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Photodisc / Getty Why More Young Married Couples Are Keeping Separate Bank Accounts
It doesn’t signal a lack of trust—to some, it’s a way for spouses to show they trust each other more.
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic What Should We Call the Parkland Generation?
Move over, Millennials.
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Nile Scott / The Atlantic What a Day in Boston Taught Us About Health Care
Navigating America’s complex medical maze—and the birthplace of The Atlantic.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Leaks, the Law, and the Press
How a White House leak can be interpreted—by the law, the press, and you.
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HC / AP The Magazine and Martin Luther King
On the 50th anniversary of King’s death, here’s a look at how he’s been covered in The Atlantic.
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Mardis Coers / Getty Doing Dishes Is the Worst
This is now an empirically proven fact. Dishwashing causes more relationship distress than any other household task.
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Courtesy of Bobby Martin The Covers Behind KING
The designer of our Martin Luther King Jr. special edition describes his inspiration.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Towns That Stay Quiet on Gun Violence
In the communities that are most affected, many residents choose not to speak out.
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The Atlantic The Story Behind “My Family’s Slave”
Features editor Denise Wills describes her process for editing the most-read piece of 2017.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters How to Misremember the Iraq War
After 15 years, a gap has opened up between what happened and how it’s perceived.
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George Marks/Getty Marriage Proposals Are Stupid
This is no way for two grown humans to make a major life decision.
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Simon Dawson / Reuters How Art Reflects the Age It Comes From
The art world is fragmenting. Will we be able to date the art of the future?
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Maciej Toporowicz / Getty Pay No Attention to the G-Man Behind the Curtain
The FBI has long tried to control its public image. But, as it faces a major PR crisis, that power is weaker than it has historically been.
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Stringer France / Reuters History Is Testing Evangelicals, Again
Billy Graham’s complicated relationship with Martin Luther King and civil rights echoes the struggles of evangelicals today.
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Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters Why No One Talks About the Love Con
The FBI estimates that only 15 percent of romance scams are reported.
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Courtesy of Bobby Martin A New Focus on a Familiar Icon
The designer of our Martin Luther King Jr. special edition describes his inspiration.
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Tyrone Siu / Reuters Xi Jinping Reveals Himself as an Autocrat
James Fallows explains why removing China’s term limits is a step backward.
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Colin Hackley / Reuters What Else Is There to Say About Gun Violence?
Help us figure out where the story should go next.
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The Voorhes How Paul Manafort Influenced the Media
“Sometimes the media is magnificent and we’re all deeply proud of the profession. Other times, you wince.”
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A #MeToo Conversation with The Atlantic
A few of our writers sat down to talk about current state of the movement, and where it’s going next.
