The Limits of the Democrats’ Big Tent
A convention showed that it’s more medium size.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: CNN / Getty; Eric Lee / Bloomberg / Getty. Tulsi Gabbard’s Quest to Bring the ‘Deep State’ Under Her Control
A memo circulating within the federal government lays out her office’s reasoning for wanting to transfer counterintelligence work away from the FBI.
Angelina Katsanis / AFP / Getty What the Left Still Doesn’t Get About Winning
He won by a modest margin in a deeply blue city not because of his radical commitments, but despite them.
Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty The Dreams and Limits of the Suburbs
They’re more diverse than ever, but they remain the sites of deep racial and socioeconomic gaps.
Illustration by The Atlantic The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office
Instead of trying to depoliticize science, they’re running for office.
The Atlantic. Sources: Matt McClain / The Washington Post / Getty; Michael Nagle / Bloomberg / Getty; Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty. The Affordability Curse
Each candidate arguably got more out of affordability than any other approach.
Win McNamee / Getty Dick Cheney Didn’t Care What You Thought
The former VP’s indifference to approval made him a boogeyman for the left and the right.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic. Source: Buyenlarge / Getty. Democratic Momentum Could Be a Mirage
Big off-year wins in New Jersey and Virginia get the party no closer to taking back the Senate or the White House.
Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto / Getty The Battle Iranian Women Are Winning
The mandatory veiling of women was once a pillar of the Islamic Republic. Now it’s almost gone.
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What I Learned From Sammy Davis Jr.
The showman never stopped pleasing audiences—and confounding expectations.
No Politics Is Local
State and city elections are now heavily intertwined with what happens in Washington.
Christian Monterrosa / Bloomberg / Getty The World Dick Cheney Built
The vice president had spent most of his career trying to lift the restraints on presidential authority. After 9/11, he did just that. (From 2020)
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SSPL / Getty The Last Three Days of Mussolini
“Il Duce slumped, first falling to his knees, then leaning sideways against the wall.” (From 1945)
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Backyard Production / Getty radio atlantic•Episode 154Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?
Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.
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Quico Toro on the Trump administration’s dangerous game of brinksmanship with Venezuela, and why a conflict in the Caribbean could be a disaster for everyone involved. Plus: Trump’s newest attempt at a constitutional coup, and a discussion of The Oppermanns, by Lion Feuchtwanger.
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The Atlantic is launching a new weekly show hosted by our staff writer Charlie Warzel, who is paying attention to where we pay attention.
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There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. how to age up•Episode 6How to Age Up on a Warming Planet
Younger generations are having a hard time imagining their future.
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