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The Atlantic Daily: Proximity as a Shortcut to Empathy

The Ethiopian Airlines crash and the media erasure of African tragedy. Plus: Houseplants and clean air, why Americans are so honest about their taxes, and more
- Shan Wang
- March 11, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Revisiting the Case for Reparations

Paul Manafort’s light sentence is a setback for the special counsel. Plus: Revisiting the case for reparations, recommendations on books and movies, and more
- Shan Wang
- March 8, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Bloody Sunday

Plus: A Chinese company sues the U.S. government, a dispatch from Ireland weeks before the Brexit deadline, why some people eat the same lunch every day, and more
- Saahil Desai and Shan Wang
- March 7, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: You Can't Recycle This

Why American recycling is in crisis. Plus how 2020 candidates are differentiating themselves, the Trump administration's new abortion restrictions, and more
- Saahil Desai
- March 5, 2019
The Atlantic Daily: Celebrity Is a Kind of Infrastructure

Built up around Michael Jackson: everything from other artists to money to an almost celestial devotion. Plus the most politically tolerant county in America.
- Saahil Desai
- March 4, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Can a Singular Focus on Climate Change Win in 2020?

This 2020 climate-change candidate has Bill Nye’s endorsement. Plus the end of an era at HBO, a group of Vietnam War veterans reconnect decades later, and more
- Saahil Desai
- March 1, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: And the Winner of the Trump-Kim Summit Was ...

The president walked away without a deal. Plus the persistence of the "Momo" hoax, the lopsided demographics of study abroad-ers, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 28, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: The Fear of Nuclear War

Tensions rise between two nuclear-weapons states: India and Pakistan. Plus Michael Cohen testifies, whether having children make you less happy, and more.
- Shan Wang and Saahil Desai
- February 27, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Moonshot

One small step for man, one big plan for the Trump administration? Plus tuition-free vs. debt-free college, schools that restrict when kids can pee, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 26, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: When an American ISIS Fighter Wants to Come Home

Who should be responsible for Hoda Muthana? Plus the highs and lows of the 2019 Academy Awards, what Trump-Kim 2.0 might accomplish (or not), and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 25, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: The Last Undecided 2018 U.S. House Race Will Be Re-Run

Plus understanding the Jussie Smollett controversy, a guide to the hostless 91st Oscars, why cats look like psychopaths, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 22, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Americans Who've Met No One of Another Race or Religion

A significant minority of Americans dislike interacting with people with different political beliefs. Plus climate change enters its blood-sucking phase, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 21, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: The Vatican’s Time for a Deeper Reckoning

Questions abound before the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse meeting. Plus when kids Google themselves, why zebras have stripes, Neptune’s new city-size moon, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 20, 2019
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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Snow News Day

Government offices in D.C. shut down—for a snowstorm. Plus, in North Carolina, hearings continue for the still-undecided U.S. House seat.
- Madeleine Carlisle, Olivia Paschal, and Elaine Godfrey
- February 20, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: How the Philosophy of Alexander Hamilton Explains the Green New Deal

“This goes back to Hamilton, the daddy of it all.” Plus Bernie Sanders is officially running for president, questioning the insect apocalypse, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 19, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Hard Border

The NFL v. Kaepernick. Plus: Brexit and the hard border in Ireland, and a brief history of American presidential campaign announcements—and what they signal.
- Shan Wang
- February 18, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Struggling for a United Front

Where the now-declared national emergency goes from here. Plus Mike Pence snubs American allies in Warsaw, why Twitter is still pretty bad, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 15, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Prime Location

Why Amazon pulled the plug on its New York City HQ2 expansion. Plus what it’s like to go back to school after a shooting, Andrew McCabe on unsettling encounters with the president, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 14, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: The Nightmare Landlords of Wall Street

How some corporate landlords fleeced renters after the U.S. foreclosure crisis. Plus: Trump’s shutdown strategy this time around, Steven Soderbergh’s ‘crackpot theory’ on moviegoing, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 13, 2019
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The Atlantic Daily: Does Anyone Know What the End of the Russia Investigation Really Means?

Does it mean “clearing” the president? Does it mean one more spree of indictments, a devastating final report? Plus how global warming will turn NYC into Arkansas, phone apps that record your every (phone) move, and more
- Saahil Desai
- February 12, 2019