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Clay Hickson The Atlantic Daily: 8 Buzzy Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
Recommended by The Atlantic’s writers and editors
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Why the Lab-Leak Theory Matters
It’s not in the way you think.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: How Much Authoritarian Creep Will Countries Tolerate?
Earlier this week, the leader of Belarus forced a plane to land because of an exiled dissident on board. The event could give other dictators around the world a new tool of oppression.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: How Public Opinion on Policing Has Shifted
George Floyd’s death changed how Americans, particularly white Americans, see race relations and policing.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic’s Trauma Won’t Just Go Away
We may be only beginning to grapple with the full effects of the past 14-plus months.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The GOP Doubles Down on Denialism
Denialism is now a key party strategy, and it’s not going away anytime soon. Then: Are vaccine incentives getting too gimmicky?
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Why Millennials Can’t Grow Up
As the oldest hit 40 (and the youngest turn 25), their experiences are fragmenting by race and class. Then: How much credence should Americans give to the lab-leak hypothesis?
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the Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Wars Don’t Occur in a Vacuum
As the violence in Gaza continues, our writers take a long-run view. Then: You don’t have to take off your mask if you’re vaccinated but not yet comfortable.
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The Atlantic Daily: Cicadas Have an Existential Problem
The buzz is back, and there’s more to cicadas than meets the eye.
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Drew Angerer / Getty The Atlantic Daily: The Beginning of the End of America’s Pandemic?
A conversation with the staff writer Katherine J. Wu on what the CDC’s mask announcement means, in practice, for Americans
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The Atlantic Daily: Liz Cheney Knew What She Was Doing
The Republican representative barely contested her ousting today. She’s plotting for a post-Trump GOP.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: American Office Life Is Poised for a Comeback
What did last year’s great forced-remote-work experiment teach us about the future of white-collar jobs?
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: What Would It Take to End the Lost Cause’s Twisted Narratives?
Lies about the Civil War have been festering for more than a century. Staff writer Clint Smith explores why in our new cover story.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: SpaceX Really Might Change American Spaceflight Forever
It’s a busy time on Planet Elon. Plus: Here are five suggestions for how to spend this first weekend in May.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Trump Made Content Moderation Into Reality TV
Writers from around our newsroom discuss the former president’s suspension from Facebook—and the effectiveness of the company’s new oversight board.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Not Everyone Is Ready to Get Back Out There
Some Americans find themselves stuck, unable to let go of the comfort blanket of early-pandemic guidelines.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: An Hour of Music for Your Next Road Trip
Got wheels, America? The skyline calls—drive for an hour in any direction, with this playlist, and you'll hit it.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Fear That Shapes Joe Biden’s Agenda
The president is speeding ahead with an ambitious agenda. Even progressives didn’t see this coming.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Too Timid, Too Inconsistent, Too Late?
The CDC says vaccinated people are allowed to do what? We discuss the agency’s confusing new guidelines.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: Design Your Own Ideal Post-pandemic Social Life
Americans may soon be able to gather and go out safely again. Does that sentence fill you with excitement or dread?
