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Photograph by Joanna Kulesza for The Atlantic

The Abortion Absolutist

Warren Hern has been performing late abortions for half a century. After Roe, he is as busy with patients as ever.

Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum

The Counteroffensive

The future of the democratic world will be determined by whether the Ukrainian military can break a stalemate with Russia and drive the country backwards—perhaps even out of Crimea for good.

National Gallery of Art, Widener Collection

Vermeer’s Revelations

The artist left behind few clues about his life or intentions, but the paintings themselves teach the viewer new ways to see.

Courtesy of Jonathan Rosen

American Madness

Thousands of people with severe mental illness have been failed by a dysfunctional system. My friend Michael was one of them. Twenty-five years ago, he killed the person he loved most.