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The Atlantic’s October issue on Trump’s antidemocratic actions, and the Republican politicians who bent to his will
With reporting by Anne Applebaum, Tim Alberta, Elaina Plott Calabro, Mark Leibovich, Helen Lewis, Hanna Rosin,...
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Break Up Big Econ
The economics profession has become insular and status-obsessed, and not focused enough on making a positive...
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A Film That Could Fix Our Relationship With the Internet
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing ushered a generation of kids onto the computer. A new documentary shows...
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Pro-life Voters Are Politically Homeless
We don’t fit in either major party. And that’s a good thing.
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Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump
He said Republican politicians would be easy to break. He was right.
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Finding Philanthropy’s Forgotten Founder
Julius Rosenwald understood that charity is not just about giving, but about fixing the inequalities that...
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Team France Wins Gold in Blind Football
The gold-medal blind-football match between France and Argentina
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Trump Promises a ‘Bloody Story’
His latest comments about mass deportation are a revelation about how he feels—and a troubling reminder...
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A Book That Puts the Life Back Into Biography
To capture the spirit of the poet Audre Lorde, Alexis Pauline Gumbs decided to break all...
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Two Books Worth Reading Back-to-Back
Culture and entertainment musts from Michael Powell
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How the GOP Went From Reagan to Trump
The 40th president inadvertently prepared the ground for the 45th in multiple ways.
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When Life Feels Too Busy for Friendship
You know that’s the case when you find yourself feeling the “post-rescheduling butterflies.”
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What Settler Violence Is Doing to Israel
The government has encouraged acts of terror in the West Bank. It can count the results...
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The YIMBYs Won Over the Democrats
A niche pro-housing movement has convinced mainstream Democrats of the need to build.
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YouTubers Are Almost Too Easy to Dupe
No wonder Russia finds its useful idiots among the extremely online.
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A New Level of Incoherence From Trump
His answer to a specific policy question yesterday made absolutely no sense.
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Paralympic Medal Winners From Several Countries Celebrate
Medal winners from Germany, Netherlands, and the United States celebrate together.
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Critics Are Missing the Point of AI Art
Artists have experimented with algorithms and randomness for more than a century.
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He Could Have Talked About Anything Else
Trump used a press conference to remind voters that he’s been accused of sexual assault.
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The Cases Against Trump: A Guide
Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction. One place to keep track of...
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The Feeling That’s Hardest to Communicate
Pain can stump even gifted writers, but a few have managed to describe the experience exquisitely.
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The Mysterious, Meteoric Rise of Shein
A murky founding story, a shadowy CEO, and a staggering takeover of American retail
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A Speech That Showed Britain at Its Worst
The foreign secretary’s words are not just a blow to Israel.