The Pandemic Is Following a Predictable and Depressing Pattern

As with diseases such as malaria and HIV, rich countries are “moving on” from COVID while poor ones continue to get ravaged. | Continue reading


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Why Whole Wheat Is Better Than White (2016)

If you're still eating refined pastas and breads, a switch could add years to your life. | Continue reading


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The Kind of Smarts You Don’t Find in Young People

America needs more than innovation; it needs wisdom. | Continue reading


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What Russia is stirring up at Chernobyl

The 1986 explosion at the plant was a turning point for independence in Ukraine. Now Russia is threatening to make the country relive that trauma. | Continue reading


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We've Reached Peak Subscription

Forking over another $5 a month is getting pretty old. | Continue reading


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Absolute Power

Asked about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman said, “If that’s the way we did things, Khashoggi would not even be among the top 1,000 people on the list.” | Continue reading


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The Virus That Causes Mono Does a Lot More Than That

Epstein-Barr virus infects almost everyone alive. It’s also linked to cancers and multiple sclerosis. What do we do about it? | Continue reading


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Absolute Power

Asked about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Mohammed bin Salman said, “If that’s the way we did things, Khashoggi would not even be among the top 1,000 people on the list.” | Continue reading


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What happens when we back Putin into a corner?

Plus: The case for still pivoting to Asia | Continue reading


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Russia's Looming Economic Collapse

This is terra incognita for economic policy. No country has ever faced this kind of global freeze-out. | Continue reading


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Was There a Civilization on Earth Before Humans? (2018)

A look at the available evidence | Continue reading


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The impossible suddenly becomes possible

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West’s assumptions about the world became unsustainable. | Continue reading


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The seven habits that lead to happiness in old age

Your well-being is like a retirement account: The sooner you invest, the greater your returns will be. | Continue reading


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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man

Why did so many observers misjudge Putin and Zelensky? | Continue reading


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The Ukraine War Is Testing the Myth of Elon Musk

The SpaceX CEO’s much-praised move to help keep the country online isn’t the magical fix it may seem. | Continue reading


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Russian Money in Silicon Valley

The Paradise Papers tell a story about the Kremlin’s evolving methods of manipulating the internet—and how it exported them. | Continue reading


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Putin Accidentally Revitalizes the West

The Russian president thought he sensed an opportunity to take advantage of a disunited West. He has been proved wrong. | Continue reading


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Is the Library Card Dying? (2016)

After centuries of innovation, it faces an uncertain future. | Continue reading


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Romney: Putin Is an 'Authoritarian Thug'

A conversation with the Republican senator about Russia’s threat to the world, the members of the GOP who praise Putin, and how this conflict ends | Continue reading


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The Fed and ECB consider freezing Russian reserves

The Fed and the European Central Bank move hard, fast, and together. | Continue reading


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The Twitching Girls: Is this the first illness spread by social media?

Around the world, doctors have noticed teenage patients reporting the sudden onset of tics. Is this the first illness spread by social media? | Continue reading


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Hitting Putin Where It Hurts

The Fed and the European Central Bank move hard, fast, and together. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 2 years ago

A Prayer for Volodymyr Zelensky

History has found the Ukrainian president, and his courage is remarkable to witness. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 2 years ago

Forget ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’

A new book suggests that the best way to save the planet is through abundance. | Continue reading


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The Reason Putin Would Risk War

He is threatening to invade Ukraine because he wants democracy to fail—and not just in that country. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 2 years ago

A State of Emergency for Democracy – Hillary Clinton

By attacking the rule of law, Republicans are helping Putin and Xi. | Continue reading


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Photos: Anti-War Protests in Russia

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, protests erupted around the world—even in Russia, where hundreds gathered in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other Russian cities to demonstrate against their government’s actions. | Continue reading


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Calamity Again

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Why America Has So Few Doctors?

The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine. | Continue reading


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CNN Betrayed Its Audience

Jeff Zucker’s alleged ethics breach torched the network’s reputation. | Continue reading


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Making Good Synthetic Chocolate

One day, the cocoa in beloved treats might come from a petri dish. | Continue reading


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The U.S. must support an insurgency that will cause Russia to regret any attempt to crush democracy and independence. | Continue reading


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Beyond the imminent threat of violence, Russia is poised to upend the global energy market. | Continue reading


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The Five-Day Workweek Is Dying

And the implications for work and cities are going to be fascinating. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 2 years ago

The five-day workweek is dying

And the implications for work and cities are going to be fascinating. | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 2 years ago

Announcing Maria Ressa as an Atlantic Contributing Writer

Ressa, the co-founder and CEO of Rappler, will write for The Atlantic about democracy, press freedom, and the social web. | Continue reading


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The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math'

Basic ability in the subject isn't the product of good genes, but hard work. | Continue reading


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The Nocturnals

While most people are fast asleep, some ultra-introverts are going about their lives, reveling in the quiet and solitude. They challenge a core assumption of psychology: that all humans need social connection. | Continue reading


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Putin Chooses a Forever War

His partition of Ukraine is an attack on global peace. | Continue reading


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There Will Never Be Another Paul Farmer

The physician and humanitarian embraced the world’s most vulnerable people, and saved more lives than can be counted. | Continue reading


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Saying Goodbye to My Childhood Friend Arthur

For 25 years, the PBS show traced the contours of childhood, showing us new ways to navigate them. | Continue reading


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Russia and the Curse of Geography (2015)

Want to understand why Putin does what he does? Look at a map. | Continue reading


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Do You Want a Boring Floor Lamp or an Ugly Floor Lamp?

The internet has everything—except the one thing I need. | Continue reading


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Harry Potter's Forgotten Predecessor (2015)

25 years ago, Neil Gaiman introduced another bespectacled teen boy with a magical destiny. | Continue reading


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Is Earth Smart?

We came up with a way to measure the intelligence of entire planets. Things aren’t looking great for ours. | Continue reading


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Covid Won’t End Up Like the Flu. It Will Be Like Smoking

Hundreds of thousands of deaths, from either tobacco or the pandemic, could be prevented with a single behavioral change. | Continue reading


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The Dark Side of Saying Work Is ‘Like a Family’

The analogy is accurate—in many unhealthy, manipulative, and toxic ways. | Continue reading


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The Pandemic Isn’t over for Immunocompromised People

What does society owe immunocompromised people? | Continue reading


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