The Atlantic Festival 2018

Naloxone Retail Dispensing Is Up 70 Percent

An awareness campaign by the U.S. Surgeon General has led to a surge in demand for the overdose-reversal drug.

• Lola Fadulu
• October 5, 2018

‘We’re Still Under Attack’

Russia experts argue that the U.S. government isn’t doing nearly enough to combat Russian aggression and promote democracy.

• Olivia Paschal
• October 4, 2018

Why Chef José Andrés Set Up a Kitchen in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

The chef’s massive effort to cook food for the island’s residents and relief workers was driven by an urgent sense of empathy.

• Hannah Giorgis
• October 4, 2018

Lindsey Graham to Trump: Make North Korea Choose Between ‘Death or Condos’

A hardline adviser speaks out against the president's lovey-dovey diplomacy with Kim Jong Un.

• Uri Friedman
• October 4, 2018

Stephen Breyer Is Reading Aeschylus While the Supreme Court Burns Around Him

The justice stayed far away from the Brett Kavanaugh controversy in an interview on Thursday.

• Emma Green
• October 4, 2018

Donald Trump’s Real Endgame With China

There’s more at stake than trade.

• Uri Friedman
• October 4, 2018

James Winnefeld Jr.’s Vow to Combat the Opioid Crisis

The retired admiral lost his son to the opioid crisis. His new nonprofit aims to help families struggling with addiction.

• Madeleine Carlisle
• October 3, 2018

The Federal Reserve Chair Is Ignoring President Trump

Jerome Powell foresees the economy continuing to grow and isn’t concerned about what politicians say.

• David A. Graham
• October 3, 2018

John Kerry Is Pushing Back Against Trump

The former secretary of state couldn’t resist baiting the president in a tweet defending the Iran nuclear deal.

• Natasha Bertrand
• October 3, 2018

Live TV Is All But Dead

Scripted television “really has moved into the consumer actually controlling their experience,” says Hulu CEO Randy Freer.

• David Sims
• October 3, 2018

Lindsey Graham ‘Didn’t Particularly Like’ Trump’s Mockery of Christine Blasey Ford

In a combative interview Wednesday, the South Carolina senator strongly defended Brett Kavanaugh, and argued that his fiery rhetoric is sincere.

• David A. Graham
• October 3, 2018

Read Hillary Clinton’s Remarks on Brett Kavanaugh

The former secretary of state talked with The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg about the Supreme Court, Russian interference in the 2016 election, and President Trump.

• Elaine Godfrey
• October 2, 2018

Kellyanne Conway Defends Trump’s Record on Women

The presidential aide says that her boss doesn’t get as much credit as he deserves because of excessive politicization in the country.

• David A. Graham
• October 2, 2018

Hillary Clinton Laughs at Kavanaugh’s Left-Wing-Conspiracy Claim

In her first public comments on the Supreme Court nominee’s testimony, she swatted away his remark about “the Clintons” and criticized his temperament.  

• Elaine Godfrey
• October 2, 2018

Nancy Pelosi Wants Democrats to Stop Getting Distracted by the News

The House minority leader is pushing a disciplined message amid drama over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the president who chose him.

• Elaina Plott
• October 2, 2018

Tech Was Supposed to Be Society’s Great Equalizer. What Happened?

In a special bonus episode of the podcast Crazy/Genius, the computer scientist and data journalist Meredith Broussard explains how “technochauvinism” derailed the dream of the digital revolution.

• Derek Thompson
• September 30, 2018

American Democracy Is in Crisis

Our democratic institutions and traditions are under siege. We need to do everything we can to fight back.

• Hillary Rodham Clinton
• September 16, 2018

Fresno’s Ugly Divide

In California’s poorest major city, policy, poverty, and a legacy of discrimination and segregation haunt the most vulnerable residents.

• Gillian B. White
• August 25, 2018