Atlantic editors Matt Thompson and Kathy Gilsinan ask Syria expert Andrew Tabler to explain how the conflict has worn on for years and what the path forward might be.
Alex Wagner discusses the American immigrant story (and her new book) with Matt, Jeff, and editor Adam Serwer.
After CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony, are U.S. legislators prepared to regulate the social network? Should they?
David Frum joins Matt, Jeff, and Kathy Gilsinan to discuss how American democracy has fared under President Trump.
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed, and then America created a version of him that it could love.
In a society riven by party, class, and generational divides, do families stand a chance? Rebecca Rosen and Adrienne LaFrance join our hosts.
With industries concentrating and corporate influence growing, Derek Thompson joins us to debate the promise and perils of big business.
The power grab in China, the Iraq War fifteen years later, and the art of anticipating history, with James Fallows and Kathy Gilsinan.
Black Panther, Janelle Monáe, Tomi Adeyemi, and the Afrofuturist explosion, with Adam Serwer and Vann Newkirk
The story of Benjamine Spencer shows a legal system that prefers naming someone guilty over figuring out who really is.
The second of three parts in our story about Benjamine Spencer, who’s spent most of his life in prison for a murder in Dallas
Benjamine Spencer has been in prison most of his life for a violent crime he may not have committed. But his guilt or innocence may no longer matter to the justice system.
David Sims and Megan Garber join to discuss recent pop culture aimed at recasting reality.
Franklin Foer joins to discuss how the indicted Trump campaign manager brought corruption in Washington, D.C., to new lows.
Three second-generation immigrants—Priscilla Alvarez, Matt Thompson, and Alex Wagner—discuss how America's history with immigration helps explain today's politics.
Gillian White joins us to discuss dramatic changes underway in retail and what the industry's troubles mean for the country.
What is the nation to do with reports that advisors to the president consider him unfit for office? James Fallows joins our hosts to discuss.
Conor Friedersdorf joins us to discuss a year that transformed the nation, and what has and hasn't changed after fifty years.
To close out the year, Atlantic journalists tell us the events and insights that defined it.
Julia Ioffe joins the show to discuss Vladimir Putin and what Americans misunderstand about Russia.