Rachael Allen
Rachael Allen is an editorial fellow at The Atlantic.
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fantom_rd / Shutterstock Reconstructing the Memories of Aging Matriarchs
Two recent novels attempt to unearth the pasts of forgetful family members, weighing the benefits of storytelling for older and younger generations.
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Elise Amendola / AP The Next Mayor of Boston?
City Councilor Michelle Wu, a Chicago native and Harvard Law grad, has emerged as one of the city’s most effective politicians.
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Rami Niemi The Tunisian-Italian Rapper Who Won Over Europe’s Most Anti-Immigrant Country
How Italy fell for Ghali
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James Lawler Duggan / Reuters Two Women and the Protest Against Brett Kavanaugh
They were angry and afraid and joined a “filibuster” outside the Supreme Court Thursday night before the Senate’s vote on Brett Kavanaugh.
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Andrew Harrer / Getty Anonymity Is Having a Moment
But when is it justified?
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic The 22-Year-Old Who Wrote Barack Obama’s Letters
One young White House staffer wrote letters to thousands of citizens on behalf of the president.
