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

Twenty thousand pages of previously unreleased documents reveal constant alarm from investigators—and disregard from leadership.

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

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

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

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

Calvin Trillin

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

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

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

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

Letters From the July 4-11, 2016, Issue

Bern on vs. Bern out… Establishment fetishism… The past as precedent… Correction!

Our Readers

Puzzle No. 3401

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto