The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

The Least-Vaccinated Kindergartners in Decades

American children are going back to school without the protection they need.

The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

Even More Maximum Pressure on Iran

The Trump administration implemented escalating economic sanctions against Iran as part of its maximum pressure strategy. This policy aimed...

The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

Rachel Cusk’s Grand Confession

The author’s latest novel goes a step further than the autofiction that made her famous.

The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

The Qataris Gave Trump an Airplane. He Crippled Their Country in Return.

The tiny Gulf state is learning that the U.S. president doesn’t always keep his end of the deal.

The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

Pop Is Dancing in the Ruins of the American Dream

The mainstream is disintegrating. What’s a frustrated pop star to do?

The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

Is Mojtaba Khamenei Dead?

The office of Iran’s supreme leader has fallen quiet, fueling uncertainty in a country with decisions to make.

The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

The Jews Who Voted for Hitler

What happened when members of a minority community cast its lot with a political leader who despised them

The Atlantic

August 25, 2026

A Sister’s Succession

Thrown into office and an unexpected campaign, Darline Graham is running on her brother’s legacy—but making clear that she’s different.

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

Trump Is Losing Touch With the Public

As the president spends less time with his base at rallies, his populist instincts are failing him.

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

I Lost the Password to My Password's Password

Digital security has become increasingly complex as users struggle to manage multiple authentication layers and nested password systems. Thi...

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

Where Do America’s Colleges Go From Here?

The Trump administration has a new series of questions for colleges about affordability, curriculum, and “national service”—how will they re...

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

Scenes From the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games

More than 600 teams brought 2,000 robots to Beijing for the second edition of this annual competition, where humanoid robots compete in a wi...

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

A Reverse Ellis Island

A city at the southern tip of Mexico has become the place where migrants’ dreams go to die.

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

Trump’s D.C. IndyCar Race Was Actually Kind of Fun

The Freedom 250 IndyCar race held in Washington D.C. stood out from other summer events by focusing on competitive motorsport rather than po...

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

I Was a Bicentennial Baby

Behind the moniker, in 1976, was a kind of hope. As I turn 50 and the nation reaches 250, the mood feels distinctly different.

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

Where Have All the Trump Comedians Gone?

The president’s first administration was a boon for satirists. Today, many of them are sick of the shtick.

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

The Gun Lobby’s Most Cynical Move Yet

New data show how pro-gun groups target their political spending after fatal school shootings.

The Atlantic

August 24, 2026

An Experiment in Healing Attention

What blocking access to your phone does for your ability to focus. Plus, advice from Jenny Odell, the author of How to Do Nothing, on fighti...

The Atlantic

August 23, 2026

An American City, With Troops on Its Streets

Since the country’s founding, deployments of soldiers to U.S. soil have been exceedingly rare. But residents of Washington, D.C., are living...

The Atlantic

August 23, 2026

The Hatred That Broke American Politics

Race is the wound America sees. Anti-Semitism is the one it doesn’t.

The Atlantic

August 22, 2026

Why the U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Fell Apart

Recent diplomatic tensions between the United States and Canada have resulted in stalled trade negotiations, raising concerns about economic...

The Atlantic

August 22, 2026

How Relationships Can Change Your Personality

Love can alter everything about us.

The Atlantic

August 22, 2026

The Rise of the Sort-of-Famous Real-Estate Agent

Reality-TV stars and influencers now want to sell you a house.

The Atlantic

August 22, 2026

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Having money isn’t at odds with wanting a fairer economic system.

The Atlantic

August 22, 2026

Donald Trump, Theater Kid In Chief

The problem with a popular new insult on the right is that it also describes the president.

The Atlantic

August 22, 2026

Another Pulte Purge, This Time at Fannie Mae

Firings at Fannie Mae fit a pattern.

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter

The good news is that the world has stopped responding breathlessly to Donald Trump’s every empty provocation. That’s also the bad news.

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

Who’s Afraid of ‘Healthy’ Ice Cream?

Welcome to the golden age of ultra-processed health foods.

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

America’s Gerontocracy Needs a Public Physician

Congress should create an office of physicians that report to the public on American leaders’ medical fitness for duty.

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

‘It Ends’ Is All Journey, No Destination

The protagonists of the new horror film “It Ends” are stuck on an infinite road, and they can’t figure out why.

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

Liberal Families Are Looking Pretty Traditional

What I see in my deep-blue Washington, D.C. neighborhood undermines the simplistic culture-war narrative.

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

Photos of the Week: Robot Training, Straw Chickens, Blessed Dogs

Harvest festivals in Germany, a solar-energy base in a Chinese desert, high-diving in Slovenia, hurricane damage in Hawaii, a traveling circ...

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

What’s Happening to the WNBA Isn’t Normal

The Women's National Basketball Association is experiencing a remarkable surge in popularity and viewership, yet this explosive growth has s...

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

Oman Has Gone From ‘Indispensable’ Ally to Target of Annihilation

The latest target of Trump’s ire is the low-profile Sultanate of Oman.

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

Jon Ossoff Gives the Base What It Wants

Senator Jon Ossoff's recent political moves reflect a strategic effort to energize his Democratic base through targeted messaging and policy...

The Atlantic

August 21, 2026

Now Everyone Knows Natalie Harp

The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

What Does a Trump Endorsement Actually Mean in 2026?

A few recent losses for Trump-endorsed politicians hardly mean a sea change in Trump’s power, but they do complicate his narrative.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

James Fishback Is a Glimpse Into the GOP’s Future

The candidate lost badly in Florida but showed that there’s support for bigotry among the young.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

How AI Jargon Took Over Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley has adopted artificial intelligence terminology that permeates tech culture and business discourse. Terms like 'hallucinating...

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

President Trump Has a Pet-Project Docket at the National Parks

The National Park Service changed the way it prioritized projects so that the president’s requests are quickly approved.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Another Pot of Paint Thrown in the Public’s Face

Does AI actually belong in an art museum?

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Resistance 1.0 Was Not Crazy

The much-derided movement was right about Trump’s nature, and how to defeat him.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Donald Trump Just Explained Why Iran Should Have a Nuclear Weapon

He may also have blurted out classified information about North Korea.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Photos: Releasing Animals Back Into Their Habitats

Recent images of the moment of release—when many different kinds of animals were reintroduced to their natural habitats after rehabilitation...

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Ukraine Planned to Swarm Moscow Airports With AI-Guided Drones

The stalled operation, code-named “M&Ms,” sought to isolate Russian elites and force Vladimir Putin to negotiate a truce.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

The Historians Pushing Back Against Trump in D.C.

A bookish form of protest is opposing Trump’s changes.

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Special Preview: October 2026 Issue

Read the full print edition of The Atlantic from the Special Preview: October 2026 issue

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Why Liberals Have Fewer Kids Than Conservatives

What explains the partisan fertility gap?

The Atlantic

August 20, 2026

Secrets of a Jeopardy Champion

The trick to winning is to not “know everything.”

The Atlantic

August 19, 2026

A Stubbornly Naive Group of GOP Senators

A small caucus of non-MAGA Republicans keeps falling for the president’s flimsy promises.