Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg
Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg founded and oversees Atlantic Studios, The Atlantic’s award-winning in-house documentary-production division. She produced The Atlantic’s first feature documentary, White Noise, premiering at AFI Docs 2020. Under her leadership, Atlantic Studios has won two Murrow Awards, two Headliner Awards, and an RTDNA Kaleidoscope Award, and has been a three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award in Video. Atlantic Studios’ short documentaries have premiered at SXSW, DOC NYC, AFI Docs, Mountainfilm, the American Documentary Film Festival, the LA Film Festival, and other festivals. Her short documentaries include The Contract Buyers League and The Guardian of North Lawndale, produced in collaboration with Ta-Nehisi Coates for his landmark cover story “The Case for Reparations.” The films were finalists for the National Magazine Award in Video in 2015. She studied filmmaking at Harvard University.
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America Misunderstands the Declaration of Independence Because of a Typo
A frequently printed error has caused widespread misreadings of the seminal text—and the interpretation of democracy.
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The Philosophy of ‘Circular Design’
Eileen Fisher explains how her design philosophy promotes sustainability.
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The ‘Nightmare’ of a Tweeting President
The Founding Fathers designed America to be impervious to demagogues, but social media has derailed the system.
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How ‘LOL’ Changed the Way We Talk
The acronym has ushered in a new era of informal communication.
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‘It’s Not About Sex; It’s About Power’
Oregon State Senator Sara Gelser reflects on the cost of workplace harassment.
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Justice Stevens: Roe Will Be Overturned If Kennedy Retires
Jeffrey Rosen reveals a conversation he had with John Paul Stevens and discusses Anthony Kennedy’s nonpartisan legacy.
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‘It’s Impossible to Imagine Trump Without the Force of Whiteness'
Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how the 2016 election was a reaction to Obama’s presidency.
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Jon Batiste Reinterprets 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' for The Atlantic
The legendary jazz musician updates the American anthem for the magazine’s first podcast.
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Caitlyn Jenner on Looking in the Mirror and Not Recognizing Yourself
“When you are burdened with something constantly—every day—you can't thrive as a human being.”
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Samantha Power on Diplomacy, Motherhood, and the 24-7 Job 'of a Lifetime'
"I think women should never lose the instinct to actually listen, but we need to become as unflappable as we can become."
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Challenges of Writing Marvel's Black Panther
The author discusses his vision for T’Challa and the importance of black superheroes.
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The Big-Data Quest to Treat Every Disease
Inside Obama's new initiative to personalize health care
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Women in Combat, in Their Own Words
Long before the Pentagon's announcement, women were already embedded in the front lines of Afghanistan.
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What's the Best Tool We Have to Stop Environmental Disaster?
"We live on a very dynamic planet, and Mother Nature will do what she wants."
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What Is the Biggest Misconception About Racism?
"Until we have a conversation about what privilege means, we'll never understand what racism means."
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How Will Education Be Different in 100 Years?
Professors, engineers, and journalists look ahead to the next century.
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Can Single People Be Happy?
We asked experts.
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How Does Creativity Help Solve Problems?
"If we aren't making leaps of the imagination, then all of our new ideas are just old ideas repackaged."
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What Is the Biggest Environmental Problem People Don't Know About?
From acidification of the ocean to dwindling fresh water, experts weigh in on what the public should know.
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Has the U.S. Reached a Tipping Point on Police Violence?
"Police must stop thinking about crime reduction as self-justifying. It's not."
