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    • Lukas Schulze / Getty

      Munich Mall Shooting: What We Know

      Eight people are dead in a shooting near a popular shopping mall in the German city, police say.

      • Matt Vasilogambros and Krishnadev Calamur
      • 6:24 PM ET
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      Donald Trump’s Bad Bet on Anger

      In his speech to the Republican National Convention, the presidential nominee revealed a deeply flawed political strategy.

      • David Frum
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Amir Cohen / Reuters
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      What's It Like to See Ideas as Shapes?

      Thoughts and feelings are constellations in the mind of a man with a rare form of synesthesia.

      • Alissa Greenberg
      • 10:07 AM ET
    • Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
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      Why America Is a Global Outlier on Abortion

      Just like Bahrain and Belarus, the U.S. rarely funds abortions for poor women.

      • Olga Khazan
      • 9:25 AM ET
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      Dollhouses Weren't Invented for Play

      Before they were toys, “cabinet houses” and other miniature homes were used to show off wealth and teach domestic roles. An Object Lesson.

      • Nicole Cooley
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      Is Wikipedia Foreshadowing Clinton's Vice-Presidential Pick?

      A certain senator’s page has seen nearly 100 edits this week alone.

      • Robinson Meyer and Graham Starr
      • 12:30 PM ET
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      The Gel That's Revolutionizing Pain Treatment

      An injectable, jello-like substance reduces chronic inflammation, and may aid limb transplantations.

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      Jon Stewart's Well-Timed Comeback

      Taking over Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to blast Fox News, the former ‘Daily Show’ host was unapologetically partisan while also  seeking to build bridges.

      • Spencer Kornhaber
      • 11:28 AM ET
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      Leslie Jones and the Power of Speaking Up

      The Ghostbusters star refused to take Twitter abuse silently—and scored a victory for herself and many others.

      • Megan Garber
      • 11:52 AM ET
  • Global
    • Daniel Munoz / Reuters
      Global

      Radical Fear Meets Radical Empathy

      One Australian Muslim’s surprising response to calls for a Muslim ban

      • Uri Friedman
      • 12:46 PM ET
    • Nguyen Huy Kham / Reuters
      Global

      Motorbikes in Hanoi and Libraries in Prague: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing

      The highlights from seven days of reading about the world

      • Anna Diamond
      • 12:59 PM ET
    • AP
      Global

      Munich Mall Shooting: What We Know

      Police have rushed to a popular shopping mall in the German city.

      • Matt Vasilogambros and Krishnadev Calamur
      • 6:24 PM ET
    • Edgar Su / Reuters
      Global

      The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 370 Will Remain a Mystery

      Malaysia, Australia, and China, have suspended the search for the plane that vanished with 239 people aboard.

      • J. Weston Phippen
      • 11:22 AM ET
    • Rodrigo Abd / AP
      Global

      Why Is Christine Lagarde Standing Trial?

      At issue are payouts made to a tycoon when the IMF chief was the French finance minister.

      • Krishnadev Calamur
      • 10:41 AM ET
    • Jim Young / Reuters
      Global

      NATO Shmato?

      Donald Trump’s apparent rejection of the cornerstone of global security after World War II has stunned U.S. partners in the alliance.

      • Krishnadev Calamur
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Karhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / Reuters
      Global

      How Erdogan Made Turkey Authoritarian Again

      It wasn't so long ago that the Turkish leader was seen as a model democrat in the Islamic world. What happened?

      • Steven A. Cook
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Oregon Historical Society

      The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America

      It’s known as a modern-day hub of progressivism. but its past is one of exclusion.  

      • Alana Semuels
      • 11:14 AM ET
    • Lukas Schulze / Getty

      Munich Mall Shooting: What We Know

      Police have rushed to a popular shopping mall in the German city.

      • Matt Vasilogambros and Krishnadev Calamur
      • 6:24 PM ET
    • Donald Trump's Weird and Wild Post-RNC Speech

      The morning after he accepted the Republican nomination with a serious, long speech, Trump dredged up old feuds, praised the National Enquirer, and had his fun.

