The Powerful New Financial Argument for Fossil-Fuel Divestment

A report by BlackRock makes the case. Plus: remembering the death of George Floyd, and new fiction from Sterling HolyWhiteMountain. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment The Powerful New Financial Argument for Fossil-Fuel Divestment A report by BlackRock, the world’s largest investment house, shows that those who have divested have profited not only morally but also financially. By Bill McKibben Dept. of Persuasion Do the Rich Support the Tax the Rich Campaign? Before New York’s budget deadline, a group of progressives, calling for tax increases on the wealthy, phone-banked for support among one-to-five-per-centers. By Ray Lipstein The New Yorker Radio Hour Race and Taxes, and Jane Mayer on How to Kill a Bill A professor of tax law uncovers discrimination hidden in America’s tax code. Plus: a leaked recording shows how conservatives aim to defeat the voting-rights bill H.R. 1. From the Archive Daily Comment The Death of George Floyd, in Context It’s both necessary and, at this point, pedestrian to observe that policing in this country is mediated by race. By Jelani Cobb Culture and More Fiction “Featherweight” “Sometimes the irony is so great that the irony turns into cherry pie: I met Allie on the first day of Native American Heritage Month.” By Sterling HolyWhiteMountain This Week in Fiction Sterling HolyWhiteMountain on Culture Shock The author discusses “Featherweight,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Willing Davidson The Front Row “Godzilla vs. Kong”: A Monster Mush of Two Venerable Franchises The new MonsterVerse movie is a distracting jumble that reduces the stakes of the mighty showdown nearly to a vanishing point. By Richard Brody Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Brooklyn Gifts of the Magi Andrew had a Lagunitas waiting for Caroline when she got to the bar, but she’d already had two tequila shots at home, to cut down on Andrew’s tab. By Spencer Roth-Rose Crossword The Weekend Puzzle A lightly challenging puzzle. By Robyn Weintraub 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.