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For those who have seen the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange, the words "behavior modification" may conjure up images of the creepy protagonist with his eyelids propped open, forced to watch brutal films under the influence of nausea-inducing drugs. But as David H. Freedman explains in his June Atlantic cover story, the theories of psychologist B.F. Skinner have long been misunderstood. And they're now finding all new acceptance, thanks to smartphone apps…… More »

In picking the world's greatest city, these two global capitals are practically tied. But somebody got to be a winner ...… More »

Is the city a model for post-growth happiness more than pro-growth dynamism?… More »

Hong Kong is well-positioned to withstand a sharp slowdown from its neighbor (and sorta-kinda-owner) to the north… More »

An even-keeled metro enters the perfect economic storm… More »

Why the nation's third-largest city is due for a manufacturing comeback… More »

Singapore's status as a global juggernaut cuts both ways… More »

The longtime Atlantic correspondent came online to talk with readers about China, aviation, and other topics.… More »

Part III of our special report on the most important cities in the world… More »

The nation's second-largest metro is rich, wide, and dry… More »

The many benefits of persuading drivers to commute on two wheels… More »

Check back in the coming days, as we count down to one with profiles of each city on this list… More »

Washington is waving the white flag on green… More »

Two responses to Marty Nemko… More »

The author of The Atlantic's May 2012 cover story will be online to answer readers' questions at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 16.… More »

Oral arguments before the Supreme Court over the Affordable Care Act have now ended. Read the full transcripts here.… More »

"The blasting of Bernanke from both extremes is, to put it mildly, unprecedented," writes Roger Lowenstein in the cover story of the April Atlantic. On Tuesday, March 27, at 11 a.m. Eastern time, Lowenstein will be online to discuss the Fed chief's success and America's ambivalence toward it. This event is now closed. The full transcript appears below. <a…… More »

Atlantic Senior Editor Robert Wright joins MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes to discuss the interplay between religion and politics.… More »

In the April issue of The Atlantic, Jonathan Alter writes about Rahm Emanuel's efforts to clean up Chicago. Alter will be discuss the article online on Thursday, March 22, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time.… More »

Financial journalist Roger Lowenstein, author of The Atlantic's cover story on Ben Bernanke, appeared on MSNBC's Daily Rundown to discuss public perception of the Federal Reserve chairman.… More »