Rebranding White Nationalism: Inside the Alt-Right
An exclusive look at a radical movement whose leaders hail the rise of Trump
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Why Launching a War Against North Korea Would Be Immoral
Peter Beinart argues that preventive war is betrayal of American principles
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Can the Left Rebuild in the Deep South?
Republicans have held Georgia's sixth district for nearly 40 years, but Jon Ossoff could change that. We go inside his record-breaking campaign.
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Americans See Discrimination in Radically Different Ways
People don’t agree on who is facing the most persecution in the country.
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A Better Way to Argue About Politics
There’s a simple psychological trick that might change people’s minds.
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Bill Nye on the Nature of Regret
In an animated interview, the scientist describes the importance of taking chances.
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O.J.: The Pioneer Before the Prisoner
Director Ezra Edelman on how the football player’s commercial success became a beacon for African Americans
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Is the Anti-Trump Resistance Another Tea Party?
The two movements are strikingly similar.
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Chimamanda Adichie on What Americans Get Wrong About Africa
In an animated interview, the author explains the problem with stereotypes.
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Have Conspiracy Theories Gone Mainstream?
How Alex Jones and Steve Bannon pushed a paranoid new media into the spotlight
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Asking Questions That Have No Answers
In a short animation, the writer describes the lifelong curiosity that led him into journalism.
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The Crippling Fear of Everlasting Life
While many dream of an afterlife, people with apeirophobia are terrified of eternal existence.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Perspective That Comes With Motherhood
In an animated interview, the Supreme Court justice describes her early career.
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Is Trump a Populist Authoritarian?
What he does and does not have in common with the likes of Hitler, Chavez, Berlusconi, and Erdoğan
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Can It Happen Here?
David Frum on Donald Trump's authoritarian tendencies
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Caitlyn Jenner on Looking in the Mirror and Not Recognizing Yourself
“When you are burdened with something constantly—every day—you can't thrive as a human being.”
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Why Don't Democrats Take Religion Seriously?
Condescension and hostility toward people of faith has a political cost.
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Are Trump's Tweets Presidential?
How his social media feed compares to political communication in past administrations
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A Reflection on Trump's Uncharted Presidency
In a short animation, James Fallows considers what’s in store for this new era of American politics.
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How Do I Explain America to My Black Son?
A writer reflects on the burden of fatherhood in a nation that elected Donald Trump.
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Daniel Lombroso / The Atlantic 'Hail Trump!': White Nationalists Salute the President-Elect
Video of an alt-right conference in Washington, D.C., where Trump’s victory was met with cheers and Nazi salutes.