      • David A. Graham
      • 11:54 AM ET
    • Miguel Vidal / Reuters

      The Pull of Personal Stylists in the Online-Shopping Era

      Rachel Venrick, who works at the Nordstrom at the Mall of America, talks about how retailers are using old-school amenities to get people in the door.

      • Adrienne Green
      • 12:22 PM ET
    • Daniel Munoz / Reuters

      Radical Fear Meets Radical Empathy

      One Australian Muslim’s surprising response to calls for a Muslim ban

      • Uri Friedman
      • 12:46 PM ET
    • Paramount

      Star Trek Beyond Is the Blockbuster America Needs Right Now

      Justin Lin’s rollicking action-adventure sequel is a paean to unity, teamwork, and the best qualities of humanity.

      • David Sims
      • 12:04 PM ET
    • Video: The Search for 'Earth Proxima'

      A short film about a team of scientists and their mission to build a powerful telescope to explore exoplanets.

      • Leah Varjacques
      • Jul 21, 2016
  • Conventions 2016
    • Jim Urquhart / Reuters
      Conventions 2016

      The Triumph of the Chaos Candidate

      Donald Trump took the freak show of American politics and made it the main event. But now he says he wants to be the candidate of calm.

      • Molly Ball
      • 6:55 AM ET
    • Conventions 2016

      Anger in Cleveland

      If there’s one thing everyone can agree on at the Republican Convention, it’s how they feel about Hillary Clinton.

      • Jeremy Raff and Alex Wagner
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • John Minchillo / AP
      Conventions 2016

      Dispatch From a Ghost Town

      Amid the chaos of the Republican National Convention, the city of Cleveland was quiet.

      • David Giffels
      • 10:56 AM ET
    • Evan Vucci / AP
      Conventions 2016

      The Art of Deception

      Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention speech was full of misleading statements, twisted facts, and false characterizations.

      • Ron Fournier
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Carolyn Kaster / AP
      Conventions 2016

      Donald Trump’s Bad Bet on Anger

      In his speech to the Republican National Convention, the presidential nominee revealed a deeply flawed political strategy.

      • David Frum
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Mike Segar / Reuters
      Conventions 2016

      When Treason Becomes Patriotism

      Will the men and women who sabotaged the Republican party also be the ones to save it?

      • Alex Wagner
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Denis Sinyakov / Reuters
      Conventions 2016

      It's Official: Hillary Clinton is Running Against Vladimir Putin

      Fulfilling what might be the Russian autocrat’s dearest wish, Trump has openly questioned whether the U.S. should keep its commitments to NATO.

      • Jeffrey Goldberg
      • Jul 21, 2016
  • Politics & Policy
    • Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
      Politics & Policy

      Do Republicans Think Trump Can Win?

      Nonpartisan prognosticators and party officials seem bleak about the GOP’s chances in November. But delegates in Cleveland were at least somewhat more optimistic.

      • David A. Graham
      • 11:11 AM ET
    • Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
      Politics & Policy

      Why Democrats and Republicans Speak Different Languages

      The Republican National Convention proved yet again that the GOP talks about America and U.S. policy with an entire unique vocabulary. It hasn’t always been this way.

      • Derek Thompson
      • 8:00 AM ET
    • Darren Garnick / The Atlantic
      Politics & Policy

      Card Shark

      Bikini trading-card king Brian Wallos expands his empire to politics, training his gaze on 2016’s winners, losers, and rookies as well as the future stars of 2020.

      • Darren Garnick
      • 6:00 AM ET
    • Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic
      Politics & Policy

      Philadelphia Has Brotherly Love for Protesters

      Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, police and other officials are keeping calm and carrying on.

      • Juleyka Lantigua-Williams
      • 6:00 AM ET
    • Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters
      Politics & Policy

      Translating Trump's Foreign Policy

      The Republican nominee's comments to The New York Times are likely to be received very differently by his base than by Washington's elites.

