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Fratelli Alinari IDEA S.p.A. / Getty Images Why Do So Few Women Write Letters to the Editor?
“In many cases, the confidence men have is not particularly warranted.”
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Kristoffer Tripplaar / The Atlantic What Teachers Are Striking For
“You know that when teachers band together on their own, it’s gotta be bad.”
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Darren Staples / Reuters Race, Genetics, and Scientific Freedom
“We are constantly reevaluating what questions are even worth asking.”
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Brian Snyder / Reuters How Cheerleading Went from Raucous and Male to Restrictive and Female
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How Presidents Speak
“And may God bless the United States of America.” -
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Khaled Al Hariri / Reuters Remembering Syria Before the War
“A lot of people from all over the world come to see our city.”
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Nir Elias / Reuters What We Still Don’t Know About Marijuana
(A lot.)
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Timothy A. Clary / Getty Images The Problem With Families
What happens when individual interests conflict with the interests of the family?
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Leah Millis / Reuters How Could Congress Address Facebook?
Plus, what the platform reveals about the ingenuity of American racism.
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic What Should We Call the Parkland Generation?
Move over, Millennials.
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Nile Scott / The Atlantic What a Day in Boston Taught Us About Health Care
Navigating America’s complex medical maze—and the birthplace of The Atlantic.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Leaks, the Law, and the Press
How a White House leak can be interpreted—by the law, the press, and you.
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Robert Galbraith / Reuters What Reddit Tells Us About Political Coalitions and Conflicts
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HC / AP The Magazine and Martin Luther King
On the 50th anniversary of King’s death, here’s a look at how he’s been covered in The Atlantic.
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Justin Tallis / Getty Images Autonomous Cars Are Almost Here. Are Cities Ready?
The window to regulate driverless vehicles is still open, but not for much longer.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Towns That Stay Quiet on Gun Violence
In the communities that are most affected, many residents choose not to speak out.
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The Atlantic The Story Behind “My Family’s Slave”
Features editor Denise Wills describes her process for editing the most-read piece of 2017.
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Dado Ruvic / Reuters Who’s to Answer for Cambridge Analytica?
Facebook, the government, or you?
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters How to Misremember the Iraq War
After 15 years, a gap has opened up between what happened and how it’s perceived.
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Simon Dawson / Reuters How Art Reflects the Age It Comes From
The art world is fragmenting. Will we be able to date the art of the future?
