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From: NYTimes.com <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: The New York Times Magazine: Will Obamacare Really Go Under the Knife? Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:33:15 +0000 View in Browser Add [email protected] to your address book. arrhe New York Times it,The New York Times Friday, February 17, 2017 NYTimes.com » For decades, universal health care was the great dream of the Democratic Party, the last big piece of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society left to be put into place. From the moment Barack Obama and congressional Democrats accomplished that in 2O1O, with the passage of the Affordable Care Act — known popularly as Obamacare — Republicans and conservative activists have pursued an equally single-minded dream: the total repeal of Obama's signature accomplishment. So why — nearly a month into Donald Trump's presidency, and with Republican majorities in both the Senate and the House — does this ambition still seem so far from coming to pass? The answer, Robert Draper suggests in his cover story in this week's issue, may have something to do with the way this battle has been fought for nearly seven years now: "Have Republicans become trapped by their pledge to do away with Obamacare?" Elsewhere in the magazine, Rachel Cusk considers what it means to be polite in the age of rudeness. Elizabeth Royte follows New York's compost king, the Porsche-driving Long Island mogul who plans to turn much of the city's food scraps into clean energy. And Jonah Weiner follows David Longstreth as he tries to reinvent the Dirty Projectors his much-acclaimed indie-rock band, as a solo project. Happy reading, Jake Silverstein Editor in Chief EFTA00691531  I ion by Craig Cutler for The New York Times FEATURE Will Obamacare Really Go Under the Knife? DI:. PIA< Republicans spent almost seven years waging a battle to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Finally, they are set up for victory — or a new kind of disappointment. Wavid Longstreth in his studio earlier this month. Photo illustration by Cristiana Con Th Graeme Mitchell for The New York Times FEATURE FEATURE The Age of Rudeness The Dirty Projectors Go B), R\( IIILt 1 • N Solo As the social contract frays, what does it mean to li> 1; IN \II WEINER be polite? The band created one of indie rock's most indelible sounds, built around the collaboration of David Longstreth and Amber Coffman. Now he's reinventing their music without her. TALK Marilyn Minter Finds Art in the Female Form . ew by .IENNA WORTIIAM The visual artist on her explicit aesthetic, activism in art and supporting younger feminists. EFTA00691532 LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Letter of Recommendation: Presidential Biographies These books don't tell you that everything is going to be O.K. but rather that nothing was ever really O.K. to begin with. ADVERTISEMENT G. Illustration by Christoph Nieman My Trip to the DMZ: A 36o-Degree Sketchbook The demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea isn't just a geopolitical tinderbox — it's also a tourist attraction. EFTA00691533  stCharlesVigliotti at his compost facility in Yaphank, N.Y. Illustration IntJavier.. Grant Cornett for The New York Times FIRST WORDS FEATURE Is the Anthropocene' The Compost King of New Epoch a Condemnation of York Human Interference — or By Luzmwri I ROYCE What happens to food scraps after the city takes a Call for More? them? Soon a large fraction will wind up on Long By WESLEY YANG Island, where Charles Vigliotti hopes to turn them When some climate scientists began saying we'd into profit. entered a new epoch, they meant to draw attention to human effects on climate. Now, to their dismay, it's become a tech call to arms for more disruption. EAT In Praise of the Prune A frangipane tart that showcases the pleasures of the dried fruit. LIVES The Cat Named Morphine SAN DOR JASZBERENN I Allaying suspicions on the Ukrainian front, with some unexpected assistance. ADVERTISEMENT EFTA00691534  GJ GJ FOLLOW NYTimes Tw @nytmag Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. Subscribe ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYlimes.com's The New York Times Magazine newsletter. Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 rr EFTA00691535