      • Ron Fournier
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • AP
      Politics & Policy

      John Lewis and the Cycle of Racism in the United States

      In the congressman’s graphic novel, March, the violence of the civil-rights era feels familiar.

      • Vann R. Newkirk II
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Evan Vucci / AP
      Politics & Policy

      Do Republicans Still Think America Is Exceptional?

      For years, the GOP has lambasted the left for not valuing American exceptionalism. But the real challenge to American exceptionalism has been brewing on the right.

      • Peter Beinart
      • Jul 21, 2016
  • Most Popular

    • Jon Stewart's Well-Timed Comeback

      Taking over Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to blast Fox News, the former ‘Daily Show’ host was unapologetically partisan while also seeking to build bridges.

      • Spencer Kornhaber
      • 11:28 AM ET
    • The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America

      It’s known as a modern-day hub of progressivism, but its past is one of exclusion.  

      • Alana Semuels
      • 11:14 AM ET
    • How a Guy From a Montana Trailer Park Overturned 150 Years of Biology

      Biology textbooks tell us that lichens are alliances between two organisms—a fungus and an alga. They are wrong.

      • Ed Yong
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Donald Trump’s Bad Bet on Anger

      In his speech to the Republican National Convention, the presidential nominee revealed a deeply flawed political strategy.

      • David Frum
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Donald Trump's Weird and Wild Post-RNC Speech

      The morning after he accepted the Republican nomination with a serious, long speech, Trump dredged up old feuds, praised the National Enquirer, and had his fun.

      • David A. Graham
      • 11:54 AM ET
  • Video
    • Video

      The Confusing Lives of Chinese-American 'Satellite Babies'

      Without childcare resources, some families send their children back to be cared for by relatives—only to return at the age of five.

      • Nadine Ajaka
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • Video

      The Tiny Irish Island That Will Welcome American Refugees

      Welcome to Inishturk, where they really don't like Donald Trump.

      • Nadine Ajaka
      • Jul 19, 2016
    • Video

      David Lynch on Where Great Ideas Come From

      In an animated interview, the filmmaker gives advice on creativity.

      • Jackie Lay, Katherine Wells, and Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
      • Jul 19, 2016
    • Video

      Aging and Alone in Manhattan's Chinatown

      A short documentary profiles the difficult lives of senior citizens who have lived in the city for decades.

      • Nadine Ajaka
      • Jul 14, 2016
    • Video

      A Portrait of Medicine and Tradition in India

      Bonesetting is an extremely old practice that consists of manipulating joints in order to heal patients.

      • Nadine Ajaka
      • Jul 13, 2016
    • Video

      The Resilience of a Teenage Para-Athlete

      A short film about a 16-year-old runner from Brazil.

      • Nadine Ajaka
      • Jul 11, 2016
  • Science
    • Yves Herman / Reuters
      Science

      Some Microbes Have Been With Us Since Before We Existed

      Certain gut bacteria have evolved in parallel with apes, so that their family tree perfectly mirrors our own.

      • Ed Yong
      • 12:41 PM ET
    • Claire Spottiswoode
      Science

      How To Summon The Bird That Guides You To Honey

      In a rare case of specific communication between humans and wild animals, the Yao people of Mozambique have a special call for attracting the greater honeyguide.

      • Ed Yong
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Gail Burton / AP
      Science

      The Gel That's Revolutionizing Pain Treatment

      An injectable, jello-like substance reduces chronic inflammation, and may aid limb transplantations.

      • Jessa Gamble
      • 2:06 PM ET
    • Amir Cohen / Reuters
      Science

      What's It Like to See Ideas as Shapes?

      Thoughts and feelings are constellations in the mind of a man with a rare form of synesthesia.

