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Recent Articles (25)
Science Has a Name for What’s Plaguing the Reflecting Pool
Testing reveals that efforts to suppress one algal bloom seem to be fueling another.
Mark Rutte Needs to Stop Talking
Flattering Trump will get Europe nowhere.
How to Think About AI Before It’s Too Late
The case against AI hype with Cory Doctorow
Britain’s Next Leader Has Emerged
Andy Burnham, Manchester’s mayor, prepares to challenge Keir Starmer—and is likely to win.
The Thinkers Who Explain This Baffling Era
These philosophers are less arcane—and more relevant—than some readers might think.
What a Juneteenth Boxing Match Revealed About America
The 1936 fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling was a showdown over global fascism.
Photos of the Week: Chair Hat, Shouting Choir, Demolition Derby
Summer pastures in Turkey, drought conditions in Nebraska, scenes from the World Cup, a “Canyon of Heroes” parade in New York City, a Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan, and much more
<em>Toy Story </em>Confronts a Nightmare of Modern Parenting
The Pixar franchise’s latest installment makes an enemy out of screen time.
The Massive Implications of the Brendan Sorsby Ordeal
The NCAA needs to figure out how to enforce its rules before something goes wrong.
The Price of Defeat in Iran
An indeterminate end to a foolish war leaves Americans more disillusioned than ever with engagement in the Middle East.
The Least Logical Fashion Rule
Shorts at the office make great sense.
The Job Market Is Thawing
The pace of hiring is slowly emerging from stasis—emphasis on slowly.
The Black Soldiers Who Changed the Meaning of the Civil War
These troops helped transform a conflict fought initially to preserve the Union into one that destroyed slavery as well.
The Left-Wing Case Against Anti-Zionism
Discrimination against Israelis qua Israelis—and the “Zionists” who appear as their proxies—is a moral wrong.
If Only Trump Knew What Vance Is Doing
If the president is infallible, there must be some other explanation for his Iran defeat.
America Is Headed Toward the Infinite Workweek
The future of AI and jobs will be so much weirder than you think.
Iran Has Humiliated Trump
Officials in Tehran got the United States to sign a document that even Americans described as degrading, mortifying, a total capitulation.
Atlantic Reads: <em>The Housewives Underground</em> With Kaitlyn Tiffany
The Atlantic staff writer Kaitlyn Tiffany and Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, discuss Tiffany’s new book, The Housewives Underground: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the JFK A
The Democratic Base Is Angry
Is the party paying attention?
‘You Slap Me in the Face, I’ll Slap You Right Back’
Nancy Pelosi on gerrymandering, the midterms, and her 39 years in Congress
The Religion That’s Very Ready for Aliens
Disclosure Day treats extraterrestrial life as a challenge to faith. It’s not.
A Close-Up Look at the Waste of Modern Life
A new memoir by a Montreal garbageman shows the actual work of cleaning up the world’s junk.
What Did You Expect?
Perhaps this was always how Trump’s ill-conceived war was destined to end.
A Robin Hood You May Not Want to Root For
A mournful new film reimagines the classic do-gooder as an antihero.
Netanyahu Finally Learns the Truth About Trump
An alliance with the president was the Israeli prime minister’s selling point. Now it may be his downfall.