Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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Goddess of Fire
After a Hawaiian park ranger discovers his family ties to an ancient deity, he begins a process of self-discovery.
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Christopher Furlong / Getty The 140-Year-Old Dream of ‘Government Without Taxation’
In 1879, a political economist argued that wealth derived from land value belonged to the American public. Today, economists are reviving interest in his ideas as a way to combat wealth disparities.
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The Online Speech Wars
The ongoing battle over First Amendment rights in the digital space
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Watch a Community Police Itself
A Detroit minister rallies his neighbors to shut down a drug house in an inspiring display of collective action.
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Nati Harnik / AP In Photos: Deadly Floods Sweep the Midwest
Snowmelt and last week’s “bomb cyclone” have overwhelmed rivers in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and neighboring states, causing widespread flooding that has broken dozens of records and cost at least three lives.
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Edel Rodriguez White Nationalism’s Deep American Roots
A long-overdue excavation of the book that Hitler called his “bible,” and the man who wrote it
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Who Has Time for Doomsday, Anyway?
A filmmaker surveys Alaskans on their level of concern about North Korea’s missile tests.
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Kati Lacker Get Off My Lawn
How a small group of activists (our correspondent among them) got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital
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‘The Internet Isn’t Interested in Nuance’
After analyzing a viral video depicting the shooting of Walter Scott, a college student finds himself going down the rabbit hole in an obsessive quest for the truth.
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David Goldman / AP Alabama Tornado Devastation in Photos
On March 3, a monster of a tornado left a path of destruction more than 20 miles long in Lee County, Alabama.
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What Does It Mean to Support ‘Free College’?
Many Democratic candidates are animated by the idea of free secondary education, but the particulars of the policy remain vague.
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‘Christians Build Bridges, Not Walls’
At the U.S.-Mexico border, a priest tries to save his chapel, which is in the direct path of the proposed border wall.
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How Should Americans Tackle Anti-Semitism?
Hatred against Jews is on the rise around the world, including in the United States.
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A Coast Guard Community Struggles to Put Food on the Table
In a remote fishing village in Alaska, a local organizes a food drive for federal employees struggling to make ends meet.
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It’s Time to Impeach Trump
President Trump is unfit for the office he holds.
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Benjamin Lowy / Getty / The Atlantic Impeach Donald Trump
Starting the process will rein in a president who is undermining American ideals—and bring the debate about his fitness for office into Congress, where it belongs.
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The Atlantic Bears Witness to Trump’s Destructive Presidency
Editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg explains “Unthinkable,” an attempt to chronicle the most bizarre—and dangerous—moments of this presidency.
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Inside a Historic Win on Election Day 2018
On November 6, Malcolm Kenyatta became the first openly LGBT candidate of color elected to state office in Pennsylvania.
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Americans Should Be ‘Screaming Mad’ About Amazon’s Free Money
America has an absurd—and dangerous—obsession with corporate subsidies, such as those given to Jeff Bezos’s trillion-dollar company.
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A Visitor’s Guide to America’s Great Big Border Wall
For 40 years, Mike Davidson has been ferrying tourists across the Rio Grande in his rowboat.
