Teresa Burns Parkhurst 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.