      • Alissa Greenberg
      • 10:07 AM ET
    • Justin Fehntrich
      Science

      Burned by a Margarita

      Why lime juice and sunlight don’t mix

      • Erica Cirino
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • Conor Lawless / Flickr
      Science

      How a Guy From A Montana Trailer Park Overturned 150 Years of Biology

      Biology textbooks tell us that lichens are alliances between two organisms—a fungus and an alga. They are wrong.

      • Ed Yong
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Pawel Kopczynski / Reuters
      Science

      How Salmonella Could Be Used to Kill Cancer

      A genetically modified strain of the bacteria has successfully planted drugs in mice tumors.

      • Ed Yong
      • Jul 20, 2016
  • Today's Newsletter
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      Today's Newsletter

      The Atlantic Daily: Trump's Triumph, Shooting in Munich, Drugs of the Future

      Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination, attackers killed 8 near a German mall, researchers developed a new way of treating pain, and more.

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      • 7:13 PM ET

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    • Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty / Zak Bickel / The Atlantic

      Philadelphia Has Brotherly Love for Protesters

      Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, police and other officials are keeping calm and carrying on.

      • Juleyka Lantigua-Williams
      • 6:00 AM ET
  • Technology
    • Evan Vucci / AP
      Technology

      Trump Doesn’t Understand Cyberwar

      The nominee is woefully unprepared for questions about the future of digital conflict.

      • Kaveh Waddell
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Stringer / Reuters
      Technology

      Twitter's Famous Racist Problem

      The social network risks losing the goodwill it built up during the Arab Spring.

      • Robinson Meyer
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Michael Kooren / Reuters
      Technology

      Dollhouses Weren't Invented for Play

      Before they were toys, “cabinet houses” and other miniature homes were used to show off wealth and teach domestic roles. An Object Lesson.

      • Nicole Cooley
      • 12:08 PM ET
    • Bobby Yip / Reuters
      Technology

      Two Big Questions for Elon Musk

      The Tesla CEO says it would be “morally reprehensible” to build a fully driverless car before introducing semi-autonomous safety features.

      • Adrienne LaFrance
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Smithsonian Institution Archives
      Technology

      Why Do Women Inventors Hold So Few Patents?

      At the rate we’re going, women won’t hold as many patents as men until the year 2092.

      • Adrienne LaFrance
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • China Stringer Network / Reuters
      Technology

      Uber Takes to the Skies

      The satellite-imagery giant DigitalGlobe will now provide high-resolution Earth imagery to Uber.

      • Robinson Meyer
      • Jul 19, 2016
    • U.S. Air Force / AP
      Technology

      America’s Network of Secret Bomb Detectors

      Can a mysterious device help the government protect Northern Virginia from nukes?

      • Kaveh Waddell
      • Jul 19, 2016
  • Health
    • Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
      Health

      Why America Is a Global Outlier on Abortion

      Just like Bahrain and Belarus, the U.S. rarely funds abortions for poor women.

      • Olga Khazan
      • 9:25 AM ET
    • Carlos Barria / Reuters
      Health

      How the Immune System Controls Social Behavior

      Researchers have found a new link between immune dysfunction and social dysfunction.

      • Julie Beck
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Beawiharta / Reuters
      Health

      How Noise Pollution Impairs Learning

      Studies suggest word acquisition and reading are more difficult in loud environments, and poor kids may suffer disproportionately.

      • Olga Khazan
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Tina Berning / Spectrum Magazine
      Health

      Making Room for Autism in the Workplace

      Virtual job interviews and office support groups are bucking the trend of underemployment for people on the spectrum.

      • Elizabeth Preston
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
      Health

      Donald Trump: Sociopath?

      Taking his biographer’s claim seriously.

      • James Hamblin
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • David McNew / Reuters
      Health

      What Can't Medical Marijuana Do?

      Recent studies indicate that the drug is making seniors healthier and helping stem the tide of the opioid epidemic—all while making their health care cheaper.

      • Vann R. Newkirk II
      • Jul 18, 2016
    • Pilar Olivares / Reuters
      Health

      A Threat Bigger Than Zika

      Members of Congress left for a seven-week recess without agreeing to help fund efforts to fight the virus. Public health officials say the implications of their inaction are staggering.

