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Getty; The Atlantic A World Without Children
A generation facing an intractable problem debates whether to bring a new generation into the world.
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Molly Kaplan / ACLU; The Atlantic The Culture War Over ‘Pregnant People’
Some advocates on the left want America to talk about pregnancy and birth in gender-neutral terms. But this language change might not be so easy for the country to embrace.
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Yalonda M. James / The San Francisco Chronicle; … His Dad Got a Chance at Clemency. Then His Baby Was Born.
In an interview, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin discusses fatherhood, who deserves to be punished, his relationship with the police, and more.
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Dan Darling; The Atlantic Fired After Getting Vaccinated—And Encouraging Others to Do So
Dan Darling lost his job because he refused to “stay neutral” on COVID-19.
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John Seago; The Atlantic What Texas Abortion Foes Want Next
If John Seago and his allies get their way, abortion would be completely illegal in the United States. Would they be ready for the consequences?
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Patrick Semansky / AP; The Atlantic Why America’s Largest Teachers’ Union Refuses to Support Vaccine Mandates
Becky Pringle, the president of the National Education Association, won’t back a blanket vaccination requirement yet—but she thinks there are other ways to ensure that students and teachers are safe.
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Matt Hawn ; The Atlantic He Taught a Ta-Nehisi Coates Essay. Then He Was Fired.
Matt Hawn says he was helping his students in Blountville, Tennessee, learn to critically evaluate contemporary debates.
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Shahar Azran / WireImage ; Scott Olson / … Cornel West on Why the Left Needs Jesus
The famous professor has found himself out of step with cancel culture and the search for political purity among progressives.
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Jamelle Bouie; The Atlantic The Words the AP Didn’t Want to Use
The reporter Jonathan Katz explains how he wrestled with the sins of U.S. interventions abroad—and what to call them.
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Jeff Kowalsky / AFP / Getty; The Atlantic The Gymnast Who Won’t Let Her Daughters Do Gymnastics
Gymnast Rachael Denhollander is one of many people who can no longer watch the Olympics with casual enjoyment.
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Rachel Hulin; The Atlantic How to Avoid the Worst Parenting Mistake
Emily Oster caters to a data-obsessed crowd of modern parents. But sometimes you just can’t optimize your kid.
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Sean Hemmerle; The Atlantic ‘The Last Acceptable Prejudice’
Father James Martin isn’t quick to call out bias against his faith. But sometimes people go too far.
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Pete Marovich / Getty; The Atlantic Republicans Like Bob Corker Have Nowhere to Go
The former senator from Tennessee famously clashed with President Donald Trump. After two years of silence, he still thinks his party is the future.
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Illustration by Valerie Chiang; Andrew Harnik-Pool / Getty; … How Democrats Lost the Courts
Justice Stephen Breyer hasn’t retired yet. But filling Supreme Court seats is just one battle in a war over the judiciary—one that progressives worry they’re losing.
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Courtesy of Esau McCaulley / The Atlantic The Vortex of White Evangelicalism
“Every single Christian of color who is proximate to evangelical spaces gets called everything but a child of God. And that’s just part of the work.”
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Mark Humphrey / AP The Evangelical Politician Who Doesn’t Recognize His Faith—Or His Party
Bill Haslam, the former governor of Tennessee, is trying to figure out how religious Republicans got so extreme.
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Earl Gibson III / Getty T. D. Jakes on How White Evangelicals Lost Their Way
“The numbers have dropped, but the trauma has not.” One of America’s foremost pastors reflects on religion, race, and the pandemic.
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Aaron Richter / The New York Times / … Dr. Ruth on Finding Love After the Pandemic
The nearly 93-year-old sex therapist has survived a lot of trauma. But she’s ready to get back to normal life.
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Andrew Harnik / The Washington Post / Getty The Texas Republican Asking His Party to Just Stop
Former Representative Will Hurd is trying to make the Republican Party more competitive—and more moderate. Can he succeed?
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MediaNews Group / Boston Herald / Getty The Liberals Who Can’t Quit Lockdown
Progressive communities have been home to some of the fiercest battles over COVID-19 policies, and some liberal policy makers have left scientific evidence behind.
