How to Maintain Hope in an Age of Catastrophe

An interview with Robert Jay Lifton. Plus: a week of good and bad news for Biden; and Bayard Rustin finally gets to shine. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, November 12, 2023 The New Yorker Interview How to Maintain Hope in an Age of Catastrophe The psychoanalyst and author Robert Jay Lifton on what seventy years of studying both the victims and the perpetrators of horror has taught him about the human will to survive. By Masha Gessen News Desk Comment A Week of Good and Bad News for Joe Biden Could it really be the case that voters want what the Democrats are offering, while recoiling from their President? By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Q. & A. The Extreme Ambitions of West Bank Settlers A leader of the settlement movement on expanding into Gaza, and her vision for the Jewish state. By Isaac Chotiner L.A. Postcard L.A. Hosts a Delegation of Survivors from Israel and Families of Hostages While listening to the harrowing stories of visitors, a movie producer said, “Degrees of Judaism disappear in these moments.” By Dana Goodyear The New Yorker Radio Hour Will the Government Put the Reins on Amazon? The tech giant is a monopoly that harms consumers and merchants, according to a federal lawsuit. Plus, the director Emerald Fennell discusses her latest film, “Saltburn.” With David Remnick Editor’s Pick American Chronicles Eclipsed in his Era, Bayard Rustin Gets to Shine in Ours The civil-rights mastermind was sidelined by his own movement. Now he’s back in the spotlight. What can we learn from his strategies of resistance? By Adam Gopnik Culture Dept. Page-Turner For a Hungry Book Critic, Every Word Is a Feast In “The Upstairs Delicatessen,” the Times writer Dwight Garner masterfully melds the pleasures of reading and eating. By Alexandra Schwartz The Front Row A Philosopher-Filmmaker’s Polyphonic Perspective on Trans Experience In Paul B. Preciado’s “Orlando, My Political Biography,” Virginia Woolf’s protagonist is played by more than twenty trans and nonbinary actors. By Richard Brody Poems “Hell or High Water” “Not churchgoers or joiners, still my people sang.” By Ada Limón Poems “Obit” “To the shadow I had left alone before I / crossed the border.” By Mosab Abu Toha Fun & Games Dept. Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Release some Mounties: five letters. By Patrick Berry Daily Shouts The United States Capitol: Where Compassion Meets Comfort We believe that every individual elected democratically deserves to spend their final days surrounded by people who value their dignity. By Jena Friedman Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. Name Drop: Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues? Play our trivia game » Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for the daily newsletter from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.