      • Adrienne LaFrance
      • Jul 18, 2016
    • Aris Messinis / AFP / Getty

      Photos of the Week 7/16 - 7/22

      Unrest in Turkey, a Santa Claus competition in Denmark, virtual reality in Israel, kite running in Rio, and much more.

      • Emily Anne Epstein
      • 11:51 AM ET
  • Business
    • Rick Wilking / Reuters
      Business

      What It’s Like to Prepare Cleveland for the Republican Convention

      Brittany Williams talks about getting ready for one of the biggest national political events just four weeks after the city won an NBA championship.

      • Adrienne Green
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Bruno Levesque / Getty Images
      Business

      Hotels: Pretty Okay With Their Customers' Porn-Watching Habits

      As more businesses block access to certain internet content on personal devices, the hospitality industry is finding it lucrative not to.

      • Adam Chandler
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Mark Lennihan / AP
      Business

      What Happens When There Are Limits on Bankers’ Bonuses?

      It makes a bunch of risk-takers less likely to take risks.

      • Bourree Lam
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Reuters
      Business

      A Former Wall Street Trader on Why He Left Banking

      “You can feel like making $800,000 is almost like living in poverty."

      • Gillian B. White
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • Rebecca Cook / Reuters
      Business

      Do Parts of the Rust Belt ‘Need to Die Off’?

      Texas A&M's Galen Newman argues that some of America's struggling cities should embrace—and plan around—their decline.

      • Alexia Fernández Campbell
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • Carlos Barria / Reuters
      Business

      The Return of American Hunger

      An uneven recovery and new food-stamp restrictions have left millions more people short on food.

      • Ned Resnikoff
      • Jul 19, 2016
    • Jim Urquhart / Reuters
      Business

      How Much Are America's National Parks Worth?

      Researchers have assessed the value of places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, and while their answer isn’t “priceless,” it’s pretty close.

      • Bourree Lam
      • Jul 19, 2016
  • Culture
    • Paramount
      Culture

      Star Trek Beyond Is the Blockbuster America Needs Right Now

      Justin Lin’s rollicking action-adventure sequel is a paean to unity, teamwork, and the best qualities of humanity.

      • David Sims
      • 12:04 PM ET
    • CBS
      Culture

      Jon Stewart's Well-Timed Comeback

      Taking over Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to blast Fox News, the former ‘Daily Show’ host was unapologetically partisan while also  seeking to build bridges.

      • Spencer Kornhaber
      • 11:28 AM ET
    • Warner Bros.
      Culture

      Batman: The Killing Joke Predicted the Bleak State of Superheroes

      The new Joker feature is based on a 1988 graphic novel that's memorable for its darkness.

      • Jason Guriel
      • 10:52 AM ET
    • Charles Sykes / AP
      Culture

      Mike Birbiglia's Quiet Ambition

      The director of Don’t Think Twice discusses his comedic path and dodging fame.

      • Christopher Orr
      • 9:58 AM ET
    • Lionsgate
      Culture

      Café Society and the Twilight of Woody Allen

      He is prolific, but does he have anything left to say?

      • Megan Garber
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Bob Donnan / USA Today Sports
      Culture

      The NBA’s Reaction to North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’

      The league will move the 2017 All-Star Game because of the law.

      • Matt Vasilogambros
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Matt Sayles / AP
      Culture

      Remembering Garry Marshall

      The creator of the legendary sitcoms Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley, and director of Pretty Woman and Beaches, died Tuesday at the age of 81.

      • David Sims
      • Jul 20, 2016
  • Education
    • Randall Hill / Reuters
      Education

      The E-Reader: The Most Daunting Anthology

      What is lost when the vast expanse of the internet’s literature is at a student’s fingertips?

      • Abigail Walthausen
      • 10:00 AM ET
    • Shannon Stapleton / Reuters
      Education

      Should Students Learn About Black Lives Matter in School?

