June 2024

by Andrew Lipstein,

[Letter from Germany]

The Prophet Who Failed

After the apocalypse that wasn’t

by Emily Harnett,

Harper’s Magazine welcomes reader response.

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[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of those aged 18 to 29 who say they probably or definitely would consider getting such an implant this year : 13

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of white Americans who say they enjoy Juneteenth less than an average day : 29

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Americans who say that people seeing racism where it isn’t is a bigger problem than missing it where it is : 45

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. public school teachers who say that the history of slavery does not affect black people’s place in society today : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of children expelled from U.S. public preschools who are black boys : 1/5

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Chicago children under the age of 6 who have been exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water : 7/10

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which U.S. black voters are more likely than others to be concerned about climate change : 12

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage decrease in the volume of climate-change coverage in corporate broadcast news between 2022 and 2023 : 25

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of corporate broadcast news coverage that was dedicated to climate change last year : 1

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which the New York Times has quoted Israeli sources more often than Palestinian sources since October 7, 2023 : 78

[Harper’s Index]

By which the Times was more likely to feature Palestinians as subjects of passive-voice clauses than Israelis in that period : 67

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. adults who believe that Israel is trying to minimize harm to civilians in its attacks on Gaza : 38

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel who said in 2016 they would recommend military service : 55

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of active-duty U.S. military personnel who are not receiving mental-health care but would like to receive it : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Number of U.S. insurance claims related to psychotic disorders that were filed in 2023 : 4,477,140

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. employees in therapy who say their therapist has an effect on their mental health : 41

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Americans over the age of 50 who say they have a friend they met at work : 44

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. college students who say reproductive-health laws were at least somewhat important to their school choice : 71

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Republican college students who would prefer to attend a school in a state with greater access to reproductive care : 63

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. teenagers who say their parents have looked through their phones : 43

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. parents of teenagers who say they have done so : 50

[Harper’s Index]

Number of reported unintentional shootings by children in the United States last year : 411

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. adolescent overdose deaths in which a bystander who could have intervened was present : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which BMW drivers have a higher rate of DUIs than the average driver : 14

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of American wine drinkers who think they could differentiate a $10 bottle of wine from a $100 bottle : 35

[Harper’s Index]

Number of U.S. states in which corn polls as the most popular vegetable : 32

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which Americans are more likely to say they want to be remembered for creativity than for intelligence : 55

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Americans who say they are worried about their memory : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. adults who say that widespread use of computer chips implanted in the brain would be positive for society : 10

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of those aged 18 to 29 who say they probably or definitely would consider getting such an implant this year : 13

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of white Americans who say they enjoy Juneteenth less than an average day : 29

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Americans who say that people seeing racism where it isn’t is a bigger problem than missing it where it is : 45

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. public school teachers who say that the history of slavery does not affect black people’s place in society today : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of children expelled from U.S. public preschools who are black boys : 1/5

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Chicago children under the age of 6 who have been exposed to lead-contaminated drinking water : 7/10

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which U.S. black voters are more likely than others to be concerned about climate change : 12

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage decrease in the volume of climate-change coverage in corporate broadcast news between 2022 and 2023 : 25

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of corporate broadcast news coverage that was dedicated to climate change last year : 1

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which the New York Times has quoted Israeli sources more often than Palestinian sources since October 7, 2023 : 78

[Harper’s Index]

By which the Times was more likely to feature Palestinians as subjects of passive-voice clauses than Israelis in that period : 67

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. adults who believe that Israel is trying to minimize harm to civilians in its attacks on Gaza : 38

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel who said in 2016 they would recommend military service : 55

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of active-duty U.S. military personnel who are not receiving mental-health care but would like to receive it : 1/4

[Harper’s Index]

Number of U.S. insurance claims related to psychotic disorders that were filed in 2023 : 4,477,140

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage change in the quantity of these claims since 2019 : +15

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Americans who have not heard of long COVID : 22

[Harper’s Index]

Rank of the United States among countries in terms of happiness in 2023 : 15

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. employees in therapy who say their therapist has an effect on their mental health : 41

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Americans over the age of 50 who say they have a friend they met at work : 44

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. college students who say reproductive-health laws were at least somewhat important to their school choice : 71

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of Republican college students who would prefer to attend a school in a state with greater access to reproductive care : 63

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. teenagers who say their parents have looked through their phones : 43

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. parents of teenagers who say they have done so : 50

[Harper’s Index]

Number of reported unintentional shootings by children in the United States last year : 411

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of U.S. adolescent overdose deaths in which a bystander who could have intervened was present : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which BMW drivers have a higher rate of DUIs than the average driver : 14

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of American wine drinkers who think they could differentiate a $10 bottle of wine from a $100 bottle : 35

[Harper’s Index]

Number of U.S. states in which corn polls as the most popular vegetable : 32

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage by which Americans are more likely to say they want to be remembered for creativity than for intelligence : 55

[Harper’s Index]

Portion of Americans who say they are worried about their memory : 2/3

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of U.S. adults who say that widespread use of computer chips implanted in the brain would be positive for society : 10

[Harper’s Index]

Percentage of those aged 18 to 29 who say they probably or definitely would consider getting such an implant this year : 13

Readings

[Essay]

A Suit with an Extra Pair of Pants

by Hebe Uhart,

[Poem]

Dog Gone Shame

by Dominic Pettman, Eugene Thacker,

[Fiction]

Earth From

by Oli Hazzard,

Sprinkler, a painting by Olivia Hill, whose work was on view in April at Bel Ami, in Los Angeles.

Courtesy the artist and Bel Ami, Los Angeles

When Day Touches Night, a painting by Michael Ho, whose work was on view last month with Gallery Vacancy at the art fair Independent New York.

Courtesy the artist and Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai

“High School Graduation, Manchester, N.H., 2020,” a photograph by Preston Gannaway, whose work was on view last month at Chung 24 Gallery, in San Francisco. Gannaway’s monograph, Remember Me, was published last year by GOST Books.

Courtesy the artist

Trophy and We wait until dark, paintings by Sanam Khatibi, whose work was on view last month at P·P·O·W Gallery, in New York City.

Courtesy the artist and P·P·O·W Gallery, New York City

“Perrine, Florida, 1981,” a photograph by Sage Sohier, whose work was on view in April at Joseph Bellows Gallery, in La Jolla, California. Sohier’s book Passing Time was published last year by Nazraeli Press.

Courtesy the artist and Setanta Books