In “The Health-Care Defense,” Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the battle to save the Affordable Care Act.
The Health-Care Defense
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The Battle for Health Care
The latest Republican effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act appears likely to reach the Supreme Court in the heat of the 2020 Presidential race.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
Our Columnists
The Democratic Divide on the Future of Health Care
Even Democratic candidates who don’t support all aspects of Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All plan have moved in his direction, both substantively and rhetorically.
By Osita Nwanevu
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Ali Smith’s Playful Dystopia
The author discusses why she has a dumbphone, how to “meet reverses boldly,” and her new novel, “Gliff.”
By Anna Russell
Letter from Israel
Netanyahu’s Media Poison Machine
The talk-show host Yinon Magal is at the center of a campaign to protect the Prime Minister and destroy the opposition.
By Ruth Margalit
The Lede
The Dangerous Work of Clearing Russia’s Deadly Mines from Ukrainian Lands
Donald Trump has promised to bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine, but Russian troops have already booby-trapped the country with thousands of mines that will take years to remove.
By Michael Holtz
Fault Lines
The Victims of the L.A. Fires Have Nowhere to Turn
In the age of social media, every politician who has to stand in front of a camera after a tragedy turns into just another battle site in an endless culture war.
By Jay Caspian Kang
Comment
The Inauguration of Trump’s Oligarchy
Certain business titans have made Mar-a-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope.
By David Remnick
A Critic at Large
Why Zora Neale Hurston Was Obsessed with the Jews
Her long-unpublished novel was the culmination of a years-long fascination. What does it reveal about her fraught views on civil rights?
By Louis Menand
The Front Row
The Enigmatic Artistry of Terrence Malick
The director has long shunned the spotlight, but his work conveys the force of a mighty personality. A new biography offers a rare look at his life and work.
By Richard Brody
The Front Row
The Empty Ambition of “The Brutalist”
Brady Corbet’s epic takes on weighty themes, but fails to infuse its characters with the stuff of life.
By Richard Brody
Life and Letters
Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?
Tracy Wolff, the author of the “Crave” series, is being sued for copyright infringement. But romantasy’s reliance on standardized tropes makes proving plot theft tricky.
By Katy Waldman