The New York Times Magazine: ‘It Is Time for Reparations’

What is owed.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story June 26, 2020     From the Magazine: ‘It Is Time for Reparations’ Nikole Hannah-Jones explains the history of economic injustice and argues that if black lives are to truly matter in America, the nation must finally pay its debts. By Nikole Hannah-Jones In our cover story this week, Nikole Hannah-Jones writes that if black lives are to truly matter in America, this nation must move beyond slogans and symbolism and finally pay the debt that it owes its black citizens. Lettering by Bobby Martin MORE FROM THE MAGAZINE Philip Montgomery for The New York Times   A Governor on Her Own, With Everything at Stake From her living room, Gretchen Whitmer has led Michigan through a pandemic, an economic meltdown and even a dam collapse — all at a time when government itself seems broken. By Jonathan Mahler Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times, via Associated Press   Talk Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago, on Who’s Hurt by Defunding Police “You are eliminating one of the few tools that the city has to create middle-class incomes for black and brown folks.” By David Marchese Illustration by Christiana Couceiro   Feature The Rebel Physicist Trying to Fix Quantum Mechanics For a century, quantum theory has been scientific orthodoxy. The Italian physicist Angelo Bassi is certain it isn’t the full story — and that he can prove it. By Bob Henderson Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Images   Feature Trump Didn’t ‘Send In the Troops.’ They Were Already There. Police officers today can turn out with more weaponry than I had in 1992, as a Marine deployed to a burning Los Angeles. What does it mean to project this much force at home? By C. J. Chivers Stay in touch: Follow us on Twitter (@NYTmag) or check us out on Instagram. Appreciated this email? Forward it to a friend and help us grow. Loved a story? Hated it? Write us a letter at magazine@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward this to you? Sign up here to get the magazine newsletter. Listen to narrated versions of our articles every week. Download Audm for iPhone or Android. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The New York Times Magazine from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018