The Fight to Tax Billionaires, and Why NDAs Are Everywhere Now

Plus, a contentious character is back on “The Simpsons.”
Here’s what we’re covering:
• How California’s Ultrarich Are Trying to Stop the World’s First Billionaire Tax (nytimes.com/2026/10/14/magazine/california-bil…), by Michael Steinberger
• Trump Swings Through Deep-Red States Seeking to Reverse Lagging G.O.P. Enthusiasm (nytimes.com/2026/10/19/us/politics/trump-midte…), by Emily Davies and Jonathan Swan
• Israeli Police Detain 10 Over Violent Settler Attacks in West Bank (nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/middleeast/israel…), by Aaron Boxerman
• NDAs: Now They’re for Housekeepers and Butlers, Too (nytimes.com/2026/10/18/style/nondisclosure-agr…), by Guy Trebay
• Apu Returns to ‘The Simpsons’ With a New Voice Actor (nytimes.com/2026/10/19/arts/television/apu-the…), by Sopan Deb

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