      The lengthy timelines of publishing new history textbooks—and the problematic narratives those books often present—push primary resources to the forefront of current-events education.

      • Hayley Glatter
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Guadalupe Pardo / Reuters
      Education

      Why California Is Teaching Its Students About the LGBT Community

      The state’s public-school curriculum is poised to require more representation of LGBT contributions beginning in second grade.

      • Catherine Morris
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Ahmed Ali / AP
      Education

      After Terror in France and Unrest in Turkey, Schools Grapple With Whether to Send Students Abroad

      Some colleges have suspended entire programs because of fears of terrorism, while others are running them as usual.

      • Emily DeRuy
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • Randall Hill / Reuters
      Education

      The E-Reader: The Most Daunting Anthology

      What is lost when the vast expanse of the internet’s literature is at a student’s fingertips?

      • Abigail Walthausen
      • 10:00 AM ET
    • Alex Zimmerman / Chalkbeat
      Education

      High School Without Classes

      Bronx Arena High School is engaging its high-need students by eliminating formal classes in favor of self-guided learning.

      • Alex Zimmerman
      • Jul 19, 2016
    • Jason Redmond / Reuters
      Education

      The Long-Term Effects of Social-Justice Education on Black Students

      A new study shows such courses prompted self-exploration and openness in marginalized kids.    

      • Melinda D. Anderson
      • Jul 19, 2016
  • U.S.
    • Mark Lennihan / AP
      U.S.

      The Cost of Athletes Taking Political Stands

      The WNBA fined teams and players for wearing black warm-up shirts to protest police-involved shootings.

      • Matt Vasilogambros
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Fred Prouser / Reuters
      U.S.

      Exit, Roger Ailes

      The Fox News chairman’s departure from the network he helped create followed allegations of sexual harassment by Gretchen Carlson, a former host.

      • Krishnadev Calamur
      • Jul 21, 2016
    • Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
      U.S.

      A Victory For Voting Rights in Texas

      The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down the state’s strict voter-ID law.

      • Matt Ford
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • Dado Ruvic / Reuters
      U.S.

      No More Twitter for the Internet's Self-Proclaimed 'Supervillain'

      Milo Yiannopoulos was banned after hateful messages received by Leslie Jones, a star of the new Ghostbusters movie.

      • J. Weston Phippen
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • Marco Garcia / AP
      U.S.

      A Hawaii Congressman Dies After a Months-Long Cancer Fight

      Mark Takai used his personal experience with pancreatic cancer to advocate more research.

      • Nora Kelly
      • Jul 20, 2016
    • AP
      U.S.

      That Wasn't An Earthquake

      The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.7-magnitude “earthquake” in Florida over the weekend, but what was it really?

      • J. Weston Phippen
      • Jul 19, 2016
    • Max Becherer / AP
      U.S.

      The Unsolved Violence of Baton Rouge

      After years of racial and economic tension, the Louisiana city must wrestle with the shootings of Alton Sterling and six police officers.

      • David W. Brown
      • Jul 18, 2016
    • Denis Sinyakov / Reuters

      It's Official: Hillary Clinton Is Running Against Vladimir Putin


      “Unlike Trump, leaders of countries like Estonia believe that the U.S. still represents the best hope for freedom.”

      • Jeffrey Goldberg
      • Jul 21, 2016
  • Video
    • Video

      Will the Middle East Ever Be Secular?

      Islam is fundamentally different than other religions when it comes to how it functions within law and politics.

      • Shadi Hamid, Daniel Lombroso, and Caitlin Cadieux
      • Jul 16, 2016
    • Video

      Sex and the Senior Center

      Seniors are an overlooked segment of the population when it comes to talking about physical intimacy.

      • James Hamblin, Jaclyn Skurie, and Nicolas Pollock
      • Jul 7, 2016
  • Events
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      The Atlantic will be in Philadelphia for a range of events discussing issues of consequence to everyday Americans and shed light on the vision and policy goals of the Democratic nominee.

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