What to Read When You Feel Counted Out

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/10/25 at 8:30am

Literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted

Bird Flu Could Have Been Contained

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/10/25 at 8:28am

America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago

Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/10/25 at 6:30am

But will he bother to build something new

Bidens Tarnished Legacy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 5:25pm

He failed to grasp both the political moment and the essential mission of his presidency

Trumps Secret Weapon

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 4:30pm

He doesnt believe anything Thats why he wins

When Crisis Coverage Became Irresistible

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 11:30am

September 5 captures how a harrowing moment transformed into must-see TV

What Tolstoy Knew About a Good Death

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 11:00am

If you can accept your mortality you will feel more alive

When Poets Face Death

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 10:59am

Their later works have a peculiar power

When the Flames Come for You

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 10:10am

Our familys flight from the LA fires brought the difference between vague preparedness and real emergency into shockingly sharp focus

Trumps Anti-Immigrant Coalition Starts to Fracture

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 10:00am

The nativist right and Silicon Valley are already at war

Its Maddeningly Hard to Get Americans to Eat Better

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 10:00am

The government is changing what foods can be branded as healthy It expects basically no one to listen

The Solzhenitsyn Test

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 8:33am

Lying is a prerequisite for securing a Trump appointment

Parents Are Buying Their Kids Better Credit Scores

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 8:30am

Because of course they are

The Coalition Collapse That Doomed Bidens Presidency

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 8:00am

His failure follows a grim precedent set by another Democratic leader Jimmy Carter

The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 6:45am

Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation which seeks to destroy t...

A Holy Grail of Science Is Getting Closer

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 6:30am

The dream of a virtual cell lives on

Trump Is Poised to Turn the DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/9/25 at 6:00am

The question the Senate confirmation process must address is whether the departments tradition of independence will be supplanted by a new v...

The Payoff of TVs Most Awaited Crossover

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 8:20pm

Abbott Elementary and Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia dont have much common ground Thats why their collaboration felt fresh

My Childhood Home Is on Fire

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 7:47pm

The Palisades Fire is destroying places that Ive loved

Facebook Is Done Pretending

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 6:33pm

The social network has given up on fact-checking Thats a good thing

How Solitude Is Rewiring American Identity

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 4:24pm

A conversation with Derek Thompson on how social isolation is affecting both happiness and civic life

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Be Elon Musk

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 1:47pm

Meta and its chief executive have capitulated to the right

North Carolina Republicans Try a Judicial Coup

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 10:49am

The Democratic incumbent got more votes Now the Republican challenger is trying to throw out tens of thousands of them

The Particular Horror of the Los Angeles Wildfires

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 9:37am

Southern California is no stranger to fires But the dreadful blazes that began yesterday are potentially transformative

Californias Fire Season Should Have Been Over

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/8/25 at 9:03am

Fire becomes a year-round danger when Southern California is this dry

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