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photo of magazine open to "The Autocrats Are Winning" article — The Atlantic

‘We Ignore Our Own Sins at Our Peril’

Readers respond to our December 2021 cover story and more.

February 15, 2022

photo of magazine open to McKay Coppins's story "The Men Who Are Killing America's Newspapers" with vulture standing on stack of newspapers — The Atlantic

The Story of Alden Global Capital Illustrates Deep American Problems

Readers respond to our November 2021 cover story and more.

December 21, 2021

photo of the October 2021 issue open to the article "The New Puritans" — The Atlantic

Can Facebook Be Contained?

Readers respond to stories in our October and November 2021 issues.

November 23, 2021

Photo of magazine open to Jennifer Senior's cover story "Twenty Years Gone" — Katie Martin / The Atlantic

An Acquaintance Remembers Bobby McIlvaine

Readers respond to our September 2021 issue and more.

October 19, 2021

Photo of magazine open to George Packer's "The Four Americas" story — Katie Martin

Can the ‘Four Americas’ Be Reconciled?

Readers respond to George Packer’s diagnosis of the country’s fracture, and the way forward.

September 14, 2021

Photo of magazine spread for story "The War on Nostalgia" with shattered stained-glass confederate flag — Katie Martin

‘We Proudly Wore Confederate Symbols’

Readers respond to our June 2021 cover story and reflect on their own experiences reckoning with history and memory.

August 10, 2021

Photograph of the cover story of the May 2021 issue, "Return the National Parks to the Tribes" — Katie Martin

The Unintended Consequences of Returning the National Parks to the Tribes

Readers respond to David Treuer’s May 2021 cover story.

June 22, 2021

Photo of magazine open to Caitlin Flanagan's April cover story on private schools — Katie Martin

In Defense of Private Schools

“It’s not independence that is indefensible. It’s inequity.”

May 18, 2021

photo of the print magazine open to "We Mourn for All We Do Not Know" — Katie Martin

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Readers respond to our March 2021 issue.

April 18, 2021

photo of magazine opened to article "The Most American Religion" — Katie Martin

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Readers respond to our January/February 2021 issue.

March 15, 2021