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David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe / … Why Skepticism About College Is Hard to Shake
Americans’ feelings about the benefits of higher education don’t always match the facts.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. FEMA Is Not Prepared
Citizens could be on their own this hurricane season.
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Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty The Trump Administration Targets Congress—Again
Under Donald Trump, the executive branch has pursued a multipronged attack on the legislature’s independence. Does Congress even want to fight back?
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Moviestore Collection Ltd / Alamy Five Movies Worth a Repeat Watch
Our writers and editors share which films they can enjoy over and over again.
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Illustration by The Atlantic* The TACO Presidency
Wall Street seems to have finally figured out Donald Trump—and it may be too late.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Trump’s Most Successful Business Venture
His office is bringing in money—at the expense of the American people.
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Andrew Harnik / Getty The President’s Pattern of Impatience
Trump’s short attention span is a threat to his own agenda as well as to the constitutional order.
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Gavriil Grigorov / AFP / Getty Trump’s Tirades Aren’t Swaying Putin
The president stamping his feet on social media will do nothing to quell Russia’s aims.
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AntonioSolano Six Memorial Day Reads
Catch up on stories about an AncestryDNA test that revealed a medical secret, 24 books to get lost in this summer, and more.
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John P. Johnson / HBO The Show That Makes Being Awkward Feel Good
Culture and entertainment musts from Serena Dai
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Dea Picture Library … Project 2025’s Architects Are Close to Achieving a Major Goal
A new Supreme Court ruling shows how the American right has gone from fearing big government to embracing it.
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Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism
The person charged with attacking an American Jewish gathering and killing two Israeli-embassy aides disingenuously invoked the Palestinian struggle as a pretext to harm Jews.
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Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Chip Somodevilla / … The Trump Administration’s Favorite Answer
President Donald Trump once promised, “I alone can fix it.” Now he has a different message.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Yuki Iwamura / … Trump’s Newest Crackdown on Dissent
Assault charges against a Democratic member of Congress look more like intimidation than law enforcement.
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Alex Wroblewski / Bloomberg / Getty Congressional Republicans vs. Reality
GOP House leaders still can’t find a way to make the math of Trump’s tax bill add up.
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shaun / Getty How to Make Friendships Last Your Whole Life
“Swallow your pride and make the first move,” one reader says.
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Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto / Getty The Good News About Crime
The sharp rise in violent crime starting in 2020 received lots of attention. The recent reported drops, not so much.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Win McNamee / … The Mad Dual-Hatter
Trump’s reliance on the same group of officials to fill multiple jobs is dangerous.
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Kevin Carter / Getty The Mess at Airports Is Part of a Larger Pattern
What’s behind the Newark-airport fiasco
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Illustration by The Atlantic; Source: Dianne Avery Photography … A Novel About Motherhood, Childhood, and Secrets
Atlantic editor Honor Jones discusses her debut novel, Sleep, and what fiction does that journalism cannot.
