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‘I’m the Doctor Who Is Here to Help You Die’

Why do so many patients have to wait until they’re suffering terribly before they can get relief?
- Katie Engelhart
- March 1, 2021
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The Lie at the Heart of the Western

Revisionist novels are sweeping away some of the literary genre’s most calcified myths.
- Anna North
- February 28, 2021
Victor Zea Diaz

Against the Parts of Me That Think They Know Anything

A poem for Sunday
- Kaveh Akbar
- February 28, 2021
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America Didn’t Need Sports After All

The public’s emotional connection to big-money athletics has been grossly overestimated.
- Jemele Hill
- February 28, 2021
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The Surprising Key to Combatting Vaccine Refusal

It’s not just one problem—and we’re going to need a portfolio of approaches to solve it.
- Derek Thompson
- February 28, 2021
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The Arctic Has a Cloud Problem

Tiny iodine particles are clumping together to trap sunlight and melt polar sea ice.
- Quanta and Max Kozlov
- February 27, 2021
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The Sports League That Refuses to Court Certain Fans

The National Women’s Hockey League distanced itself from a Barstool Sports endorsement, sparking a firestorm about how teams should build their audiences.
- Maggie Mertens
- February 27, 2021
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The Total Absurdity of Outdoor Dining Structures

Are you even still “outside” if you’re in a completely enclosed space?
- Steve Macone
- February 27, 2021
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The Man Who Refused to Bow

Adam Kinzinger says he’ll fight to take his party back from Donald Trump.
- Peter Wehner
- February 27, 2021
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Overcaution Carries Its Own Danger to Children

Incessant pessimism about the coronavirus is hard to kick, but the vaccines are banishing any doubt about reopening schools.
- Monica Gandhi
- February 27, 2021
Adam Maida

A Playlist for Your Next Walk

It’s time for a walk. Liven it up with a peppy playlist of an hour of new music, chosen for you by our music writer.
- Spencer Kornhaber
- February 26, 2021
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‘To Me, This Penis Is Out of Control’

The Danish series John Dillermand makes a very big deal about a very big body part.
- Katherine J. Wu
- February 26, 2021
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Murderers Should Be Called Murderers

Frequently and to their faces
- Graeme Wood
- February 26, 2021
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The False Dilemma of Post-Vaccination Risk

We’ll never know for sure how contagious people are after they’re vaccinated, but we do know how they should act.
- James Hamblin
- February 26, 2021
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5 Pandemic Mistakes We Keep Repeating

We can learn from our failures.
- Zeynep Tufekci
- February 26, 2021
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You’re Thinking About Home Heating Wrong

Getting a heat pump is one of the easiest ways for homeowners to fight climate change.
- Ian Bogost
- February 26, 2021
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The Books Briefing: The Many Sides of Loneliness

Time alone can offer a restorative pause; it can also just feel lonely: Your weekly guide to the best in books
- Kate Cray
- February 26, 2021
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Mars Is a Hellhole

Colonizing the red planet is a ridiculous way to help humanity.
- Shannon Stirone
- February 26, 2021
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The Conversation That Can Change the Course of a Cardiac Arrest

Telephone CPR saved my father-in-law’s life. Why don’t all 911 services provide that?
- Brian Anderson
- February 26, 2021
Tyler Varsell

American Cynicism Has Reached a Breaking Point

The nation’s politics is in dire need of earnestness. Can its culture meet the moment?
- Megan Garber
- February 26, 2021
Molly Crabapple

America’s Political Roots Are in Eutaw, Alabama

When I think about the 1870 riot, I remember how the country rejected the opportunity it had.
- Adam Harris
- February 26, 2021
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Photos of the Week: Giant Teapot, Arizona Sunset, Egyptian Goose

Moving a home through the streets of San Francisco, hiking the Great Wall in China, visiting a ski resort in Tehran, opening a “hug room” in Rome, walking a snow maze in Manitoba, and much more
- Alan Taylor
- February 26, 2021
The Atlantic Daily: A Guide to America’s Awkward, Semi-Vaccinated Months

Our writers lay out how to think about safety as the country takes its next steps.
- Isabel Fattal
- February 25, 2021
When a Company Invests in an ‘Underdog City’

The country is full of “underdog cities”—communities and regions that are aware of losing out and having been overlooked. Some…
- James Fallows
- February 25, 2021
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The Winter Surge Is Melting Away

Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all fell for the fourth consecutive week.
- The COVID Tracking Project
- February 25, 2021
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Listen: Infections, Vaccinations, and Other Questions

James Hamblin answers questions from callers with mild COVID-19 cases.
- February 25, 2021
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100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1921

A look at some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago
- Alan Taylor
- February 25, 2021
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You Got the Vaccine! What Can You Do Now?

A guide to America’s awkward, semi-vaccinated months
- Rachel Gutman
- February 25, 2021
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The Biggest Country Musician in America Is a Disgrace

After saying a racial slur and being exiled from radio, Morgan Wallen has become only more popular. What’s going on?
- Spencer Kornhaber
- February 25, 2021
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The Republican Party Is Now in Its End Stages

The GOP has become, in form if not in content, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the late 1970s.
- Tom Nichols
- February 25, 2021