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The Garden Trolls of Western Pennsylvania

In my home state, one man’s plan to encourage voting didn’t go the way he expected.

• Christine Spolar
• October 28, 2020

5 Questions for Undecided Voters

Instead of focusing solely on how the candidates would behave in the Oval Office, consider how each man is likely to inspire others to behave.

• Conor Friedersdorf
• October 28, 2020

Working for Racial Justice as a White Teacher

Robert Roth on an anti-racist approach to high-school history

• Kristina Rizga
• October 28, 2020

The Catholic Temptation

Former Vice President Joe Biden is using his Scranton bona fides to win over a key voting bloc.

• Emma Green
• October 28, 2020

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Recession Is Wildly Uneven

The rich are all right.

• Caroline Mimbs Nyce
• October 27, 2020

Trump Has Justified Breaking One of America’s Most Sacred Norms

The tradition of granting post-term immunity from prosecution to those who leave the White House now comes at too great a cost.

• Paul Rosenzweig
• October 27, 2020

On TV, Having Wealth Means You Get to Suffer Beautifully

Like other stories about terrible rich people, HBO’s glitzy murder mystery The Undoing is entranced by a world it finds immoral.

• Hannah Giorgis
• October 27, 2020

The Weekly Planet: The Secret Political Power of Fossil Fuels

Coal and fracking don’t work like other declining industries, and that matters for Democrats.

• Robinson Meyer
• October 27, 2020

The Plot to Kidnap Me

Every time the president ramps up his violent rhetoric, every time he fires up Twitter to launch another broadside against me, my family and I see a surge of vicious attacks sent our way.

• Gretchen Whitmer
• October 27, 2020

If You Soak the Rich, Will They Leave?

States and cities struggling through the pandemic recession are wondering if higher taxes will raise revenue, or cause a mass exodus.

• Annie Lowrey
• October 27, 2020

The World Is Trapped in America’s Culture War

America won the internet, and now makes us all speak its language.

• Helen Lewis
• October 27, 2020

The Pandemic’s Toll on Meatpacking Workers

How fear and infection spread across the factory floor

• Jahd Khalil
• October 27, 2020

The Impossible Job of a Parent Navigating Zoom School

A mother of five young kids is considering taking their education into her own hands.

• Charley Locke
• October 27, 2020

How the ‘African Ban’ Ripped a Family Apart

A January immigration ruling didn’t cause as much of a stir as the 2017 Muslim ban. But it upended countless families’ plans.

• Kovie Biakolo
• October 27, 2020

How Trump Changed a Young Judge’s Life

Before the president promoted Justin Walker to a federal appeals court, Walker had been a district-court judge for less than a year.

• Cristian Farias
• October 27, 2020

Trump Added Insult to Injury for Charlottesville Survivors

“I really thought that it was something that I could kind of brush over and move past, like a lot of other things in my life. And it didn’t turn out to be like that.”

• Marin Cogan
• October 27, 2020

Life in the Shadow of ‘Clean Coal’

Barbara Szalai wasn’t worried about moving upriver from a coal plant. Then sticky black dust started coating her home, and the headaches and allergies began.

• Paola Rosa-Aquino
• October 27, 2020

The Human Cost of Work Requirements

After a grad student lost her Medicaid coverage, she turned to cocaine and painkillers.

• Monica Potts
• October 27, 2020

The Amy Coney Barrett Hail-Mary Touchdown

Republicans understand that Barrett’s confirmation is coming just a week before a potential electoral “bloodbath.” They don’t care.

• Emma Green
• October 26, 2020

The Atlantic Daily: The Inevitability of Amy Coney Barrett

It’s official. Barrett is joining the Supreme Court.

• Caroline Mimbs Nyce
• October 26, 2020

Listen: The Virus Is Peaking, but Help Is Going Away

Americans now face a third wave of the coronavirus. New lockdowns may soon follow—this time, without economic support.

• October 26, 2020

Everyone Can Chill Out About the Moon

Scientists have detected evidence of water in an unexpected place—a significant, but not earth-shattering, discovery.

• Marina Koren
• October 26, 2020

The Difference Between Feeling Safe and Being Safe

The pandemic has broken Americans’ understanding of what to fear.

• Amanda Mull
• October 26, 2020

The Biden Doctrine Begins With Latin America

The former vice president has spent decades working in the region—and he has a chance to rebuild America’s image there.

• Christian Paz
• October 26, 2020

How We Got Trump Voters to Change Their Mind

Our persuasion rate is much higher than that of traditional electioneering efforts.

• George Goehl
• October 26, 2020

Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend Is Sending Me Mixed Signals

I am incredibly worried that he’s not on the same page as me about moving our relationship forward.

• Lori Gottlieb
• October 26, 2020

Trump Is the Best Candidate for the Illiberal Left

If you hate wokeness, you should vote for Joe Biden.

• Yascha Mounk
• October 26, 2020

Trump’s Fate Rests on Countrypolitan Counties

In Union County, North Carolina, change is coming—and the GOP is struggling to keep up.

• David A. Graham
• October 26, 2020

The Atlantic Daily: How to Not Go Crazy the Week Before an Election

Welcome to the great wait.

• Caroline Mimbs Nyce
• October 25, 2020