July 4-11, 2016 Issue

Cover art by: Edel Rodriguez.

Feature

From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions

Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.
Sonia Shah
Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons

Following a Nation investigation into lax medical care, the Justice Department is finally moving to end its reliance on for-profit prison operators.
Seth Freed Wessler
The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities

She argued in favor of local wisdom and community visions over the grandiose designs of distant planners.
Roberta Brandes Gratz

Editorial

Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office

We could save Americans millions with postal banking.
Bryce Covert
We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control

When the normal political system fails, it’s time to act up!
The Editors
Please Don’t Stop the Music

The Orlando shooter violated a sanctuary, but his desecration will not defeat us.
Richard Kim
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Column

An Explanation of Trump’s Explanation of His Attack on Judge Curiel

Calvin Trillin
The Trumpification of Cable News

In a desperate grab for ratings, MSNBC and CNN are giving Trump exactly what he wants: endless validation.
Eric Alterman
We Are Each Other’s Keepers

That’s why it’s important for Muslim organizations to not only denounce Islamophobia but also to work on ending the hate directed at LGBT people.
Laila Lalami

Books & the Arts

More Repossession Than Revival

A new form of critical drama comes to Broadway, remaking brave claims for the confident expression of degraded peoples.
Alisa Solomon
A James Brown Book Like No Other

Kill ’Em and Leave is a stunningly unorthodox book, indifferent to the conventions of biographical nonfiction.
David Hajdu
The Odd Couple

Through their editorial work on the writings of Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno and Gershom Scholem forged an unlikely friendship.
Peter E. Gordon
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