A Novel That Takes Mundane Work Seriously

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 11:37am

A portrait of life at a fast-food restaurant shows that theres both dignity and drudgery in all kinds of labor

How to Know Yourself Like Socrates

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 11:00am

If you can make honest self-awareness your superpower you will be happier more empathetic and more successful

Trump Needs Someone to Blame

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 10:15am

The Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is that someone

The Russian TV Darling Gunning for US Attorney

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 10:09am

Ed Martins appearances on Russian state television should end his nomination to be a US attorney

Where Trump Gets His Most Dangerous Ideas

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 9:40am

The presidents closest allies are not merely acquiescing to his authoritarian desiresthey are fueling them

Americas Mad King

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 9:08am

The president has grown more impulsive more vindictive and more anarchic

The Disaster of School Closures Should Have Been Foreseen

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 8:30am

A plan was set in motion with no idea of how to stop it

How Organ Meat Got Into Smoothies

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 8:00am

Americans hated offal Now its a trendy foodin grocery stores and online

Sarah McBride Is Used to the Hate

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 6:30am

The first openly trans member of the House has been purposely misgendered before But it is a different thing when its in the congressional r...

How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/17/25 at 5:00am

Political pressure must be brought to bearthrough the courts the press and the states but also applied to legislators while they still have ...

Emergency Food for 3 Million Children Is Stuck in DOGE Limbo

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 9:13pm

Elon Musk said he would preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it

The Pardon-to-Prison Pipeline

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 5:55pm

Trump granted clemency to people who keep ending up back in trouble with the law

The Real Discomfort of Adolescence

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 2:54pm

The shows portrayal of a troubled teen asks viewers to stay engulfed in his mindsetfor longer than many might want

Trumps Trade War Could Turbocharge Deforestation in the Amazon

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 2:43pm

Massive tariffs on China will drive up soybean production in Brazil at the rainforests expense

Trumps Mass-Deportation Campaign Hasnt Really Started Yet

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 1:02pm

The Trump administrations campaign to remove millions of people from the United States could soon be supercharged by Congress

Scenes from Thailands Songkran Water Festival

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 11:51am

Images from this years Songkran festival marking the traditional Thai New Year

Trump's Bad Poker Hand

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 9:00am

Plus an interview with Ontario Premier Doug Ford

How Romes Senators Got Robbed of Their Republic

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 8:00am

When youre the emperor Augustus they let you do it

What Silicon Valley Knew About Tech-Bro Paternalism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 7:30am

The show anticipated what can happen when masculine entitlement and artificial intelligence meet

I Dyed an Easter Potato

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 7:00am

The price of eggs has some online creators suggesting that potatoes are a suitable alternative Please believe me they are wrong

Do You Have Your Cootie Shot

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 6:30am

The classic kids game teaches a lesson about public health that Robert F Kennedy Jr has failed to learn

The Manufactured Chaos in Government

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/16/25 at 5:00am

For federal workers the problem isnt just low morale Its the dysfunction

The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/15/25 at 5:34pm

Katy Perry is exactly the kind of celebrity to go to space

Trumps Purge Was Just Phase One

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/15/25 at 3:52pm

Now phase two is here

The Atlantic Hires Jenna Johnson and Dan Zak as Senior Editors and Tyler Austin Harper as Staff Writer

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/15/25 at 3:14pm

Today The Atlantic is announcing three new staff members Tyler Austin Harper who was previously a contributing writer will become a staff wr...

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