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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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.
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Trump and His Supporters Thrive on Cruelty
The president and his backers revel in the suffering of those they hate and fear.
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Justin Fantl What Donald Trump and Dick Cheney Got Wrong About America
We allowed an important idea—American exceptionalism—to be hijacked and misused. Now we need to rescue that idea and let it guide America at home and abroad.
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The Atlantic 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.
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He Served the Longest Sentence of Any Innocent U.S. Inmate
A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years shares how he maintained his identity.
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James Graham Ending Weed Prohibition Hasn’t Stopped Drug Crimes
Marijuana legalization was supposed to decrease crime—but the reality is more complicated.
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The Voorhes What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency
From seizing control of the internet to declaring martial law, President Trump may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things.
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A Crisis of Conscience in Fake News
A teenager in Veles, Macedonia, grapples with the far-reaching consequences of his desire to make a quick buck.
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Agnosticism and the Gary Hart Case
Last month I had an article in the print magazine about a reported deathbed confession, by the GOP operative Lee…
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Stephen Lam / Reuters The Animals of California’s Devastating Camp Fire
Images of the pets, working animals, and wildlife that have become victims, evacuees, rescuers, and comforters after California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire
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Edmon De Haro The Democrats’ White-People Problem
Donald Trump likes to pit elite and non-elite white people against each other. Why do white liberals play into his trap?
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Trump Is Exposing a Major Flaw in American Democracy
The recent appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general threatens the rule of law in the U.S.
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Illustration: Gluekit* The Clinton Impeachment, as Told by the People Who Lived It
Twenty years ago, Bill Clinton became the first president to be impeached since Andrew Johnson, in 1868. We offer a recounting by people who played a role.
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Something’s Wrong With Fall in America
An unseen safety hazard plagues America, and it’s time to take action.
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Wenjia Tang The Media Barely Covered One of the Worst Storms to Hit U.S. Soil
Weeks ago, Super Typhoon Yutu devastated the Northern Mariana Islands, which are home to tens of thousands of Americans. Mainland outlets paid little attention.
