Fighting America’s Gun Plague

Plus: Jane Mayer writes about the Koch-backed effort to block election reform; and Michelle Obama’s “Waffles + Mochi.” View in browser | Update your preferences Our Local Correspondents Fighting America’s Gun Plague In 2020, shootings in New York City were up more than eighty per cent. Working with high-school students, Shaina Harrison is on a mission to stem the carnage. By Ian Frazier News Desk Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block Election Reform On a leaked call, leaders of dark-money groups and an aide to Mitch McConnell expressed frustration with the bipartisan popularity of the largest election-reform bill in decades. By Jane Mayer News Desk Mario González Still Wants to Know Why the Police Held Him After the Atlanta Shooting González was on a date with his wife, Delaina Ashley Yaun, when she was killed. But, for hours, no one told him what had happened to her. By Charles Bethea Books The Politics of Stopping Pandemics Even before the COVID-19 crisis, global instability had caused a worrying rise in epidemics. Medical science alone won’t be able to turn the tide. By Jerome Groopman From the Magazine Cover Story R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Delayed” The artist discusses his cover for this week’s issue of the magazine. By Françoise Mouly Culture and More On Television Michelle Obama’s Lesson to Kids: You Are What You Watch According to “Waffles + Mochi,” Obama’s food-travelogue series for kids, being good means absorbing good, organic things. By Doreen St. Félix Dept. of Sous-Chefs How Benny Blanco Cooks Up Good Vibes The recording artist and producer who has worked with Rihanna and Kanye West co-wrote “Lonely,” the keening Justin Bieber ballad, but prefers to be an unserious oasis in a serious world. By Naomi Fry Humor and Puzzles Crossword Today’s Crossword “We Real Cool” poet: fifteen letters. By Natan Last Comic Strip Visions of the Post-Pandemic Future (Revised) Preparing to reënter the new-normal world, however weird we’ve become. By Emily Flake Daily Cartoon Monday, March 29th By Kate Isenberg You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.