Kevin Townsend
A Supreme Court Impeachment Fight That’s Already Under Way
A decade ago, West Virginia foreshadowed the influence that money and politics have come to have on state judiciaries. Now it may warn of a worrying new trend.
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Apple / Charlie Le Maignan / The Atlantic The Anachronistic Joy of Dickinson
Why is television using old settings to tell modern stories lately?
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Pablo Larraín / Neon / Charlie Le Maignan … Kristen Stewart, Diana Spencer, and the Ghost of Anne Boleyn
Does Spencer portray Princess Diana the person, or just the public image?
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DreamWorks; Charlie Le Maignan; The Atlantic You Won’t Regret Rewatching The Ring
Almost 20 years ago, the modern horror classic offered an eerily prescient warning about viral media.
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Chiabella James / Warner Bros. Entertainment / Charlie … Science Fiction’s Very Special Boys
Luke Skywalker, Paul Atreides, and what the new Dune finally got right.
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Courtesy of HBO; Charlie Le Maignan; The Atlantic ‘It’s a Safe Space for Mean Humor’
The boar is on the floor. The Greggs are in the Tomelettes. And Season 3 of Succession is finally here.
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MGM / Charlie Le Maignon / The Atlantic ‘The Most Influential Action Movies Ever Made’
James Bond has been in theaters across six decades. But with No Time to Die ending Daniel Craig’s run, where will the franchise go next?
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Getty; Charlie Le Maignon; The Atlantic Ted Lasso and the Limits of American Optimism
On the new Culture podcast The Review, our Atlantic staff writers break down the Emmy-winning soccer sitcom and its much-discussed second season.
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AP / Andrew Harnik Listen: John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What the Hell Just Happened
The veteran congressional reporter shares his firsthand experience of the pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Ticket: Jim Clyburn
The House majority whip from South Carolina gave President-elect Joe Biden the key endorsement of his candidacy. What does the civil-rights veteran want to see from his party—and the new president—in 2021?
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Marco Bello / Reuters Listen: Barton Gellman on How Trump Could Tamper with the Vote
What if Trump refuses to concede?
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Rich Pedroncelli / AP Republicans’ ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’
Once the GOP leader in the largest state in the country, California Assembly Member Chad Mayes left the party—and he has a warning for Republicans around the country.
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David Dee Delgado / Getty ‘If You’re Still Comfortable, You’re Not Doing Enough’
Jumaane Williams, New York City’s second-highest elected official, shares advice for protesters and his hope for change.
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Daniel Sewell / AP The Ticket: Mayor Nan Whaley
The mayor of Dayton, Ohio, on how badly America’s cities need a bailout, and how painful the impact could be if they don’t get one.
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Erin Scott / Reuters The Ticket: Senator Bill Cassidy
The senator from Louisiana (and doctor) describes how he sees states reopening and why he says those decisions should come from outside Washington, D.C.
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Listen: Are These Tweets Real?
McKay Coppins discusses pandemic-era propaganda on the podcast with Katherine Wells and James Hamblin.
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Kate Munsch / Reuters Listen: Where the Curve Has Flattened
Staff writer Russell Berman joins the podcast to describe how San Francisco has fared better than other cities in its pandemic response.
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Daniel Acker / Reuters Voter Suppression by Pandemic
Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund discusses Wisconsin’s election debacle and how the coronavirus has become a new tool of voter suppression.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Listen: Trump’s Miracle Cure
What do we actually know about hydroxychloroquine?
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Ticket: Risking Exposure in Congress
Representative Grace Meng of New York shares the view from the floor of Congress—and from the epicenter of the pandemic.
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Listen: Can I Have a Drink?
The Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson on what needs to happen in Washington to make sure Americans stay afloat.
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