The Atlantic Crossword

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1 The Real Roots of American Rage

The untold story of how anger became the dominant emotion in our politics and personal lives—and what we can do about it.

Charles Duhigg

2 A Brawl With the President on Live TV

The two Democratic leaders went to the White House for a negotiation, ended up with a public fight, and left all smiles with a political gift from the president.

Russell Berman

3 What Sundar Pichai Couldn’t Explain to Congress

Google's CEO struggled to explain the reality of his company's power to a House committee convinced of liberal conspiracy.

Alexis C. Madrigal

4 Congresswoman, Interrupted

President Trump’s interruptions of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are part of a long tradition of men talking over female colleagues.

Amanda Mull

5 Trump’s Reality Show in the Oval Office

During a photo op that morphed into a bizarre spectacle, the president brawled with Democratic leaders over funding his border wall.

Elaina Plott

6 Winners of the 2018 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest

National Geographic magazine has announced the winning entries in its annual photo competition.

Alan Taylor

7 The Grim Future of Urban Warfare

New technologies are making war even more horrific.

Darran Anderson

The mock village of Razish at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California

8 The Golden Age of Rich People Not Paying Their Taxes

An eight-year campaign to slash the IRS’s budget has left the agency understaffed, hamstrung, and operating with archaic equipment. The result: a hundred-billion-dollar heist.

Paul KielJesse EisingerProPublica