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The Atlantic Daily: Bye Bye Bannon
The exit of Trump's controversial adviser, the future of the war in Afghanistan, a speech from the mayor of Charlottesville, and more
Bannon Is 'Going Nuclear'
Friends say the ousted White House chief strategist has a range of ways to make mischief—from returning to Breitbart, to helming an outside group, to leaking dirt about rivals.
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Politics DailyThe Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Loose Bannon
President Trump fired Steve Bannon, the former Breitbart editor who helped fuel Trump's rise.
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BusinessWhen Should Companies Dump White Supremacist Customers?
Payment processors and web-hosting companies have been forced to reckon with the sometimes significant roles they play in hate groups' existence.
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GlobalCharlottesville Makes Strange Bedfellows Around the World
Condemnation united Iran and Israel—and got the xenophobic National Front in France speaking out against white nationalism.
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PoliticsBannon Is 'Going Nuclear'
The ousted White House chief strategist is back at Breitbart News, and he’s planning to make mischief.
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GlobalWhat Should Trump Do in Afghanistan?
"It’s unfortunate that the strategy review has taken so long and now has become involved in a political debate over what America’s role in the world should be."
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PoliticsBannon's Exit Leaves Trump Untethered
As the president cuts ties with establishment staffers, and forces out his populist firebrand, what’s left of Trumpism other than white identity politics?
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PoliticsSteve Bannon's Departure Won't Change Donald Trump
The president’s prejudices predate his relationship with the former Breitbart News chief.
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Politics'These Monuments Were Transformed From Equestrian Statues Into Lightning Rods'
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer reverses course, and calls for the removal of his city’s statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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CulturePoem of the Week: ‘The Death of Slavery’ by William Cullen Bryant
This year I’ve spent my working hours in a distant American past, reading contemporaneous accounts of abolitionism, civil war, and…
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ScienceAmerican Marketing Casts Its Shadow
The “Great American Eclipse” is a showcase for great (and sometimes not great) American branding efforts.
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GlobalPhotos of the Week: 8/12–8/18
The removal of Confederate statues in Baltimore, big waves in Brazil, the World Jousting Championships in Australia, daily exercise at a pig farm in China, and much more.
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GlobalPostcard From Dresden and India's Pilgrims: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing
The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
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EducationWhy Charter Schools Are Good Neighbors
A study finds that being near charter schools contributes to the success of New York City public schools.
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ScienceAmerican Blackout
A tour of the solar eclipse’s path reveals a nation that fought to maintain a different sort of totality.
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GlobalWhat General Pershing Was Really Doing in the Philippines
Trump has again recirculated a debunked history about terrorism. But what the general was really doing in the Philippines can tell us something more important about America.
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Culture'Let Us Eat Cake': The Tina Fey Effect in 2017
The aftermath of Charlottesville has brought up important questions about who should be speaking, and who should be listening.
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PoliticsErik Prince's Plan to Privatize the War in Afghanistan
President Trump is meeting with his aides on Friday at Camp David—and some unorthodox ideas are on the table.
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EventsWashington Ideas
For its ninth year, the Washington Ideas Forum will convene the nation's leaders, from politics and government to business and culture for two days of idea sharing and thought provoking conversation.
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PodcastsTa-Nehisi Coates and Yoni Appelbaum on Charlottesville's Aftermath
Did the president's response to fatal violence touched off by white supremacists mark a major breakpoint in American politics?
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